Small Works, Last Names: M-S, Unjuried
This call is open to WAAM members whose last names begin with M-S only.
Exhibition information
ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: July 15 - September 12, 2025
LOCATION: Exhibition will be in the Founders Gallery of WAAM
EXHIBITION DATES: October 24 - November 30, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, October 25, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
ART DROP-OFF DATE: Monday, October 20, 10:00-5:00 pm
ART PICK-UP DATE: Monday, December 1, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free to members
Format
- Open to members of WAAM whose last names begin with letters M through S
- 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
- All artwork must be clean, wired and ready to hang. (no sawtooth hangers, fishline etc)
- All work must be for sale
- You may not submit artwork that was accepted into a previous juried group show.
- Artists will submit up to 1 jpg/png/mp3/mov file. All media are welcome
- You must have means to transport the work to WAAM
- Artists must live within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY.
- 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.
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 please consider donating a high quality work on paper worthy of a collector 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!
Active Member Status is open to current Associate Artist Members of WAAM
Associate members of the WAAM may apply for or earn Active status in any of the 3 ways outlined below. Active members are artists who must reside within a 50 mile radius of Woodstock. Active members receive WAAM benefits of membership and have the opportunity to vote for and fill Active seats on the Board of Directors. Active members may participate in exhibitions reserved for Active members.
3 ways to become an Active member:
- Apply to Active Member Jurying twice annually (see details below for Spring 2025 dates)
- An artist whose work has been juried into four shows within a two year period.
- An artist has been selected for a solo exhibition.
A WAAM Associate Artist who wishes to attain Active Member status by applying online must submit 6 jpgs representing a body of work. Work will be reviewed by three jurors. Jurors are instructed to consider the competency of the artist applicants within the artist's chosen genre rather than making curatorial judgments based on personal taste. The process is not that of selecting an artist for a curated show but rather a professional evaluation that the artist is skilled at his or her way of making art. A collection of 6 original pieces that provide evidence of craftsmanship and artistic voice should be submitted online at this link: https://www.woodstockart.org/art-submission-calendar/.
The dates of application are Sept 9 - 30, 2025.
Notification by October 15, 2025
2025 Fall Active Member Status Jurors
Paola Bari
Bennett Horowitz
Jacqueline Oster
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