NEW ENGLAND PRIZE SHOW

NEW ENGLAND PRIZE SHOW

October 29 – December 11, 2026

Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery (25 Lowell st, Cambridge) and CAA @ University Place Gallery (124 Mt. Auburn st, Cambridge)

Application Deadline | Friday, September 25 at 5pm EST

Juror | Paige Roehrig, Executive Director, Copley Society of Art

Opening Reception | Wednesday, November 4 from 6 – 8pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place Gallery

Award Presentation | Wednesday, November 4, 7pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery 

About

The New England Prize Show is open to artists 18 and older who live or work in the New England region. Artwork in all mediums is accepted. Selected artists will be featured in this juried exhibition at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place Gallery. In addition to the opportunity to exhibit, artists will compete for cash prizes, including $350 for First Place, $150 for Second Place, and three Juror’s Choice Awards, each receiving a free one-year CAA membership.

Prizes

First Place | $350 

Second Place | $150

Juror’s Choice Awards (3) | Free one year CAA associate membership ( $99 value)

About the Juror

Paige Roehrig

Paige Roehrig is an arts administrator, educator, and ceramic artist dedicated to strengthening creative communities and expanding opportunities for artists. She serves as the Executive Director of the Copley Society of Art, the nation’s oldest nonprofit art association, where she leads strategic planning, artist engagement, fundraising, and organizational growth.
In addition to her leadership at Co|So, Paige is the Co-Founder and Director of Programs for HerSector, an organization focused on supporting women and women-identifying individuals in the arts through mentorship, professional development, and community-building initiatives. She also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Merrimack College, teaching Arts Management and preparing the next generation of creatives.

Paige holds a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Art History with a minor in Ceramics from Northern Michigan University. As a practicing ceramic artist and administrator, her work and leadership are rooted in a belief that artists thrive when they have access to strong networks, professional resources, and meaningful opportunities for growth

Important Dates

  • Exhibition Dates | October 29 – December 11, 2026
  • Application Deadline | Friday, September 25 at 5pm EST
  • Artist Notification | Wednesday, October 7 (All selected artists and gallery assignments will be posted to this page at 5pm EST)
  • Artwork Dropoff | Tuesday, October 20 & Wednesday, October 21 from 12 – 4pm (Artwork cannot be shipped. Late deliveries will not be accepted.)
  • Opening Reception | Wednesday, November 4 from 6 – 8pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place Gallery 
  • Award Presentation | Wednesday, November 4, 7pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery
  • Artwork Pickup | Tuesday, December 15 & Wednesday, December 16 from 12 – 4pm (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.)

