CALL FOR ARTISTS
REFRACTION: LIGHT, MEMORY, & TIME
Arts Society of Kingston’s YEAR END Members Exhibition
Submission deadline: 9/12/26, 11:59 PM
SHOW DATES: November 7 – December 20, 2026
Arts Society of Kingston invites ASK members to participate in our expansive year-end Members Exhibition, Refraction: Light, Memory, & Time, filling all three of ASK’s galleries for the November and December holiday season.
As the year draws to a close, we invite artists to explore the ways light, memory, and time intersect, bend, transform, and reveal. How does memory alter what we see? How does light change a place, an object, or a moment? What traces of the past remain—and what happens when we look at them through the lens of the present?
We welcome work that responds to the theme literally, metaphorically, or intuitively.
All Media Welcome
Members may submit up to five works in any of the following media:
- Painting
- Drawing & Works on Paper
- Sculpture
- Sketches
- Mixed Media
- Textiles & Fiber
- Ceramics
- Photography
- Other 2D or 3D media
This exhibition is an opportunity to bring together the extraordinary range of artists within the ASK community and create a dynamic, salon-style celebration of our membership.
A Holiday Exhibition with Art for Every Collector
We want this exhibition to be both a celebration of our artists and an opportunity for our community to purchase original art for the holidays.
Each participating artist is encouraged to include at least two works priced at $200 or less. These smaller and more accessible works will help create opportunities for holiday gift-giving while introducing new collectors to the work of ASK artists.
Artists may, of course, include additional works at any price point.
Who Can Participate?
Current ASK members in good standing are invited to participate.
This is a members-only exhibition designed to showcase the breadth, diversity, and creativity of the Arts Society of Kingston community.
Submission
Up to five works per artist. Work that has been submitted in the past will not be accepted.
Please submit work that is:
- Original and ready for exhibition
- Properly framed or prepared for installation
- Clearly labeled with artist name, title, medium, and price
- Available for sale, unless otherwise noted
Submission deadline: 9/12/26, 11:59 PM
Exhibition: November 7–December 20, 2026
Location: Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY
Drop-off: 10/27 (5-8 PM) and 10/28 (1-4 PM)
Pick-up: 12/20 (5-8 pm) and 12/21 (1-4 PM)
Let’s fill all three galleries with the work of our members and make ASK a destination for art, community, and holiday giving this season.
Join us for Refraction: Light, Memory, & Time—and let your work be part of the reflection.
Artwork Submission Requirements
- For Member shows, artist must be a current member of ASK. Open Call shows do not require ASK membership.
- Submit one or two works. To prevent overcrowding, ASK may limit submissions to 1 work, if needed.
- Must be relevant to the Show theme. Please note: photographed nudity is not accepted at this time.
- All artwork must be original and must be owned by artist.
- Explicit nude photography not accepted at this time.
- Work must not have been exhibited at ASK within 1 year.
- Artists will submit 1 jpg/png/mp3/mov file per work.
- Artists must have means to transport the work to/from ASK.
- All work must be for sale. Artists receive 70% of sales during the run of the exhibition. ASK retains 30% of sales.
- All artworks will be exhibited as entered in submission form. This includes the Artist Name, Artwork, Title, Date, Medium, Dimensions, and Price. No changes and/or substitutions will be permitted. Please check your details carefully.
- All exhibitors must schedule 2 (2.5 hour) dates to gallery sit. (ASK survives on volunteerism.)
Artwork Preparation
- Please wire your work to be hung. No sawtooth, strings or hooks please.
- Please create a label and tape to the back of your work:
- Your name
- Phone number – cell numbers are preferable
- Current mailing address
- Email address
- Name of artwork
- Materials used
- Price
- Please create a label and tape to the front of your work:
- Your name
- Name of artwork
- Materials used
- Price
All artists are required to properly frame work to prepare for hanging in our shows. Please find our page of resources created by our Hanging Committee for your use: