DRAWLOWELL:

confluence

September 12 – November 3, 2024

Entry Deadline: July 28, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Notification by: August 2, 2024

Drop-off Date: September 8 and 9, 2024 (location, date, and time will vary – artists will be notified upon acceptance)

Reception Opening: September 14, 2024 (see times below)

Pick-up Date: November 4, 2024, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Department of Art & Design at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is partnering with the Whistler House Museum of Art, Arts League of Lowell, Brush Art Gallery and Studios, and the DRAW team from Columbia University to bring DRAWLOWELL: confluence to Lowell in order to build community and make space for conversations about contemporary drawing practices in the Gateway City. DRAWLOWELL: confluence is an exhibition that foregrounds a broader definition of drawing as a means of sharing ideas and forging connections between art communities in Lowell and the wider art world.

Reception Openings: Saturday, September 14, 2024

University Gallery at UML: 2 – 4 p.m.

Brush Art Gallery and Studios: 2 – 4 p.m.

Arts League of Lowell: 3 – 5 p.m.

Whistler House Museum of Art: 3 – 6 p.m.

Arts Resource Collaborative: all day (continuous window display)

Jurors: The DRAWLOWELL: confluence Organizing Team.

Entry Fee: The WHMA is waving the traditional entry fee for this exhibition. All current members in good standing may submit up to three (3) works of art. If the cost of membership represents a hardship for you, please indicate this on the Google Form.

Entry Requirements: Submissions must be works on paper or works made of paper no larger than 40 inches in any direction. Framing is not required for this exhibition; unframed work will be hung with magnets, so please leave a border.

Upload submissions through Google Forms

Correspondence: Please direct any email inquiries to Deborah Santoro, Gallery Director at University of Massachusetts Lowell, at Deborah_Santoro@uml.edu.

For more information, download the entry form.