Exhibiting Artists – Kathryn Schultz Gallery

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPrice
GailAllenHollisNH@GailAllenArtgailallenartist.comThe LessonAcrylic on canvas48″ x 36″$5,000
SammiaAtouiSwampscottMA@scatouiscaarstudios.comRocky ShoreReduction woodblock print24″ x 30″$750
MarcyBergeron-NoaWenhamMA@marcysartspacemarcybergeron-noa.comTech Bro CircusOil & cold wax medium on panel24″ x 12″$950
Laura LeeBradyCumberlandRI@leerala.studiolauraleebrady.comdeath’s parting blowPaster, acrylic paint, & epoxy resin6″ x 12″ x 6″$1,200
KharrisBrillBathME@kharrisbkharrisb.comMeasured ViewFound object assemblage with manipulated paper & mixed media16″ x 14″ x 2.75″$650
MaraCallahanArlingtonMA@maracallahan.artmaracallahan.comMonarch visitWoodcut with chine colle34″ x 22″$1,100
HeatherCarrollWatertownMA@heather.carroll.artheathercarroll.artfragments no.12Corrugated cardboard, acrylic, staples, canvas, wallpaper, envelopes, recycled brown papers, beeswax, & found photograph20″ x 30″$1,200
CecileAncelinBostonMA@ancelin.studiocecileancelin.comWhispers of GoldRye straw marquetry on wood panel24″ x 36″$4,200
ChristopherGillSomervilleMA@chrisgillartchrisgillartist.comCave Modern #4Acrylic on canvas36″ x 48″$3,500
OliviaHoaglandBostonMA@olivia_hoagland9 KaleidoscopeAlcohol ink8″ x 8″$200
CarolHoltzNatickMA@holtzpaintingsHoltzpaintings.comCherries in bowlOil11″ x 11″$750
MonikJohnsonSpringfieldMA@artofnaturebymonikartofnaturebymonik.comMysticMix media collage (ethically sourced butterfly wings on felt)24″ x 19.5″$800
Joan C.LaceyBrooklineMA  Weeping Cherry Tree IIHand printed silver gelatin photograph11″ x 14″$455
JennLevatinoCambridgeMA@JennylynnlevJennlevatino.comPrincess DentataHuman & synthetic hair, Holoshimmer Metallic Thread, ceramic, wax paste on cement plinth with flocking36” x 12” x 9”$3,600
JustineLinAndoverMA@JustineLinArtartworkarchive.com/profile/JustineLinSuspended Structure IAcrylic on canvas20″ x 20″$3,000
VirginiaMahoneyBrocktonMA@artisteachvirginiamahoneyart.comTending the FireHandwritten words, reclaimed paper (cut old paintings) woven into reclaimed produce net, steel, & thread36″ x 30″ x 9″$1,250
BensonMarguliesConcordMA bensonmargulies.photographyActon Dam PondSilver gelatin photograph16″ x 16″$1,000
HannaMelnyczukGrotonMA@hanna_artist_42hannamelnyczuk.comWounds of War # 10Oil on canvas20″ x 16″$1,200
SandraMueller-DickBrookklineMA@sandymuellerartistmueller-dick.comOut Of ReachAcrylic14″ x 13″$550
DianeNelsonBrightonMA  Desert BloomsAcrylic on gesso panel11″ x 11″$275
RebeccaO’BrienWest BoylstonMA rjartspottery.comDimensionsStoneware ceramics17″ x 17″ x1.5″$1,000
RaskinRaskinMaldenMA@gender.outlaw.craftrowanraskin.comHard, Hard Traveling ManCharcoal, acrylic, & oils painted on snake-shed affixed to stretched canvas30″ x 32″$3,565
AstridReischwitzBedfordMA@astridreischwitzreischwitzphotography.comPlum Butter with Tree of LifeArchival pigment print with embroidery, edition 1/321″ x 17″$2,250
CarolRissmanBedfordMA@carolrissmanceramicsCarolrissman.comGingko with CloudsClay18″ x 13″$600
StephanieRoberts-CamelloPembrokeMA@stephaniepaintsstephanierobertscamello.comIn the Blink of an EyeEncaustic relief, old letters, rusted paper, cardboard, eco printing on silk on 6 cradled wood panels21.5″ x 33″ x 4″$2,400
CarolineSiroisGloucesterMA@caro_sirocarolynsirois.comslow disruptAcrylic, graphite, anchor cement on wood panel9″ x 8″$650
CharlieSmithJeffersonNH@off.center.ceramics.nhoffcenterceramics.comComputers Can’t Read Each Other’s HandwritingLow fire stoneware, found objects40″ x 55″ x 5″$800
donnersmith PortlandME@donnersmith.studiodonnersmith.comLet Us Not Talk Falsely NowAcrylic on canvas36″ x 30″$2,700
KimberlyStoneyLittletonMA@kimberlystoneykimberly-stoney.squarespace.com/personal-workThis Serious MoonlightMixed media cardboard collage28″ x 40″$1,750
SuzanneStumpfSouth NatickMA@suzannestumpfceramicsatthebarn.comDemocracy 2025Sculpture (porcelain paperclay)14″ x 11″ x 11″$2,500
StefanieTimmermannSwampscottMA@dinochickpottery Shamanistic vesselGlazed & unglazed ceramics10″ x 6″ x 6″$250
GrayWinburneBrooklineMA@graywinburnegwinburne.comdirt under my fingernails (does that make sense?)Yarn30″ x 41″$4,000
MarkYounkleJamaica PlainMA@younkle_markmarkyounkle.comMedia MailCollage on paper9.5″ x 8.5″$3,600
MarkZieffSudburyMA@markzieffartmarkzieff.comPlasteredColored pencil on Canson paper24″ x 18″$2,500

