DEDHAM ART ASSOCIATION 2025 SPRING MEMBERS EXHIBIT
Exhibit Dates: May 1st through May 31st
Registration: April 1st
Reception and Art Talk : Wednesday, May 7th, 6-7:30pm Westwood Public Library 660 High St, Westwood
Entry Deadline: April 25th
All current Dedham Art Association members are invited to exhibit in our Spring show. We hope you can all participate. The registration fee is $18 and each member artist may enter one artwork created within the past five years. Entries should not have been exhibited in previous DAA judged exhibits within three years.
All entries will be in the exhibit. Cash prizes will be awarded to 1st. 2nd. And 3rd place. Honorable Mentions will be recognized and a People’s Choice award will be presented at the end of show. Please review updated Exhibit Guidelines on the landing page of ArtCall or our website. From our homepage Click “Exhibits”. Near the top of the page click button “Exhibit Guidelines”. No work larger than 30” x 40”. Exhibitors will receive full payment for sales. DAA does not retain commissions on art sales. NFS (not for sale) is allowed.
As a reminder, the submitting artist is responsible for reporting and paying any governmental fees, including but not limited to sales tax.
WE WILL BE USING THE PROGRAM ARTCALL TO MAKE THE REGISTRATION AND ONLINE GALLERY PROCESS EASIER. You will sign in and create your own email and password. From there you will upload your JPEG, enter your Title, Dimensions, Image info (please note when entering dimensions you will need to fill in the depth as well. In most cases just add the number 1). Once your work is entered and uploaded, a gallery will be created of all the entries that will be posted on our website when the show opens.
ENTRIES USING ARTCALL Go to this link. https://membersexhibitspring2025.artcall.org You may need to copy and paste this link in your browser. You will need an email address. If you already have used this program for another ArtCall, use the log in button. If this is your first time, click the register button at top of screen and sign up with an email and a password. The $18 registration fee is payable by credit card. A video is available on the entry page explaining this process.
IMPORTANT DATES AND INSTRUCTIONS
CALL FOR ENTRIES: ARTCALL link for submissions will go live on April 1st
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 25th 12:00 PM Use ARTCAll to upload your entry. https://membersexhibitspring2025.artcall.orgYou may need to copy and paste this link in your browser.
Please crop artwork JPEGs so no frame or mat shows, label file with: Your Name_Title_
If you need advice on how to take a JPEG of your artwork, you can contact Gary Koeppel 617-821-6559. We also have a YouTube video on "How to Photograph Your Artwork" by Gail Fischer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWw1MFDABA
Thursday, May 1st: Drop off your artwork 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. **Make sure back of artwork is labeled with Name and Artwork Title. You can print out a label from your ArtCcall entry.
Saturday, May 3rd: Exhibit opens at Westwood Library and Online Gallery
Wednesday May 7th : Reception , Art Talk and Awards 6:00 p.m. – 7:30p.m.
Saturday, May 31st- Pick up artwork 10-11:00 a.m.
Exhibit Guidelines for Dedham Art Association
(as of 02-15-2025)
Two-dimensional fine arts categories accepted include collage, digital art, drawing, painting, pastel, photography, printmaking or multi-media. Reproductions (e.g., giclée prints) and three-dimensional work (e.g., sculpture, fiber arts, jewelry, ceramics) are not eligible for exhibiting.
Artwork for all Dedham Art Association exhibits must be original work by the artist (e.g., from nature, from real life, from the artist’s imagination or the artist’s own photo.) Art created in a class or workshop is not eligible for juried or judged exhibits if the artwork was copied and / or not by the artist’s own hand.
Juried and/or judged Dedham Art Association exhibits: artwork must not have been exhibited in the last three years in a Dedham Art Association juried and/or judged exhibit. Artwork should have been created within the last five years.
Non-juried and/or non-judged Dedham Art Association exhibits: artwork should have been created within the last 10 years.
Entries should be unique for the exhibit so that the JPEG / artwork would be part of one exhibit at a time. For in-person exhibits the artwork should remain in place for the duration of the exhibit unless special arrangements are made. Once submitted, the entry is considered complete and cannot be altered. A signed waiver form is required.
JPEG entries of your artwork should be 72 ppi with 1200 pixels on the longest side. Save as the best quality. Please send an email to DedhamArtAssociation@gmail.com if you need help with JPEGs.
Subject matter should be suitable for general audiences.
Commission:
Artists receive 100% proceeds from sales. DAA does not retain any commissions. For most exhibits, entries may be listed as Not For Sale (NFS).
Finishing and Hanging: All work must be wired for hanging (no sawtooth hangers.) The wire should be attached to the back between 1/3 and 1/4 of the way down the piece.
Paintings: wet paintings will not be accepted; work must be framed except gallery-wrapped canvases which should be finished on all sides with no staples showing.
Matted Work: white, off-white mats or muted colors that complement the artwork; inner mats may be colored.
No clip frames unless the entire back is covered with heavy paper- these clips fasten and unfasten so easily; they are not secure.
Wood or metal frames are recommended. Plastic or plaster frames are not recommended because they can’t be securely wired and chip/break easily.
Plexiglas or styrene instead of glass is required on work larger than 24” in either direction.
The Dedham Art Association reserves the right to reject work that does not meet the requirements of this policy.
