CALL FOR ENTRIES - "Why Cape Cod?" Annual Members Juried Exhibition

You're invited to submit your artwork to the Annual CCMoA Members Juried Exhibition, Why Cape Cod? 

Since the early days of the Provincetown art colony, Cape Cod has drawn artists from near and far to come and make art. Some followed influential teachers here such as Hawthorne and Hoffman; some came for the support and freedom fostered in the Cape Cod community of artists, and some came because of the light.

Today’s Cape Cod creative culture still exerts a huge influence on the artists who live and visit here.

How does Cape Cod influence your art-making? We want to know!

Is it the light?

Is it the sights you see- from landscapes to people to industries (ie fishing)?

Is it the inspiration you get from Provincetown, the oldest art colony in the country?

Is your process impacted by the Art Movements nurtured and developed here?

Or is your art influenced by your own lifestyle, state of mind and emotions that result from being here?

The Cape Cod Museum of Art is calling for artworks that show, in some way, the influence Cape Cod has on you! Art may be representational, abstract or non-objective. Please include no more than 100 words explaining how Cape Cod influenced this specific artwork. If provided, accepted artworks will have these short statements printed on the wall label next to your artwork.

Three (3) Juror’s Recognition Awards will be presented by juror Laura Shabott at the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 6, 2025:

1st: $300; 2nd: $200 ; 3rd: $100

Entry Requirements:

1. You must be a current member of the Cape Cod Museum of Art for the full duration of the exhibition. Becoming a member is easy and a CCMoA membership is rich with benefits! Learn more and join here: www.ccmoa.org/membership.

2. Members are invited to submit up to (5) five artworks. The entry fee for the first artwork is $20. Each additional entry fee (up to 4 more) is $10 each. Entry fees are non-refundable. 

3. You will be emailed a registration confirmation with the link to upload the image(s) of your artwork and details.

4. Acceptable formats for images include: jpeg, jpg, png, tif, tiff, heic and heif, however .jpg and .png are preferred. Do not use special characters in your file names (example: !#$%^&*-). Include your name in the file name (example: SMITH_image01.jgp). You'll upload one image for 2D work and two images for 3D work.

5. Please include no more than 100 words explaining how Cape Cod influenced your specific artwork. If provided, accepted artworks will have these short statements printed on the wall label next to your artwork.

Important Dates:

• Deadline to register and submit digital images: Friday, December 27, 2024, at midnight.

• Notification of selected artwork by end of day: Friday, January 3, 2025.

• Drop off: Monday, January 6, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, and Tuesday, January 7, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, or by special arrangement until Friday, January 10, 2025.

• Exhibition on view:  January 16 - March 30, 2025.

• Gallery Talk with the Artists: Thursday, February 6, from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

   followed by an Opening Reception from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

• Pick-up of artwork not sold Monday, March 31, 2025, from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm.

Submission Details:

• The largest size of 2-dimensional artwork submitted shall be no more than 40” x 40” framed size.

• Photography, printmaking and textile, multi-media and 3-dimensional artwork will also be considered. Sculpture size parameters are not restricted and will be based on gallery space limitations.

• All artwork must be original. Any prints submitted must be limited edition and signed.

• All artwork submitted shall be framed or on gallery wrapped canvas (if applicable) and ready to hang or display.

• Artwork previously shown at CCMoA will not be accepted.

• All artwork should adhere to copyright regulations. The Museum does not accept artwork created by AI.

• Artists in this exhibition have the opportunity to offer their artwork for sale; however, it is not a requirement. All sales will be a 60/40 split with 60% going to the artist and 40% going to CCMoA, unless the artist indicated on their submission form that they would like to donate more.

• No artwork shall be removed from the exhibition until the exhibition is completed.

• Artwork not sold must be picked up on Monday, March 31, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:30 pm or by special arrangement.

About The Juror:

Laura Shabott is a graduate of School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston and a Returning Resident at the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC), Provincetown. She is known for working directly from life using sweeping gestural forms, vibrant color and bold brushwork. Shabott’s post-college training at FAWC and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum is evident in her process-based approach. A studio artist, she is also an art teacher and lecturer with a deep commitment for sharing the history of Provincetown art.

Emily Mergel writes in ARTSCOPE magazine “Shabott continually draws inspiration from abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann and breaks forms into their most evocative essentials…She seizes the opportunity to burst the gallery walls, speaking with intentional gesture in visual vocabulary all her own.” Her paintings, collages and drawings have been exhibited regionally in solo, juried and invitational shows at Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown; Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA; Ely Center for Contemporary Arts, New Haven, CT; Four Eleven Gallery, Provincetown; Provincetown Art Association and Museum, (PAAM); Provincetown Monument and Museum (PMPM); Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro. Shabott has work in the permanent collection of PAAM and will have a solo show YOU ONLY GET ONE BODY October 2025 at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. She is represented by Berta Walker Gallery.

The Museum reserves the right to exclude any submission from an exhibition, for any reason. The Museum reserves the right to use images of exhibition works on its website or in the media for any promotional purpose.