Critique Group
The Peer Critique Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month, with occasional variation according to the schedule of the Association. The group is open to any Concord Art Association member artist. The only requirement is that artists must bring work in progress for presentation and discussion. The objective of the discussion is to provide constructive criticism and to facilitate each artist’s vision and direction.
Attending the group are artists of varying skills, interests, and backgrounds, ranging from realistic to abstract painters, photographers, graphic artists, collagists; people working with oil, acrylic, found materials; and artists working on a diverse range of imagery.
Call the Art Association at 978-369-2578 or email gallery@concordart.org to get more information, and to have your name added to the monthly reminder email.
The next meetings are:
- June 4
- July 2
- August 13
Members Shows
As a member of the Concord Art Association you are able to enter several members-only shows, two of which are juried:
Members Juried I: Painting and Sculpture
Members Juried II: Photography, Drawing, Crafts and Graphics
Coleman Gallery
The Loring Coleman Gallery Member Shows
The Concord Art Association hosts 10 member exhibits per year in the Loring Colman gallery. All current members of the Association are eligible to apply for a single, joint or group exhibit; to view past shows, please check the website under Previous Exhibits – Coleman Gallery.
Application Process: Each year in March, the Art Committee of the Concord Art Association selects the Coleman Gallery roster for the following year. In 2008, the deadline for submissions will be March 12, and selections will be made for 2009.
To apply, please send a resume, artist’s statement, and 8 to 12 images of your work in either a digital (Mac Compatible) or slide format to:
Coleman Gallery Application
Concord Art Association
37 Lexington Road
Concord, MA 01742
Or e-mail the same to:
gallery@concordart.org
If you wish to have your slides or disk returned, please send a self-addressed envelope with your submission.
Selection Process:
After the Art Committee meets and selects the exhibitors for the following year, the group prepares the order of exhibits, to assure that there is variety and change within the offerings (e.g. not hosting two artists with watercolor landscapes back to back).
Artists may not repeat within three years. Sometimes, artists are requested to partner with another artist or artists to produce a joint or group exhibit. Artists will be notified by mail of their selection and the month.
The conditions of exhibit are:
HANGING
Work may only be hung on the walls, no easel displays. Artists are responsible for hanging and taking down their work on the appointed days. Any shipping of work is the responsibility of the artist.
COMMISSION/SALES TAX
Concord Art Association receives a 33% commission on all work sold including additional items
(i.e. books). Sales tax is applicable to all items and will be collected by Concord Art Association.
Payment will be made to each artist after all sales have been finalized within two weeks after the
close of the show.
LABELLING/PRICING
Artists must label and price all artwork and all work must be for sale. The labels need to be Avery 8663 or 5663.
WEB SITE
Your exhibition will be featured and archived on our website. If all, or most, of the work to be exhibited is available as JPEG images you may submit these prior to the start of your show to expedite this process.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLICITY
Artists are responsible for creating and mailing any invitations, postcards or announcements.
Postcards must be reviewed by the director before publication. As a courtesy, Concord Art
Association will include the Coleman exhibits in its press releases when possible. All other publicity is the artist’s responsibility.
