2025 Gratitude: Annual Members' Holiday Exhibition & Sale 

UNJURIED, WAAM MEMBERS ONLY

Exhibition information: 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: September 8 - October 20, 11:59 pm

DROP OFF DATE: Monday, December 1, 10 am - 5pm

EXHIBITION DATES: December 5 - January 5, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

PICKUP DATE: Monday, January 5, 2026, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Exhibition will be held in the Main Gallery of WAAM

FEE: $10

Format:

• Open to all members of WAAM
• Size limit 26" x 26” including frame, 24” for sculpture 
• Works must be in display condition. Wall pieces must be clean, wired and ready to hang, no sawtooth hangers
• There is no predetermined theme—all work is eligible
• Artists will submit 1 jpg/png/mp3/mov file. All media are welcome
• You must have means to transport the work to WAAM
• Artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of  sales.
• All work must be for sale, No NSF will be accepted
• All work must be priced at under $1,000
• All artworks will be exhibited as entered in Submittable. This includes the Artwork, Title, Date, Medium, Dimensions, and Price. No changes and/or substitutions will be permitted. Please check your details carefully. 

WAAM 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition: Object Poetry
 

JURORS: Lauren Aitken & Chase Folsom, Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY

ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: May 5 - June 13, 2025

ARTIST NOTIFICATION: July 2, 2025

DROP OFF DATE: Monday August 11, 10 am - 5pm 

EXHIBITION DATES: August 15 - October 5, 2025

OPENING EVENT: Saturday, August 16, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

PICKUP DATE: Monday, October 6, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

EXHIBITION will be held in the Founders Gallery of WAAM

ABOUT THE CALL FOR ENTRIES

Small Works: Object Poetry is an open call for artists to submit work that explores the poetic potential of objects—how things, images, and materials can carry memory, symbolism, or emotions. Whether through representation, abstraction, or physical assemblage, submissions should reflect a sensitivity to how form, context, and content interact to tell a story or evoke meaning. Artists like Felix Gonzales-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Ai Weiwei, and Sonya Clark have shown how objects and imagery can transcend function and become powerful carriers of metaphor—this call invites work created in that spirit.

FORMAT

• Open to all artists within 50 miles of WAAM 
• Size limit 15 x 15” framed, 24” x 24" x 24" for sculpture
• All artwork must be clean, framed, wired and ready to hang. (no sawtooth hangers, or fishline)
• All work must be for sale. No NSF's
• Artists will submit one jpg/png/mp3/mov file for the juror’s consideration.. All media are welcome
• Artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of sales as commission in support of its programs. Artists should consider this when pricing submitted work.
• All media will be considered. Submissions can range from, (but aren’t limited to), painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, sound and music.
• Video artists may submit one text document with one link to a file to be reviewed. Please provide title, date, running time and retail price for the video.
• Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label. Shipped work must arrive by intake date. 
• All work should be in good condition and ready to hang or install.
• Any special installation needs must be supplied by the artist for the duration of the show and should be noted in their submission.
• All work must be the original conception and execution of the artist listed. No reproductions.
• WAAM reserves the right to reject works that do not comply with these guidelines or are otherwise found to be unsuitable for display.
   

SUBMISSION FEES

$20 Application Fee for non-members. Members apply for free

All submissions welcome. 

ABOUT THE JURORS

Lauren Aitken & Chase Folsom, co-directors of Headstone Gallery in Kingston, NY.  Established in 2022 , Headstone is a 1,200sq ft gallery specializing in contemporary artwork showcased through two-person and solo exhibitions. Alongside the gallery Headstone Workshop operates a boutique ceramic casting studio and teaching classroom complete with a membership studio.
Lauren Aitken: Lauren received her BFA in ceramics and a BS in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz and studied at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. She spent 6 years after college living abroad and returned back to the Hudson Valley in 2017 where she grew up. She has taught in multiple ceramic studios locally and owns a consulting business.
Chase Folsom: Chase received his MFA in Ceramics from the University of Colorado Boulder and his BFA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. He has exhibited his work in over fifty exhibitions nationally and internationally and mounted his eighth solo exhibition in 2022. He has taught at Maryland Institute College of Art, The George Washington University, University of the Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New Jersey City University, SUNY New Paltz, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

ABOUT WAAM

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, founded in 1919, is a not for profit membership organization. Its mission is to promote and foster the visual arts, art education, and artists through dynamic exhibitions and programs thus enriching and engaging the community. The WAAM is vital to the culture, history, and the economy of the mid-Hudson region and beyond; its Contemporary Galleries, Permanent Collection, Archives and Education Programs provide continuity, linking the past, present and future.

