January 7 – February 19, 2027
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place Gallery
Juror | To Be Announced
Submission Deadline | Friday, November 20, 2026 at 5pm EST
Opening Reception | Thursday, January 7, 2027, 6-8pm
Why RED? For nearly 20 years, the Cambridge Art Association has hosted a fall exhibit, open to artists from the New England states, centered around a color – RED or BLUE, depending on the year. Both the success of the exhibit series, and the challenge to participating artists, lies in channeling the varied meanings of a color like RED. It is the color of action, violence, heat. It is the color of luck, happiness, and passion. RED is more than a color. Past jurors for the RED & BLUE Biennials include: Joseph Ketner; Amy Sadao (Director, ICA Philadelphia); Howard Yezerski (Miller Yezerski Gallery); Carl Belz (Rose Art Museum); Jane Farver (MIT List Visual Arts Center); Vera Ingrid Grant (The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African-American Art); Nick Capasso (Fitchburg Art Museum); Sarah Montross (deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum); Dan Byers (Carpenter Center for Visual Arts).
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline | Friday, November 20, 2026 at 5pm EST
Artist Notification | Thursday, December 3, 2026 all accepted artists will be posted on this webpage by 5pm
Opening Reception | Thursday, January 7, 2027 6-8pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place Gallery
- Exhibit Dates | January 7 – February 19, 2027
Artwork Drop-off | Tuesday, December 15 & Wednesday, December 16, 12– 4pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place Gallery (Artwork cannot be shipped. Late deliveries will not be accepted.)
Artwork Pick-up | Tuesday, February 23 & Wednesday, February 24, 2027, (If you do not pick up work from a show on the scheduled date, you will be charged a $15 per week storage fee + a $15 transportation fee if your artwork is exhibited at our CAA @ Canal or CAA @ University Place Gallery. If your artwork requires a truck rental, you must pay the rental fee as well. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Artists must be 18+ and from New England (MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI)
- All mediums accepted: 2D, 3D and video work
- All artwork must be listed as for sale.
- 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.
- 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.
- Artwork must not exceed 72 inches on the longest side.
- Total weight of wall-mounted work must not exceed 50lbs.
- Artwork must be gallery ready. Read all of our Art Entry Information.
- All artworks must be dropped off on the scheduled dates.
- Total weight of 3D work must not exceed 100lbs.
- CAA does not accept any ceiling-hanging artworks, due to structural concerns of the space
- Wall-mounted 3D work should be wired for hanging, 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.
- 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
Each artist can submit up to three artworks. Collaborators or collectives, please apply together.
- General Submission | $45
- CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members | $35
- Student Members + Fee Waivers | Free
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.
Image in header Hot Pink Drop by Anne-Marie Delaunay-Danizio