CALL FOR ARTISTS

Drawn from Life 2025: Identity

Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson NY

Deadline for Entry: Midnight Sunday July 6th, 2025

Entry Fee: $45.00 for a minimum of 3 pieces; $4.00 additional for each entry thereafter up to a maximum of 8 pieces. ($65) All pieces must be for sale. The gallery will retain a commission of 30% on all sales.

Identity:  Today’s world is fraught with issues around identity.  Who we are, where we came from, whom we love, how we vote- all are increasingly volatile aspects of how our society defines us.  When we draw the human figure, we are in a sense, always drawing ourselves as well.  Upstream Gallery invites artists working in any medium except photography to submit work focused on the human figure that speaks to the idea of individual identity.  All styles ranging from abstract to representational are welcome.

Juror: Dr. Wendy Simonds Wendy Simonds is an artist, playwright and Professor of Gerontology and Sociology at Georgia State University. Simonds’s areas of specialization include gender, sexuality, reproductive justice, aging, and health.

The exhibition will be at Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY from August 7th to August 24th, 2025.

Artists Reception on Sunday, August 10th 2-5 pm

Eligible Work: Drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture are all eligible for this juried show. Successful entries will demonstrate clear thematic relationships among two or more pieces. Photography is not eligible for this exhibition; we hold a separate show for photographic work.

Specifications: Maximum framed size may not exceed 30 x 40 inches. Accepted pieces must be properly wired or mounted for hanging. 3-D work must be ready for wall-mounting or have a base included. The gallery reserves the right to reject poorly presented pieces.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for Entries: Sunday July 6th by midnight.

All entries must be made via SUBMITTABLE

Artist notification within the week following the application deadline.

Friday, August 1st by 5 pm deadline for delivered work if shipping

Monday, August 4th 10 a.m. to 2 pm: Local artists deliver artwork to gallery.

Thursday, August 7th Opening of exhibition

Sunday, August 10th Opening Reception 2-5 pm

Sunday, August 24th Last day of exhibition

Monday, August 25th  Local artists pick up work 10-2 pm

Upstream Gallery

8 Main St. Hastings on Hudson NY 10706 www.upstreamgallery.com

914-674-8548