SOUTH SHORE ARTS FESTIVAL - 2025
Friday, June 13, 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday, June 15, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm • Juried Art Exhibition • Members' Show • Young Artists' Show Receipt of Entries: 70th Annual South Shore Arts Festival
June 13 - 15, 2025
ARTS FESTIVAL HOURS
Saturday, June 14, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
EXHIBITIONS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Over $5000 in cash prizes!
JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26
10:00 am thru 4:00 pm
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA
Deliver all artwork to South Shore Art Center
Jurors:
Candice Driver, the new Norma Jean Calderwood Director of Cambridge Art Association
Anne Emerson, a pastel artist & member of the Copley Society & North Shore Art Association
Serena Zhang, Art Advisor, Elysian Fine Arts
Pick-up Festival artwork:
Sunday, June 15
Cohasset Common
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
If unable to pick up artwork in person, please make arrangements with a colleague to do so. Under NO circumstances may work be removed before the close of Festival at 5:00 pm Sunday, June 15.
All work must be original, have been completed within the last three years, and have not been previously exhibitied at South Shore Art Center (SSAC) or at the Arts Festival. No work will be accepted for the Juried Art Exhibition after 4 pm on Saturday, April 26. All artwork for the Juried Exhibition must be for sale.
Categories:
Media categories for the Juried Exhibition are: Oil and Acrylic, Drawing and Pastel, Watercolor, Printmaking and Mixed Media, Sculpture / 3D, Black & White Photography, Color Photography / Digital Media, Fiber Arts.
Fees:
A nonrefundable $15M/$18NM fee per entry (no limit on number of submissions) is payable upon delivery of artwork.
Juried Show Awards:
$300 Best in Show
$200 First Prize
$150 Second Prize
$100 Third Prize in each media category
MEMBERS' & YOUNG ARTISTS' EXHIBITION
Receipt of Entries:
Friday, May 2
Saturday, May 3
Monday, May 5
10:00 am thru 4:00 pm
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA
Deliver all artwork to South Shore Art Center
Judge:
TBA
Pick-up Festival artwork:
Sunday, June 15
Cohasset Common
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fees:
A nonrefundable $15 fee per entry is payable upon delivery of artwork. No work will be accepted for the Members' Show after 4 pm on Monday, May 5 (only one entry per person). Membership must be current through June, 2025. Members may choose to list work as NFS, but must list value.
Members' Show Awards:
Members' Show: Grand Prize $200
Awards of Excellence (4: @ 100 each)
Honorable Mentions (4)
Ros Farbush COLOR Prize of $150, sponsored by Valerie and Phillip Vitali
YOUNG ARTISTS' EXHIBITION
All two-dimensional work must be either matted or framed. There is no entry fee for young artists. (One entry per person)
Young Artists Show Awards:
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Honorable Mention for the following age groups:
K-4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
GENERAL INFORMATION
Presentation Guidelines:
Please take proper precautions in suspending or supporting your work. Artwork intended to be framed must be securely framed, wired and ready for hanging on S-Hooks. Two-dimensional work not intended to be framed must also be ready to hang on S-Hooks. Clamped glass as a method of framing is not acceptable. Sculpture and three-dimensional entries must be accompanied by a sturdy, stable pedestal.
Sales: Juried & Members' Show:
The artist receives 60% of the purchase price. Mark your label with price. No POR (price on request) listings will be accepted. No pricing changes will be allowed after receipt of entry.
Liability
All due care will be exercised in handling work submitted. As long as the presentation of the artwork is carefully prepared, SSAC will accept responsibility for damage to work submitted. Entry in South Shore Art Center Arts Festival constitutes acceptance of all rules and regulations as stated in the call-for-entries including use of images for promotional purposes. South Shore Art Center will not be responsible for work uncollected at the time indicated above. Regrettably, storage beyond the pick up hour is unavailable.
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About South Shore Art Center
A non-profit organization formed in 1954, South Shore Art Center is dedicated to enriching the communities south of Boston by fostering an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions and education. In addition to a nationally-recognized exhibition program, the Art Center offers courses and workshops for adults and children, and enrichment programs to area schools.
Funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Councils' Festivals Program
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Contact Patrice Maye, Executive Director, pmaye@ssac.org