December 3, 2026 – January 8, 2027
Presented at the CAA @ Canal Gallery (650 E Kendall St., Cambridge)
Application Deadline | Friday, October 23 at 5pm EST
Juror | Frances Jakubek
Opening Reception | Thursday, December 3 from 6 – 8pm
ABOUT
Cambridge Art Association invites New England artists 18+ to submit work for an exhibition exploring the expansive possibilities of photography as both a medium and a conceptual practice.
From film and digital photography to experimental, alternative, and lens-based processes, this exhibition celebrates the many ways artists engage with photography today. We welcome work that embraces traditional photographic techniques as well as practices that challenge, expand, and redefine the boundaries of the medium.
The final exhibition title will be selected after the artwork has been chosen, allowing the selected works to shape and inform the overarching concept of the exhibition.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Frances Jakubek
Frances Jakubek is an image-maker, independent curator, and consultant for artists. She is the co-founder of A Yellow Rose Project, past Director of Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York City, and past Associate Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts.
Recent curatorial appointments include Critical Mass, Filter Photo, The Griffin Museum of Photography, British Journal of Photography, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Save Art Space, and Photo District News. Jakubek has been a panelist for the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Photography fellowships, speaker for SPE National, and lecturer for the School of Visual Arts Masters of Photography i3 Lecture Series.
Personal works have been exhibited at The Southern Contemporary Art Gallery in Charleston, SC; Filter Space, Chicago; Camera Commons in Dover, NH; and The Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, MA.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Exhibition Dates | December 3, 2026 – January 8, 2027
- Application Deadline | Friday, October 23 at 5pm EST
- Artist Notification | Wednesday, November 4 (All selected artists will be posted to this page at 5pm EST)
- Artwork Dropoff | Tuesday, November 17 & Wednesday, November 18, from 12 – 4pm (Artwork cannot be shipped. Late deliveries will not be accepted.)
- Opening Reception | Thursday, December 3, from 6 – 8pm at CAA @ Canal Gallery
- Artwork Pickup | Tuesday, January 12 & Wednesday, January 13, 2027 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.)
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 60 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
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
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.
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