Questions? Email yvonne@woodstockart.org

WAAM 2025 OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION - Small Works: Textures and Tactility
 

ABOUT THE CALL FOR ENTRIES

Small Works: Textures and Tactility. This show aims to emphasize the sensory richness of materials—highlighting how texture, layering, and surface can deepen our connection to a piece of art. Artists are encouraged to submit small-scale works that engage the viewer’s sense of touch—even if only visually. Whether through heavily worked surfaces, woven materials, embossed forms, or tactile media like fabric, wax, mixed media, or ceramics, the exhibition will focus on artworks that beg to be closely inspected, inviting viewers into a more intimate and sensory-driven experience. 

Open to artists working in all visual disciplines, including but not limited to: Mixed media, Fiber arts, Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture (small-scale)  and Photography with a focus on surface or materiality.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Juried by Susan Eley, Owner and Director of Susan Eley Fine Art founded in 2006. Conceived as a salon-style gallery, SEFA NYC was initially situated in an Upper West Side townhouse in Manhattan. Currently, SEFA operates its main gallery in Hudson in Upstate New York. Before establishing the Gallery, Susan Eisner Eley was an editor and writer for national and regional publications featuring articles on fine art, dance and travel. Eley worked in public relations and education at the Morgan Library & Museum, NY, the Mayor's Art Commission of the City of New York and interned at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. She is also a former professional ballet dancer with the Feld Ballet, NY. Eley has a BA in Art History from Brown University and an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.
 

EXHIBITION DETAILS

JUROR: Susan Eley, Owner and Director of Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson and New York City 

SUBMISSION FEE: FREE for members, $20 for non-members

ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: August 25 - October 10, 2025, midnight

ARTIST NOTIFICATION: via email, Wednesday, October 22, 2025

ART DROP-OFF DATE: Monday, December 1, 10 am - 5pm

EXHIBITION DATES: December 5, 2025 - January 4, 2026

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 6, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

ART PICKUP-DATE: Monday, January 5, 2026, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Exhibition will be held in the Founders Gallery of WAAM
 

FORMAT

• Open to all artists within 50 miles of WAAM
• Size limit 15 x 15” framed, 24” x 24" x 24" for sculpture
• All artwork must be clean, framed, wired and ready to hang. (no sawtooth hangers, or fishline)
• All work must be for sale. No NFS's
• Artists will submit one jpg/png/mp3/mov file for the juror’s consideration.. All media are welcome
• Artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of sales as commission in support of its programs. Artists should consider this when pricing submitted work.
• All media will be considered. Submissions can range from, (but aren’t limited to), painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, sound and music.
• Video artists may submit one text document with one link to a file to be reviewed. Please provide title, date, running time and retail price for the video.
• Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label. Shipped work must arrive by intake date.
• All work should be in good condition and ready to hang or install.
• Any special installation needs must be supplied by the artist for the duration of the show and should be noted in their submission.
• All work must be the original conception and execution of the artist listed. No reproductions.
• WAAM reserves the right to reject works that do not comply with these guidelines or are otherwise found to be unsuitable for display.
   

SUBMISSION FEES

$20 Application Fee for non-members. Members apply for free

All submissions welcome.
 

EXHIBITION POLICY:  For full details, refer to our WAAM Exhibition Policy located under the open calls page of our website: https://www.woodstockart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WAAM-Exhibition-Policy-2024-.pdf
 

ABOUT WAAM

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, founded in 1919, is a not for profit membership organization. Its mission is to promote and foster the visual arts, art education, and artists through dynamic exhibitions and programs thus enriching and engaging the community. The WAAM is vital to the culture, history, and the economy of the mid-Hudson region and beyond; its Contemporary Galleries, Permanent Collection, Archives and Education Programs provide continuity, linking the past, present and future.

Questions? Email yvonne@woodstockart.org