June 12 – September 13, 2024
Opening Reception | Thursday, June 13 from 6-8pm
Presented at the CAA @ Canal Gallery • 650 E. Kendall St., Cambridge MA
Juried by Jamal Thorne, Boston-based artist and an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern
EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBIT PROGRAMS
Opening Reception | Thursday, June 13 from 6:00-8:00pm at CAA @ Canal Gallery
ABOUT THE JUROR
Jamal Thorne is an an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern and a Boston-based artist who is known for his use of the drawing medium to investigate and visualize the nature of performed identity. With massive drawings, Jamal blends references from popular culture, religious iconography, and symbolism in an attempt to create a possible image of what our multilayered identities could look like as a result of over consumption.
The nature of performed identity becomes increasingly important when the work is used to question the the line that divides the African American male experience and the universal experience. The most important questions that emerge are pertinent to which identity needs to be performed and for whom should it be performed.Constant movement between performed identities also prompts the inevitable question of “Which identity is authentic?” Because making the work generates questions and not answers, the discussion is open and ongoing.
Jamal Thorne received his B.A. in Photographic Media from Morgan State University in 2008. Thorne relocated to Boston where he became the pioneering student in a newly formed cooperative M.F.A. Program between Northeastern University and The School of the Museum of Fine Art. He has exhibited his work at venues that include the James E. Lewis Museum of Art in Baltimore, and the Huret and Specter Gallery in Boston. Jamal Thorne received the Joan Mitchell MFA Grant in 2012. Jamal Thorne currently lives in Boston and serves as a faculty member at Northeastern University while continuing his work as a visual artist.
Photo by Jake Belcher
AWARDS
Emerging Artist Award | We will award 3 individuals. Each award includes a $100 prize and a one-year membership to CAA.
Philip Young Painting Prize | One individual will be awarded $250. This award honors the legacy of painter and CAA Lifetime Member Philip Young. The award recognizes Phil’s dedication to painting and supporting new generations of visual artists.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Entry Deadline | April 19 at 5pm
- Artist Notification | May 1 after 5pm
- Exhibit dates | June 12 – September 13, 2024
- Artwork Drop off | Friday, May 31, 2024 from 12-4pm; Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 10am-1pm at the CAA @ Canal Gallery*
* Late deliveries will not be accepted. - Artwork Pick up | Thursday, September 19 from 12-4pm; Friday, September 20 from 12-4pm at the CAA @ Canal Gallery*
* Late picks-up will incur a $15 per-week fee. CAA does not have storage, and artworks that need to be transported from CAA @ Canal will incur an additional $15 transport fee. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.
ELIGIBILITY
CAA welcomes emerging artists of all ages to submit work for consideration for our 2024 Emerging Artists Exhibition. All artists must be living and working in New England (MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI). Exhibitors featured in past Emerging Artists Exhibits hosted by the CAA are not eligible.
Applicants must meet at least two (2) of the criteria points to be eligible for this exhibition:
- Working artist for 10-years or less
- Graduated from an art/arts-related institution within the past 10-years
- Has not been represented by a commercial gallery (this excludes co-op galleries)
Previous Emerging Artists exhibitors are not eligible.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The CAA’s 2024 Emerging Artist Exhibition will be featured in CAA’s CAA @ Canal Gallery for the duration of the exhibition timeline.
- All mediums accepted: 2D, 3D and video work
- All artwork must be available for sale.
- Artwork must not exceed 60 inches on the longest side.
- Artwork must have been created within the past five (5) years.
- Work must be original, no reproductions.
- All work submitted must be available for the exhibition dates.
- Artwork that has been accepted into a CAA show within the past two (2) years will not be considered.
- Artwork must be gallery ready. Read our Art Entry Information page for more details.
- All wall-mounted work must be wired or have D-rings for hanging (or note method of presentation upon entry). We do not accept sawtooth hangers.
- Diptychs/triptychs are considered as a single work and must be entered as a single JPEG, and must meet the size requirements of a single artwork.
- Total weight of wall-mounted work must not exceed 25lbs.
- We cannot accommodate works that hang from the ceiling for this exhibit.
- All artwork images should be a maximum file size of 5MB.
- On the submission form we have provided a Frame/Presentation image field. This image is not required. In this field an artist can upload an image of their artwork in the frame, or a second, detail image. It will be added to the online portion of the exhibition to give viewers and potential buyers an idea of what the work looks like in person and installed.
3D WORK REQUIREMENTS
- Total weight of 3D work must not exceed 50lbs.
- Wall-mounted 3D work should meet all 2D requirements listed above.
- Artists must supply appropriate installation materials.
- The CAA has a limited number of pedestals. Pedestals can be reserved with CAA Staff upon acceptance. If artwork requires a pedestal of a specific size, the pedestal must be provided by the artist.
VIDEO REQUIREMENTS
- For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing all necessary display and viewing equipment, including, but not limited to: display monitor, DVD player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries.
APPLICATION FEES:
Fees are for up to 3 works per artist. Entires are limited to one (1) submission per applicant or collaboration.
- General Submission | $45
- CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members | $35
- Student Members + Fee Waivers | Free
Image in header courtesy of 2023 Emerging Artist Ellen Nanni-Vargas
Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Candice Driver at cdriver@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246
Cambridge Art Association does not issue refunds for exhibition applications. Once submitted, changes cannot be made to any application. All applications must be entered via Submittable.
All decisions/selections are made by the juror. All decisions are final.