2025 Emerging Artists Exhibit

June 27 – September 12, 2025

Opening Reception | Wednesday, July 2 from 6-8pm Presented at the CAA @ Canal Gallery • 650 E. Kendall St., Cambridge MA

Juried by Jameson Johnson, Boston-based artist, writer, curator,  community organizer and founder and executive director at Boston Art Review.

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ABOUT THE JUROR

Jameson Johnson is a writer, curator, and community organizer based in Boston. She is the founder and executive director at Boston Art Review, an online and print publication founded in 2017 committed to facilitating discourse around contemporary art in Boston and beyond. She has held positions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center and currently serves on the board of Catalyst Conversations and the Foundry Arts Consortium’s Advisory Committee as well as the MassArt Auction Committee. She has curated exhibitions at Boston Center for the Arts, Fountain Street Gallery, and Boston Cyberarts, as well as served on numerous juries across New England. Her writing has also appeared in Artsy, Artnet, and the Boston Globe among others.        

 

 

 

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AWARDS

Emerging Artist Award | Three individuals will be awarded 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.

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IMPORTANT DATES

• • Entry Deadline | Tuesday, May 27 at 5pm
  • Artist Notification | June 6 after 5pm
  • Exhibit dates | July 27 – September 12 , 2025
  • Artwork Drop off | Tuesday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 25 from 12-4pm at the CAA @ Canal Gallery* *Late deliveries will not be accepted.
  • Artwork Pick up | Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19 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.

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EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

First Name	Last Name	City	State	Instagram	Website	Title	Media	Dimensions	Price
J.Adam	Bee	Medford	MA	@jadambee	www.jadambee.com	Heat	Oil on canvas	20″ x 16″	$600
J.Adam	Bee	Medford	MA	@jadambee	www.jadambee.com	Dead Horse Bay	Oil on canvas	15″ x 12″	$500
Sage	Belber	Scituate	MA	@artsage8		Sisters’ Embrace	Oil on canvas	30″ x 24”	$1,800
Alex	Caron	Southington	CT	@plutosplayground_	www.plutos-playground.com	Measure Up	Oil on canvas	54″ x 56″	$3,000
Don	Claude	Worcester	MA	@donclaude__	www.claudioeshun.com	Blue magic	Photography	18″ x 22.5″	$1,200
Bréa	Corcoran	Portland	ME	@bcorcoranart	www.bcorcoran.art	Rear View Angel	Acrylic on canvas	12″ x 9″	$300
Julia	Covelle	Boston	MA	@jcove.art	www.juliacovellestudio.myportfolio.com	Bad knees and grocery shopping	Oil on canvas	40″ x 50″	$1,000
Corey	Dziadzio	Somerville	MA		www.c11visualarts.com	Thread Already Frayed	Hahnemuhle giclee print	18″ x 12″	$425
Corey	Dziadzio	Somerville	MA		www.c11visualarts.com	Shape Refuses to Settle	Hahnemuhle giclee print	18″ x 12″	$425
Corey	Dziadzio	Somerville	MA		www.c11visualarts.com	Known & Unmade	Hahnemuhle giclee print	12″ x 18″	$425
Sabrina	Gonzalez	Somerville	MA	@sgonzart	www.sabrina-gonzalez.com	La Pila de Oma	Acrylic and fiber paste	30″ x 24″	$740
Megan	Hyde	Boston	MA			To talk to you	Video projection	14″ x 16.75″ x 14″	$500
Julie	Kramer	Melrose	MA	@julieharriskramer	www.julieharriskramer.com	For Days	Water mixable oil on canvas	40″ x 26″	$6,500
Melissa	Krok-Horton	Brighton	MA		www.melissakrokhorton.com	20 Damon III	Drypoint	8.37” x 1.37”	$150
David	Larson	Cambridge	MA	@subtlemiscreant		The Best of Peruvian Cuisine	Alcohol ink on paper	12″ x 16″	$850
DaNice D	Marshall	Braintree	MA	@danice_d_marshall	www.danicedmarshall.com	These Queens of the Projects	Textured acrylic	40″ x 30″	$9,000
Megha	Nair	Boston	MA	@meghaxnair	www.meghanair.weebly.com	Brethren in Lungi	Oil, fabric, embroidery floss	12″ x 16″	$1,500
Chelsea	Silbereis	Belmont	MA	@chelseasilbereis	www.chelseasilbereis.com	zenith	Inkjet print and cotton thread	36″ x 54″	$1,200
Daniel	Smelansky	Providence	RI	@danielsmelansky	www.danielsmelansky.com	i never learned how to draw a horse	Paint marker, pastel, ballpoint pen, graphite, tracing paper on paper bag	17″ x 31″	$800
Joanne	Stowell	Ashburnham	MA	@joannestowellart	www.joannestowellart.com	Five More Minutes	Oil on wood	36″ x 48″	$8,000
MiJung	Yun	Brookline	MA	@mjy_mijungyun	www.mijungyun.com	Volcano No. 4	Pen and ink on paper	47” x 42”	$15,000

 

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ELIGIBILITY

CAA welcomes emerging artists of all ages to submit work for consideration for our 2025 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.

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• 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.

  Image in header courtesy of 2024 Emerging Artist Natalia Miller

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Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Anna Fubini at afubini@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.