Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, https://www.woodstockart.org/
Open to artists within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY.
2027 WAAM Annual Medium: Beyond the Surface, January 22 – March 7, 2027
WAAM invites artists into the 3rd Dimension with its fifth annual medium-based exhibition, Beyond the Surface. Transport your talents into the realm of relief*, and lift off beyond the canvas. Using mixed media, encaustics, impasto, constructed, embedded or found objects, show us surprising combinations to stimulate wonder as you open your portal on WAAM‘s walls. Feel free to push the boundaries with interactive or freestanding works.
*A relief is a wall-mounted sculpture in which the three-dimensional elements are raised from a flat base (definition by Tate Galleries)
We ask that all submitted work has been created within the past 10 years.
EXHIBITION DETAILS
JUROR: Andrés San Millán, multi-disciplinary artist
SUBMISSION FEE: FREE for members, $35 for non-members
SUBMIT ONLINE: October 19 – November 27, 2026, midnight
NOTIFICATION: via email, December 10, 2026
EXHIBITION DATES: January 22 – March 7, 2027
RECEPTION: January 23, 2027, 4-6pm
INTAKE of ARTWORK: Monday, January 18, 2027, 10am-4pm
PICK UP of ARTWORK: Monday, March 8, 2027, 10am-4pm
APPLICATION MATERIALS and DETAILS
- Open to artists within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY
- Up to 3 images (.jpg) and descriptions
- Brief Artist Statement (300 - 500 words) (optional)
- All artwork must be clean, wired and ready to hang, (no sawtooth hangers, fishline etc.)
- Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label.
- 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.
- WAAM takes a 40% commission on sales in support of its programs. Artists should consider this when pricing submitted work. Work submitted must be for sale. No changes to prices can be made after submission.
- No changes to artwork details can be made to the submission. Please confirm all details before final submission.
- Application fee for non-members: $35. Members apply for free. All submissions are welcomed.
- If you are unable to remit the full fee due to financial hardship please contact info@woodstockart.org
- Questions may be addressed to: suzy@woodstockart.org
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 the Juror:
Andrés San Millán, a multidisciplinary artist born in Spain’s Basque Country in 1958, moved to New York City in 1983, launching an international 50-year career as a dancer, actor, educator, painter, and sculptor. The co-founder and former Artistic Director of Cocoon Theatre, his work across Europe and the U.S. was supported by the prestigious Scripps Foundation from 2001 to 2021 and recognized with numerous awards from organizations like Arts Mid-Hudson and the Nikolais/Louis Dance Theatre Lab. Deeply community-centered, Andrés has spent decades teaching and collaborating with underserved populations—including undocumented youth and individuals experiencing homelessness—and created over 2,000 portraits of local schoolchildren. Following the 2010 Gulf oil spill, he pivoted to incorporating discarded materials and driftwood into his visual art and theatrical set designs, culminating in famous Mid-Hudson Valley outdoor landmarks and his massive, two-year installation, Retablo for Body and Mind, in Newburgh."
Woodstock Artists Association (WAAM), Woodstock, NY www.woodstockart.org
OPEN JURIED: Gallery Takeover: Call for Installation Art
JUROR: Kate Hamilton
ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: October 5 – November 20, 2026
ARTIST NOTIFICATION: December 10, 2026
EXHIBITION DATES: March 12 - April 25, 2027
OPENING RECEPTION: March 13, 2027
ARTIST STIPEND: $1,500
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Gallery Takeover invites artists to create a unique, site specific installation in the Founders Gallery on the WAAM's lower level. This is not a call for a solo show of individual artworks, but a call for an artist, group of artists or a collective to put together an immersive, large scale installation that will "takeover" the space, engage audiences and offer atypical ways of experiencing an environment. We welcome interdisciplinary and experimental projects that explore ideas using any available media.
The Founders Gallery, (AKA Small Works Gallery), on the lower level of the building, is an irregular space approximately 200 sq. feet adjacent to the Youth Education Space (YES gallery).
The selected artist will receive a stipend of $1,500 to be used for supplies and labor.
DETAILS
• Open to all artists within 50 miles of WAAM
• All media, including video and sound, are welcome
• Exhibition Proposal – 2-page max
• CV/Resume
• Up to 10 images representative of the work to be exhibited, or similar projects if the proposed work is still in progress. Please caption each piece with title, year, medium, dimensions/duration (price if applicable). If submitting media or web-based work, please include links to these pieces.
• Accepted work must be installed the week of March 8 and must be open at noon on Friday, March 13, 2025.
• Artists must have means to transport the work to and from WAAM
• If applicable, artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of sales.
• A site visit is recommended. WAAM is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5:00 pm or by appointment. Use this link to see the floor plan here
• Free submission for members. $35 application fee for non-members
ABOUT THE JUROR:
Kate Hamilton is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Mid-Hudson Valley. She works
in sculpture, installation, costume and design, exploring themes related to identity, the
nature of change, feminism, and increasingly, human rights. The scale of her work
ranges from palm-sized to room-sized. Her sculpture has been installed in museums,
galleries and alternative spaces (including aloft at the Albany International Airport and
underground in the Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale, NY). Her costumes, sets and
interactive sculptures have been installed in galleries, art performances, festivals,
operas, and concerts in various places including New York, Berlin, Canada, and Zurich.
Currently, she is developing an interactive and kinetic installation project titled ‘The
Changing Room’.
2027 Small Works, Last Names: K-L, Unjuried
Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, (WAAM)
Founders’ Gallery
DEADLINE TO APPLY: November 27, 2026
This call is open to WAAM members whose last names begin with K-L only.
Free to members. Become a member today: https://www.woodstockart.org/membership/
Exhibition information:
● Call for artwork: Oct. 19 – Nov. 27, 2026
● Exhibition will be in the Founders Gallery
● Exhibition Dates: January 22 – March 7, 2027, opening reception January 23, 4-6pm
● Intake: Monday, January 18, 10am – 4 pm
● Pickup: Monday, March 8, 10 am – 4 pm
Application Materials:
• Open to members of WAAM whose last names begin with letters K through L
• Artists must live within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY
• Artists will submit 1 jpg/png/mp3/mov file.
• Size limit 15 x 15” including frame, if applicable, 24” x 24" x 24" for sculpture
• There is no predetermined theme—all work is eligible
• Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label.
• All artwork must be clean, wired and ready to hang, (no sawtooth hangers, fishline etc.)
• 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.
• Artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of sales. All work must be for sale.
• WAAM reserves the right to reject works that do not comply with these guidelines or are otherwise found to be unsuitable for display.
• No changes to artwork details can be made to the submission. This is how your wall label will read. Please confirm all details before final submission.
• Questions may be addressed to: suzy@woodstockart.org
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
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum
Founded in 1919, the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) is a not-for-profit membership organization featuring an historic Permanent Collection of regional art exhibited in the Towbin Wing, three contemporary art galleries, a dynamic Education Program and an Archives of materials associated with artists of the Woodstock region.
General Information
The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) is located at 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. Regular Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from noon-5pm. WAAM is closed during major holidays. For general information please call: 845.679.2940 or visit our website at: woodstockart.org.