2025

November 14 - January 1, 2026

Faripour Forouhar, "Winter of Low Snow", oil

Deck the Walls
open to all members

Faripour Forouhar Solo Show: A Life’s Journey Through Paintings

Inside Story – (Juror: Ephraim Rubenstein); (open to all members): Inside Story invites viewers into the quiet drama of interior spaces; those rooms, corners, and thresholds that shape our daily lives. More than simple settings, interiors hold memory, emotion, and narrative. They are places of solitude, reflection, work, ritual, and imagination. This exhibition seeks paintings that explore the world within walls, renderings of real or invented interiors that evoke a mood, tell a story, or capture the spirit of a space. Whether intimate or expansive, orderly or chaotic, these inner landscapes offer a glimpse into the personal, the poetic, and the psychological. 

Online Submission Links Goes Live October 6

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, October 24 by Midnight

Accepted Lists Announced: Friday, October 31

Drop off/ Pick up:  Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, November 7, 8, & 9 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday, November 14

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 23 from 2 – 4 pm

2026

January 9 - February 20

Jane Penfield, "Lady of the Lake", pastel

First Impressions: 34th Annual Associate Artist Show
open to associate artists only

Congratulations
open to new elected artists only

The Artists Garden (open to all members): Gardens have long been a source of inspiration cultivated spaces where nature and creativity intertwine. The Artist’s Garden invites works that celebrate the beauty, symbolism, and personal meaning of gardens. From lush florals to quiet corners, cultivated plots to imagined landscapes, this exhibition reflects on how artists see and interpret the garden as a place of growth, reflection, and renewal.

Online Submission Link Goes Live: Monday, November 24, 2025 

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, December 12, 2025 by Midnight

Accepted List Announced: Friday December 19, 2025

Art Drop off/ Pick up: Saturday & Sunday, January 3 & 4 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday Jan 9

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 11 from 2 – 4 pm

February 27 - April 10

Carole Constant, "Still Life with Orange, Lemon, Grapes", Oil
An Exhibition in Four Acts (open to all members):
  • “This Land is Your Land”: This exhibition celebrates the ever-changing landscapes that surround us. Artists are invited to reflect on their connection to place, exploring how land shapes identity, memory, and belonging. From sweeping vistas to intimate corners of the everyday, this show asks: how do we see, honor, and inhabit the land that sustains us?
  • Animal Kingdom: From the wild to the domestic, the animal world has long inspired creativity, symbolism, and storytelling. Animal Kingdom invites artists to explore the animals that inspire us, examining our relationships with them as companions, muses, and metaphors. This exhibition welcomes artwork that captures the beauty, spirit, and complexity of the animals that share our world.
  • Stillness: A Still Life: The still life tradition has endured for centuries, offering artists a way to find meaning in the quiet arrangement of everyday objects. In Stillness: A Still Life, artists are encouraged to reimagine this timeless genre, whether through classical interpretation, contemporary experimentation, or symbolic storytelling. This exhibition seeks works that invite viewers to pause, observe, and reflect on the beauty of the still life genre.
  • Abstracted: Abstraction opens a space for artists to move beyond representation, exploring form, color, line, and gesture as expressions in themselves. Abstracted invites artists to push boundaries, distill ideas, and experiment with visual language in bold or subtle ways. From pure non-objectivity to works that balance between the recognizable and the abstract, this exhibition celebrates the power of art to evoke emotion, energy, and imagination.

Online Submission Link Goes Live: Monday, January 12 

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, January 30 by Midnight

Accepted List Announced: Friday, February 6

Art Drop off/ Pick up: Saturday & Sunday, February 21 & 22 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday, February 27

Opening Reception: Sunday, March 1 from 2 – 4 pm

April 17 - May 29

Blanche Serban, "Independence", oil

Ship to Shore: A Marine Show
open to all members

A Closer Look (open to all members): Sometimes the smallest details reveal the greatest depth. A Closer Look encourages artists to focus in—whether through magnification, intimate subject matter, or a slowed way of seeing. This exhibition celebrates observation, detail, and discovery, inviting artworks that ask viewers to pause and notice what might otherwise go unseen.

Online Submission Link Goes Live: Monday, March 2

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, March 20 by Midnight

Accepted List Announced: Friday March 27

Art Drop off/ Pick up: Saturday & Sunday, April 11 & 12 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday April 17

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 19 from 2 – 4 pm

June 5 - July 17

Bill Sonstrom, "Connecticut Hills, Norwich", Oil

A Connecticut History (open to all members): From its Indigenous roots to its role in shaping American culture, Connecticut holds a layered and evolving history. Connecticut History invites artists to engage with the people, places, and events that have defined the state—whether through direct representation, personal connection, or contemporary reinterpretation. This exhibition seeks works that honor, question, and illuminate the stories that continue to shape Connecticut’s identity.

Hudson Valley Art Association’s 93rd Annual Juried Member Show
guest show

Young Artists Exhibition 
open to young artists ages 5 – 18
Young Artists Info Page

Online Submission Link Goes Live: Monday, April 20

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, May 8 by Midnight

Accepted List Announced: Friday May 15

Art Drop off/ Pick up: Saturday & Sunday, May 30 & 31 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday, June 6

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 13 from 5 – 7 pm

July 24 - September 11

Bill Sonstrom, "Connecticut Hills, Norwich", Oil

105 Elected Artist Exhibition
open to elected artists only

Expanding Visions
open to all members

New Haven Paint & Clay Club Select Members Exhibition
guest show

Online Submission Link Goes Live: Monday, June 8

Digital Submissions Due: Friday, June 26 by Midnight

Accepted List Announced: Friday, July 3

Art Drop off/ Pick up: Saturday & Sunday, July 18, & 19 from 10 am – 5 pm

Award Winners Contacted by Friday, July 24

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 1 from 5 – 7 pm