CALL FOR WORKS ON PAPER DONATIONS 

ONLINE BIDDING: September 27-October 5, 2025

PREVIEW EXHIBITION AT WAAM: October 2-5, 2025

TIMED ONLINE AUCTION: Sunday, October 5 at 2:00pm 

DONATIONS ACCEPTED: July 21 – September 12, 2025

Artists (Active Members Only) please consider donating a work on paper to our Paper Unframed 2025 Exhibition & Auction. You must be a member of WAAM and live within 50 miles of Woodstock to participate. Artwork will be promoted to an international audience of art collectors in this exhibition & online sale. 

• Unframed artwork on paper, any size under 16 x 20 inches (paper size) Watercolor, printmaking, drawing and Yupo paper are fine. If you have a questions, please email info@woodstockart.org with Subject: Paper Unframed 2025

• Any two-dimensional media accepted: including watercolor, drawing, oil, acrylic, collage, ink, pastels, flashe, printmaking, photography, rubbings, crayon… Work should be submitted UNFRAMED. Artwork will be stored and shipped flat in sleeves

• Artists may drop off their piece at the front desk during WAAM’s regularly scheduled work hours, Tuesday-Friday 10-5pm and Saturday-Sunday, 12-5 pm OR ship your artwork to the WAAM, 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498. Drop-off by September 12th at 5:00pm. Late work cannot be accepted. Please print the artist’s name and the title of the artwork on the back in pencil. 

• ONLY ONE WORK PER ARTIST WILL BE ACCEPTED

• Artwork will be sold online for at least $100. These are full donations to WAAM. Any artwork unsold may be picked up from WAAM after the close of the auction. WAAM has the right to sell donated work still in its possession for a price lower than $100 after the close of the sale. Thank you for your generosity!



 

WAAM Members Studio Tour is an opportunity for all members to share their working process and body of work with the public within the setting of their personal studios. This is an unjuried opportunity. All applicants whose facilities meet our basic requirements will be accepted. You must be a WAAM member to participate. If you are not a member, please join here before submitting your application: https://www.woodstockart.org/membership/

2025 Tour dates and hours are October 11-12, 11am to 5pm. 

APPLICATION PROCESS VIA SUBMITTABLE

Application dates: May 15-August 31

Deadline: August 31 at 11:59 pm

Fee: $75 fee includes two days of event; a lawn sign; marketing and promotion including an Artists' Studio Tour Map and webpage, as well as social media posts, press listings and editorials

Criteria: You must maintain a working studio within the 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY. Your studio may be freestanding or within your home or garage. You may share your space with another artist. The host must pay in full. Include both names in the submission.

Categories: Fine Art, Paintings, Photography, Prints, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Ceramics, Metal, Textile, Woodcraft and Glass. Commercially manufactured items, agents, and dealers will not be considered. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Artist’s name and bio/CV
• Physical address of studio
• Website and social media (optional)
• Upload 2 jpeg images of your studio including an exterior and interior photo
• Upload 3 jpeg images of the kind of work that will be on view

ABOUT PARTICIPATING: 

Hours: Artists must be present in the studio during event hours

Parking and safety: Studio must have parking on-site or street parking and be safe for entry

Sales and Tax: If you sell art through the studio visit you are responsible for processing sales and collecting/reporting NY State sales tax (8% in Ulster County). There is no commission to WAAM.

Security and Liability WAAM is not liable for loss, theft or damage of any kind.

WAAM 2025 OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION: Sanctuary

ABOUT THE CALL FOR ENTRIES

Sanctuary: We’re seeking artwork that explores the idea of sanctuary. This can mean a safe haven, refuge, sacred space, place of beauty, or something entirely unique. What makes a space or moment feel protected, sacred, or healing? Where do you go—physically or mentally—when you need comfort, clarity, or peace?  This juried exhibition invites work in all forms that reflect on the concept of sanctuary. Interpret it literally or abstractly. Your sanctuary might be a landscape, a home, a gesture, a memory, or even a state of being.

All media are accepted. No size or format restrictions.

Painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video, digital, mixed media—everything is welcome.

EXHIBITION DETAILS

JUROR: Sergio Mercado, Founder and principal, New York City-based Sergio Mercado Design Studio

SUBMISSION FEE: FREE for members, $35 for non-members

ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: July 15 - August 22, 2025, midnight

ARTIST NOTIFICATION: via email, Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

DROP OFF DATE: Monday, October 20, 10 am - 5pm

EXHIBITION DATES: October 24 - November 30, 2025

OPENING EVENT: Saturday, October 25, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

PICKUP DATE: Monday, December 1, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

APPLICATION MATERIALS

up to 3 images  (.jpg) and descriptions

Brief Artist Statement (300 - 500 words) (optional)

• Open to artists within a 50 mile radius of Woodstock, NY.
• Artwork must be ready to install with appropriate hardware
• Video artists may submit one text document with up to 1 links to files to be reviewed. Please provide title, date, running time and retail price for each video.
• All media will be considered. Submissions can range from, (but aren’t limited to), painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, sound and music. There are no size restrictions.
• Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 info@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

Sergio Mercado - From a young age, Sergio found himself inspired by the sleek contemporary designs coming out of California. Pursuing his dream, he found a home at the studio of BAMO, Inc. in San Francisco, where over eight years he was free to explore his passion for design,

experiment with materials, and develop his signature style and aesthetic. After great

success on the west coast, Sergio moved back east to assume the role of Creative Director

at Clodagh Design. Here he engaged his own cultivated style, with Clodagh’s iconic brand.

As the Sergio Mercado Design Studio heads into its 15th year, Sergio continues to pull his

inspiration from textural materials, contemporary lines, soft palettes, and a chic industrial

aesthetic. He enjoys interpreting the world through a modern lens, while respecting the

traditional tenets of interior design. Sergio is also a familiar figure at Art Basel, Art Miami,

TEFAF, NADA, Untitled, Design Miami, The Salon New York and Collective Design, as he

sources furnishings, artworks and sculptures, always warmly inviting his clients to join him

on the curatorial adventure.

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