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Providence Art Club
Call for Art: Class & Instructor Show 2026
Exhibition Overview:
All students and instructors who have participated in a class or workshop in 2025 are invited to submit work for the annual Class & Instructor Show. This show will be held in all the galleries January 4 – January 22, 2026. Each student may submit up to two works, but no more than one work per class taken. Each instructor may submit one piece per subject taught. All artists must fill out our convenient online submission form for artworks by December 20, and must label each piece on the back with artist’s name and artwork title. Works must be delivered by December 30 at latest. Please carefully review the full call for entry before taking part. If you have questions about this show, please do not hesitate to email Michael Rose.
Specifications:
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Up to two submissions per student, no more than one submission per class/instructor taken. (E.G. If you have taken Jane Doe’s class two times in two different semesters, you may only submit one work from Jane Doe’s class.) The Art Club reserves to right to leave out works if there is not enough exhibition space.
- One piece per instructor per subject taught. (E.G. If you taught two semesters of the same topic, you may submit one item to represent that topic.)
- If an instructor is also a student they may submit up to two works total.
- Works must be labeled on the back with artist name and artwork title.
- The size limit is 42" x 42", to the outermost edge of the frame. Three-dimensional work may not exceed 42" in any direction, and may not weigh more than 100lbs. Oversized works will be sent home.
- All two-dimensional works must be wired with d-rings for installation. If a piece requires special installation, artists must receive approval from the gallery manager in advance. Works must be framed or presented on gallery wrapped canvas with a finished edge. Works on paper must be under glass or plexi.
- All work must be available for purchase, and sold works are subject to a 25% commission for members and a 40% commission for non-members.
- All submissions must be the product of a 2025 class or workshop. Works substantially aided by the instructor are not allowed. Copies of original artworks are not allowed, with the exception of pieces produced in classes with a focus on master copies. Any photographs utilized in work must be original and the property of the artist.
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The Art Club carries a blanket insurance policy covering fire and theft, but not breakage. The insurance value is considered 2/3 of the sale price, but no entry is insured for more than $250.
- All submissions must be clearly labeled on the back with artist name and artwork title in advance of drop off.
- All submissions must be checked in with a member of the gallery staff at time of delivery. Works may be delivered December 29 and 30 from 10am - 3pm each day. All works must be delivered by December 30 at 3pm. Works may also be delivered any day up until December 22 by appointment. Gallery staff will inspect all submissions and works that do not meet these specifications will be turned away.
Submitting Online Entry Form:
To participate in this exhibition, artists must fill out the simple online entry form in full for each of the pieces submitted. This must be completed by December 20 at midnight. Late entries will not be accepted. Artworks not entered in our database will be turned away at delivery.
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