Belmont Gallery of Art

A community gallery showcasing regional visual arts

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Open Call for Art & Poetry

June 1 - July 27, 2024

“Pages From My Sketchbook”

Call open:

April 1 – April 30, 2024

  • Opening Reception Saturday, June 8 from 2-4 pm
  • More events to be scheduled

The BGA invites artists to submit work in a variety of media – drawing, painting, collage, mixed media, photography, printing, fiber art and more – both two dimensional and short-form poetry.  No frames or mats are permitted.  Beaded, sculptural, and fiber work will be accepted as long as they are mounted to paper and light enough to hang from a line with clips.

Entries should include 2D art and short-form poetry that fit on one side of a single page, light enough to hang by clips from a line.  Accepted sizes are: 8×8”, 8×10”, 8.5×11”, 9×9”, and 9×12.”

Each work should be a distillate or exploration of a single idea, theme, color, technique, subject, etc.  Work will be unframed and unmatted, but should be finished.  No previously published or exhibited art will be accepted.

Artists must be 18+, or 14+ with parental consent (fees waived for high school students.)

unframed art hanging on a line

The Belmont Gallery of Art retains a 25% commission on all art sales – price accordingly.  Poems will be printed by the Gallery and sold for $25 with 20% commission retained.

Information

Important Dates
  • Submission Deadline:  April 30, 2024 
  • Early submissions accepted, late submissions will not be accepted
  • Acceptance notices will be emailed on or before May 12th
  • Art must be received by Tuesday, May 28th
  • Show Opens on Saturday, June 1st
  • Art must be picked up the week of July 29th
Submission Requirements

(1) Email the following information and image(s) t0 belmontgalleryofart@gmail.com

  • Your name and contact information
  • Jpeg of your piece(s)
  • Title 
  • Media
  • Size
  • Price
  • Statement 100-200 words

(2) PAY APPLICATION FEE
$10 per art submission/$20 for a maximum of three pieces.

$5 per poem submission / $10 for a maximum of three poems.

Pay Online with Paypal (preferred)

NOTE: to pay by cash, check, or Venmo, please contact Lauren (see below)

This show is open to all U.S. residents, though preference will be given to artists living in Belmont, Massachusetts

(3) ART DROP-OFF

Art will be delivered to the Belmont Gallery of Art inside the Homer Building in Belmont.  Out-of-state submissions will be mailed to Lauren Palmer-Merrill (arrangements made separately) and returns will be the responsibility of the Gallery.

Questions? 

Contact the BGA director Lauren Palmer-Merrill at BelmontGalleryofArt@gmail.com
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More Than Words – Call for Art

January 1 to February 1, 2022

Art Inspired by Books and Poems

In collaboration with the Belmont Public Library’s ONE BOOK ONE BELMONT
Community Read of  “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean

Just as a library
is more than a temple of books,
a book is More Than Words.  

Imagination is kindled to life by stories and poems, transported in time and place, provoked into emotion, guided to new knowledge. The Belmont Gallery of Art is asking for art inspired by books and poems for this Fall Exhibit: More Than Words in collaboration with the Belmont Public Library’s ONE BOOK ONE BELMONT community read of “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean.  

Share your unique artistic vision inspired by a particular book or poem, or interpret what books mean to you in general.  Like a library, the subjects are practically limitless: fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, mystery, historical fiction, history, science, philosophy, literature, short stories, mythology, poetry, drama, modern, old or ancient… and more.

The BGA is asking artists to submit work in a variety of media – painting, collage, mixed media, ceramics, photography, assemblage, fiber art and more – both two dimensional and three dimensional work.

More Than Words graphic

Information

Submission Deadline:  SEPTEMBER 3rd by 12 Midnight
Early submissions accepted, but NO LATE SUBMISSIONS please!

Acceptance notices: will be emailed on September 7th by 9pm.

Show Opens in Mid-September

IN PERSON – Belmont Gallery of Art, 19 Moore Street, Belmont MA
ONLINE – www.VirtualBGA.org
IN PERSON Companion Show – Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave, Belmont MA

Details:

More Information

Submission Requirements

(1) EMAIL the following information and image(s) to
belmontgallerysubmissions@gmail.com

  • Your name and contact information
  • Jpeg of your piece(s)
  • Title 
  • Media
  • Size
  • Price
  • Statement 100-200 words

(2) PAY APPLICATION FEE
$10 per submission/$20 for a maximum three pieces.