Exhibiting Artists – University Place Gallery

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPrice
PatAldersonSpringfieldMA@paldersonpainterpatalderson.comHomestead Avenue in HartfordOil on linen32″ x 32″$700
Judith LAronsonTetburyMA  John McKay, Copiest Painter with his MotherColor photography24″ x 36″$1,000
SalBarraccaNew BedfordMA@sal barraccasalbarraccastudio.comMiles From Nowhere#74Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas30″ x 24″$2,700
JimBatchelorBrooklineMA jpbatch-art.comChelsea OysteringMixed media with acrylics42″ x 40″$1,800
SageBelberScituateMA@Artsage8 Summer BubblesOil on canvas36″ x 48″$2,200
LeelaCormanProvidenceRI@leelacormanleelacorman.comSplintersAcrylic on canvas20″ x 16″$4,000
EricaDriverLittle ComptonRI@ericadriverartericadriver.comNear View MirrorAcrylic paint marker & ink on panel20″ x 40″$3,200
EmilyFalcignoSomervilleMA FalcignoFoto.comBus Stop Diving Dreams and RealitiesAcrylic on wood panel20.5″ x 24″$1,995
FreddieFamigliettiBostonMA@fredafamart Blue C.C.Oil on canvas60″ x 45″$9,000
SophieFoulkesProvidenceRI@s0.phiesophiefoulkes.comSlater Mill3-color screen print on paper24″ x 18″$400
StevenGendronPortlandME@Crookedstreetart Breakfast In The GardenAcrylic on canvas36″ x 24″$1,500
PorterGiffordCambridgeMA@porgifportergifford.comFree VariationPigment print20″ x 20″$1,000
WilsonHuntRoslindaleMA@wilsonhunt2wilsonhuntart.comRevelationAcrylics on Yupo28″ x 28″$7,000
LydiaKinneyGreenfieldMA@l.m.kinneylydiamkinney.comLandscapeAcrylic on canvas48″ x 36″$3,500
KristineLapingBostonMA@krisl_art@instagram.comkrislaping.comOver the Hills and Far AwayOil on canvas60″ x 36″, 60″ x 36″$7,000
DavidLarsonArlingtonMA@subtlemisclreant Culinary BorderlandAlcohol ink12″ x 16″$1,000
PaulineLimSomervilleMA@lim_paulinepaulinelim.netEvery Mansion Has MiceAcrylic & mosaic on canvas panel18″ x 24″$2,000
C. J.LoriBrooklineMA@c.j.loricjlori.comÉmigrésOil on canvas24″ x 30″$3,800
JodiMancaNorth KingstownRI@J.MancaJManca.com 1984Acrylic on canvas24″ x 36″$2,500
LynnNafeyStowMA LynnNafey.comLoaded DiceInk, transfers, graphite, colored pencil, painted papers, paper clay, reemay, silk thread, copper wire, aluminum, dice, on dura-lar, plexiglass, & aluminum composite21″ x 21″$3,300
DavidPalmquistBrooklineMA@davidapalmquistdavidpalmquist.comWOLVERINE RED DUMPSTEROil on canvas29″ x 53″$3,600
ChrisReidJaffreyNH chrisreidstudio.comStep Into My GardenPastel on UArt paper mounted on board31.75″ x 37.5″$2,500
AndreaSaltzmanCambridgeMA@andreasaltzmanandreasaltzman.com“The People’s Party,” Huron Village, CambridgeOil on canvas48″ x 36″$4,000
ClaudiaSamperSomervilleMA@ClaudiaSamperArtClaudiaSamper.comMemory of HomeAcrylic & oil pastels on canvas36″ x 36″$2,100
PatriciaSchapplerBedfordNH@patriciaschapplerpatriciaschappler.comA Still LifeOil on cradled board36″ x 48″$6,500
LizSheaSouth BerwickME@liz.shea.art Fort Foster, Kittery MEReduction woodcut combined with drypoint, edition 2/820″ x 16″$1,000
PipShepleyBelmontMA@pip_shepleypipshepley.comUpwellingArchival pigment print from camera obscura22″ x 22″$600
TaiSodaEasthamMA@taisukepaintingtaisodafineart.comKomorebi7Oil on canvas30″ x 24″$1,100
Marie-ClaudeSt-HilaireCharlestownMA@marieclaude_in_colormarie-claude-artist.comPoetry in BloomEncaustic, alcohol ink, oil paint, & shellac varnish36″ x 12″$975
TomStockerBostonMA@stockertomtomstockerartist.comMacArthur Park- Richard Harris and Donna Summer File Label: (Stocker_Tom_MacArthur Park)Acrylic on canvas30″ x 24″$4,000
MaraWagnerCambridgeMA@aberdeentreehousestudiomarawagnerart.comSpider Plant and GeraniumPainted papers collage24″ x 18″$895
Yung-wuBaeCambridgeMA@yungwu.artyungwu.comPeppercornsAcrylic, wax, & pastel on canvas36″ x 36″$3,685
AbbyZoniesCambridgeMA abbyzonies@icloud.comTerrain in GouacheGouache on paper/metal frame22″ x 30″$3,550

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Artists must be 18+ and from New England (MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI)

  • All mediums accepted, including 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.
3D WORK REQUIREMENTS
  • 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.
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

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
APPLY HERE

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.

Image in header “Landscape” by  Lydia Kinney