🎨 Sterling Art Collaborative 2026 Fall Art Show

Call for Artists

✨ Share your creativity with the community ✨

You are invited to exhibit your work at the
Sterling Arts Collaborative Art Show

📅 Artist Dropoff Friday,September 25, 2026
🕙 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026
🕙 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

📅 Sunday, September 27, 2026
🕙 11.00am – 4:00 PM

📅 Artist Pickup Sunday, September 25, 2026
🕙 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

📍 Sterling 1835 Town Hall
31 Main Street, Sterling, Massachusetts

🌿 Who May Participate

Artists from Sterling and surrounding communities
🖼️ Exhibit Your Work

Submit up to THREE pieces

Maximum size: 18” x 24” (framed)

Accepted Media:
Watercolor · Acrylic · Oil · Prints · Photography · Ceramics · and other visual arts

Prepare to Hang Your Work

All artwork MUST BE SECURELY WIRED and ready for hanging.

NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS OR HOLES FOR HANGING.

Artwork will be displayed on free standing grid panels and hung on "S" hooks.

Ensure your wire will support the weight of your artwork!

Any artwork not Museum Wired will be rejected and will not be displayed!

See the links below that describes proper wiring for hanging.

Tutorial on Picture Frame Wiring

Video on wiring your artwork for hanging

💫 Sales Opportunity

Artists may choose to offer their work for sale.
All transactions are handled directly between artist and buyer.

💵 Hanging Fee

Maximum of three submissions per artist.
Pre-registered members: No hanging fee.
Pre-registered non-members: $5 per piece, payable in advance via Venmo, PayPal, or check.
Drop off day, walk-in entries: $10 per piece for all artists, regardless of membership status.

✉️ Registration

Pre-registration is required
🗓️ Deadline: September 22, 2026

✔ Space is limited — first come, first served

✔ Pre-register by email; Submit email to: sterling.arts.treasurer@gmail.com

✔ By pre-registering, you are agreeing to the terms of the SAC 2026 Art Exhibit Release Agreement below.

Required email contents:

Your first name, Your last name, Your email, Your phone #, Your Address, SAC Member (Y/N)

Title of Artwork Piece #1, Media, Sale Price or NFS, Size W x H in inches

Title of Artwork Piece #2 (optional), Title, Media, Sale Price or NFS, Size W x H in inches

Title of Artwork Piece #3 (optional), Media, Sale Price or NFS, Size W x H in inches

📦 Artwork Pickup

🕓 Sunday September 27, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Sterling Arts Collaborative Review Committee reserves the right to decline artwork deemed inappropriate for the show.

🌟 Celebrate art. Support local artists. Share your vision. 🌟

About Sterling Arts Collaborative

Sterling Arts Collaborative is a non-profit, 501c3 organization located in Sterling, Massachusetts.

The Collaborative’s goal is to bring increased opportunities for the public, of all ages and abilities, to have art-related experiences in their lives.

Please contact us at sterling.arts.treasurer@gmail.com with any questions, or visit our website for more information: https://www.sterlingartscollaborative.org

SAC 2026 Art Exhibit Release Agreement

Sterling Arts Collaborative – Art Show Artist Participation Agreement (2026)

By participating in the 2026 art show sponsored by the Sterling Arts Collaborative, Inc. (“SAC”), the ARTIST agrees to the following:

Liability Waiver

The ARTIST agrees to hold harmless the Sterling Arts Collaborative and the Town of Sterling from any and all claims for damage, injury, or loss of personal property, including artwork, or personal injury arising from participation in this event.

Artwork Handling and Requirements

The ARTIST understands that all artwork will be handled by SAC volunteers.

All submitted artwork must:

Be properly framed or be on museum ready canvas
Include a secure hanging wire on the back (not taped on please)
Be suitable for display on a free-standing metal gridwork system
Not exceed a framed size of 18” x 24”

Sales of Artwork

The ARTIST may choose to display artwork for exhibition only or offer it for sale.

All sales transactions are the sole responsibility of the ARTIST. SAC is not a party to any sale. The ARTIST is responsible for:

Identifying which pieces are for sale
Providing contact information for interested buyers

Hanging Fee

A $5 hanging fee per pre-registered artwork applies (maximum of three pieces). Pre-registered SAC members are exempt from this fee.

Drop off day walk-in entries: $10 per piece for all artists, regardless of membership status

Payment may be made by Cash, Check, Venmo, or PayPal.

If paying by check in advance, please make checks payable to Sterling Arts Collaborative and mail to:

Sterling Arts Collaborative
P.O. Box 433
Sterling, MA 01564-0433

Drop-off and Pickup

Participants agree to:

Deliver up to three pieces of hang ready artwork to Sterling 1835 Town Hall, 31 Main Street on Friday, Septermber 25, 2026, between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Retrieve artwork on
Sunday September 27, 2026, between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM

If additional time is needed for pickup, ARTISTs should notify SAC in advance.

Security

While SAC will have a gallery observer present during public hours, SAC cannot guarantee security of artwork outside those hours. The building remains in use for other community programs when the show is not open to the public.

Agreement and Acknowledgment

By pre-registering, I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions outlined above for participation in the 2026 Sterling Arts Collaborative Fall Art Show.

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