Pay Online with Paypal

NOTE: to pay by check or cash please contact Adine or Rebecca.

Artists must be 18+

Questions? 

Contact one or both of the BGA Co-Directors

Rebecca: admin@belmontgallery.org
Adine: BelmontGalleryofArt@gmail.com

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Nourish – Call for Art

Oct. 21 to Dec. 1, 2021

A Feast for the Eyes, Food for the Soul

“Art is food. You can’t eat it, but it feeds you… Art is like good bread.”
~Elka Schumann, Founder, Bread and Puppet Theater

Artwork in this exhibit reflects/captures the “Nourish” theme:
whether it be food or something else that helps feed your body–and your soul.

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Information

Show Opens in Mid-Oct.
Submissions Deadline: Midnight, Sept. 20
Notifications Sent: Sept. 24/25

Open to artists 18 and older. The BGA is looking for work that reflects/captures the “Nourish” theme: whether it be food or something else that helps feed your body–and your soul.
What keeps you nourished and sustained in these still-challenging times…?

Media accepted: painting, photography, fiber arts, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage collage/mixed media…together with maybe a favorite recipe as well…

Exhibit will be displayed in the BGA in the Homer Bldg. Additional Works featured in the BGA’s Virtual Space


How to Apply

Send email directly to Rebecca Richards/Adine Storer
Requesting NOURISH application form
BY SEPTEMBER 10

(Application Form includes additional exhibit details and image submission requirements)

Artists may submit up to three pieces
Application Fees: $10 per submission, $20 for up to three

NOURISH Application Email INFO: admin@belmontgallery.org

*IMPORTANT: We must receive your application request no later than Sept. 10th

Questions? Please send to: admin@belmontgallery.org

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Facing You – Call for Art

Oct. 28 to Nov. 22, 2020

A Portraits Show

There is nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.”

Irvin Kershner
KayHudgins-selfportrait
Kay Hudgins
RickCorbett-selfportrait
Rick Corbett

The human face has been an endless source of inspiration and fascination for artists since the beginning of civilization. During these trying months of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve lost that shared immediate facial recognition and emotional connection to others–whether it be a smile, a frown or even an angry grimace–since our faces have been covered by protective masks.

For the BGA’s first all Virtual Art Exhibit, we’re asking artists to submit portraits–of yourself and of others–as the gallery celebrates the common features, yet uniqueness of each human face–and the stories those faces tell.

Information

The BGA is looking for both 2 and 3D portraits created in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, collage, clay, textiles and photography for the exhibit.
NEW Submissions Deadline: Dec. 3, 9PM
Fees: $10 Per Submission; $15 Up to Three

Full Exhibit Details and Photographing Art Requirements Coming on Nov. 2, including information on the BGA’s new Virtual Gallery Site.

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Artful Nature – Call for Art

March 8 to April 12, 2020

Pattern, Color, Texture

“Art will never be able to exist without nature.”

Pierre Bonnard

Nature’s glory presents us with a breathtaking array of patterns, colors and textures. The BGA is asking artists to submit work in a variety of 2 and D media that celebrates–and is inspired by–the beauty and design found in our natural world.

Submission Process

PLEASE NOTE: No application form required. Please send up to three (3) submissions directly to: admin@belmontgallery.org.

**IMPORTANT:

SUBJECT LINE should have the following: ARTFUL NATURE_YOUR NAME_SUBMISSION

All images must be jpg files with a min. of 150 dpi. Ideal width dimensions are 3200 pixels.

REQUIRED: Your submission email MUST also include:
  • Your Contact Info (address/phone number)
  • brief description of how your art fits the theme
  • media used
  • (framed) size of each piece.
Submissions without the required information will not be considered.

Submissions Deadline: Feb. 21, 6pm.
Selection Notification Feb. 24.

Application fee: $10 per submission/$20 for three.       
Fee payable at Drop-Off/Intake.

Drop-Off Artwork Process

Drop-Off: Sat., Feb. 29, 10-12

  • Drop off artwork
  • $10 or $20 entry fee
  • (check made payable to “BGA Town of Belmont” or cash only)
  • labels on all artwork
  • inventory list of everything submitted

Thank you!

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