SOUTH SHORE ARTS FESTIVAL – 2026
71st Annual South Shore Arts Festival
June 19 – 21, 2026
EXHIBITIONS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Over $5000 in cash prizes!
• Juried Art Exhibition
• Members’ Show
• Young Artists’ Show
All Works Must Be For Sale
South Shore Art Center receives 40% of the purchase price. Please submit only works that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety. Work must have been created within the past three years. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. No pricing changes will be allowed after acceptance. Living artists only. Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Entries must not have been previously exhibited at SSAC or the SSAC Arts Festival. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on submitted image, SSAC reserves the right to eliminate if from the exhibition.
Specifications
Two-dimensional work must be professionally presented and firmly wired. No sawtooth hangers, no sandwich frames. 3-D work should include a sturdy pedestal. SSAC will not be responsible for any damages incurred during shipment to our facility or any that arises due to faulty framing.
JPEG SIZING:
Image size for entry on Smarter Entry: Images should be at least 1280 pixels in the longest dimension at 72 ppi, file size not to exceed 2 MB. It is in your best interest to submit high quality images.
Receipt of Entries
JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Receipt of Entries:
Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25
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: TBA
Pick Up / Festival Artwork
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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 21.
All work must be original, have been completed within the last three years, and have not been previously exhibited 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 25. 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’ EXHIBITION
Receipt of Entries:
Friday, May 1, Saturday, May 2, Monday, May 4
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: TBA
Pick Up / Festival Artwork
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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 21.
All work must be original, have been completed within the last three years, and have not been previously exhibited 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 25. 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 $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 4 (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
Receipt of Entries:
Friday, May 1, Saturday, May 2, Monday, May 4
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: TBA
Pick Up / Festival Artwork
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Cohasset Common
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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
Agreement
Submission to Festival 2026 constitutes an agreement with all conditions of this show. South Shore Art Center reserves the right to photograph or use a submitted image for publicity purposes. South Shore Art Center reserves the right to reject any work not resembling the submitted entry or work that is not ready to be shown according to the aforementioned specifications.
Liability
I understand that South Shore Art Center will insure work accepted to the extent of 60% of the artist’s stated value while the work is in the Art Center’s custody and control.
NOTIFICATION:
All submitting artists will receive a group email with a list of accepted works. Please ensure you check the email address you use for registering with SmarterEntry, we will be using this email.
