Small Works: Hearth and Home

Hearth and Home: Traditions in Small Works is a juried exhibition celebrating the warmth, ritual, and intimacy of the winter holiday season. Local and regional artists are invited to interpret seasonal domestic life through small two-dimensional works, including painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, and mixed media. Themes include hearths and kitchens, seasonal meals, ritual objects, windows, small gatherings, and quiet interiors. The exhibition runs November 13–December 31, 2026, in Bennington, Vermont.

Winter holiday traditions and seasonal domestic life: Hearth & Home; The Set Table; Ritual Objects; Windows Looking In or Out; Small Gatherings; Quiet Interiors.

Eligibility: local and regional artists; New England and Upstate NY artists are encouraged. All 2-D media are welcome, including but not limited to painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, and mixed media. Photography and digital media are not accepted. Works must be 192 square inches or smaller (example: 12 × 16 inches), excluding the frame. Work must be framed and wired for hanging; gallery-wrapped canvases are not allowed. Hand delivery only, to Monument Arts & Cultural Center, 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT. Entry fees are $25 for the first two entries and $10 for each additional submission, up to five total; fees are non-refundable. Works must be for sale; NFS is not allowed. Maximum sale price is $1,200, and the MAC Center retains a 35% commission on sales. Awards: 1st Place – $250; 2nd Place – $150; 3rd Place – $100; Peoples’ Choice – $150. Submit original, high-quality JPEG/JPG files; PNG and TIFF are not accepted. Images must show only the artwork, without visible matting, frames, or background, and must be correctly oriented. Images should be at least 1,500 pixels on the longest edge and no larger than 30 MB; sRGB is recommended for best results. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet requirements and may affect jury review or lead to disqualification. ShowSubmit automatically resizes larger images to 300 DPI and 1,500 pixels on the longest edge; files already meeting specifications are not resized. Files need not be renamed before uploading; the system automatically names them using the artist's last name, first initial, and work title. Pay by credit or debit card. Entries must be submitted and paid by October 23, 2026. Artist and image information may be edited, and images added or substituted, until the deadline; entries cannot be accepted or changed afterward. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Results will be posted in the applicant's ShowSubmit account by the end of October 28, 2026, with an email notification; applicants should check their accounts, as individual inquiries about results cannot be answered.