Creatives! Submit Your Artwork

CALL FOR ART: Steadfast Companions: Animals and Artists

The HCA Artist Collective is excited to announce a call for artwork for “Steadfast Companions: Animals and Artists,” a special exhibition celebrating the creativity and spirit of our students, instructors, and community members.

This show invites you to explore the theme “Animals and Artists”—whether that means showcasing a beloved creature that inspires you, capturing the spirit of wildlife, or interpreting the bond between humans and animals in your own unique way.

For more information, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZEJ9YOeuHMg87KEsj1q3fkuFATpcG0wdQansfwZEjJEGGow/viewform 

CALL FOR ART: 2026 Winged Feet Exhibition and Auction

Winged Feet 2026, April 3-26, 2025

Opening Reception: April 3 6-7 p.m.

Entry Deadline: 1/30/2026

Artist Notifications: 2/5/2026

Art drop off at HCA: 3/21-22/2026

Hopkinton Center for the Arts and 26.2 Foundation, 501(c)(3) organizations, invite artists to submit their proposal for a Winged Foot, a project celebrating the Boston Marathon. The Winged Feet will be displayed on the Hopkinton Town Common from April 3 through April 26.  Winged Feet will be auctioned off to benefit the Hopkinton Center for the Arts and the 26.2 Foundation.   

Twenty-six proposals will be chosen this year. If your proposal is selected you will be paired with a local business sponsor who will provide a stipend of $500 to cover the cost of art materials.  Sponsors are chosen at random.  Stipends will be paid at the opening reception.  If you cannot attend it will be mailed to you.

If an artist’s proposal is accepted they will be provided with a flat winged foot cut out of Versatex.  Designs must be family friendly and weather resistant. The winged feet will be approximately 2 feet wide by 3-foot-high exterior art installations that will be mounted to a metal pole which will that rests at eye level. Designs should be appropriate for all ages.  

When designing the Winged Foot please ensure that the foot points to the right so that all of the Winged Feet on display are facing the same way.  Please only paint one side of the winged foot, if you want to paint the reverse please use a solid color, a metal pole will be affixed to the back for the outdoor installation.

For full details, visit https://wingedfeet2026.artcall.org/.

CALL FOR ART: Depth of Field: Open Call for Photography

March 16 - April 8, 2026

Reception: Friday March 20th, 6-7 p.m.

Entry Deadline: March 6, 2026

Artist Notifications: March 9, 2026

Art drop off at HCA: March 12-13, 2026

Pick up artwork: April 9-10, 2026

This exhibit aims to honor the art of photography in all its forms, embracing the wide range of approaches and styles that photographers bring to the medium. By showcasing this diversity, we celebrate the creative spirit and the unique perspectives that make photography such a powerful art form.

Everyone is  invited to submit online applications containing 1 or 2 works of art no larger than 30”wide. There is no age limit.

HCA Members will receive a discount on the submission fee, for coupon code please email [email protected]

No AI (Artificial Intelligence) artwork will be accepted.

Our guest judge will be Rebecca Skinner.  She will be picking first, second and third place winners and three honorable mentions that will be announced at the reception on Friday March 20th 

https://hca-depthoffield2026.artcall.org/

HCA CALL FOR ART: Arts in Bloom 2026 - For The Birds

April 29- May 29, 2025

Opening Reception: May 9, 6 p.m.

Entry Deadline: 04/08

Artist Notifications: 04/11

Art drop off at HCA: 4/25-4/26

Show opens: April 29

Pick up artwork: 05/30-31

HCA is excited to announce our 21st annual Arts in Bloom exhibition, juried by artist Marcia R. Wise, who will choose the artwork to be exhibited and select six outstanding works for awards. The six winning artists will receive cash prizes totaling over $1,000.

The Hopkinton Garden Club will be choosing several pieces to inspire floral arrangements that will be on display in the gallery.  Last year, we had ten floral arrangements. Garden Club members choose a piece that inspires them.

The theme for this year’s Art in Bloom is For the Birds. This phrase, commonly used as an idiom, refers to something perceived as worthless, not to be taken seriously, of no value, or only believed by the gullible, or to express a dismissive or irreverent attitude. We’d like you to consider the concept of frivolity, things that waste our time (Bills, laundry, politics, addiction to devices, pop culture, cold weather, high prices, scam calls, namedropping, boasting, etc.) Incorporate humor or sarcasm into your creative choices to capture the essence of this theme.  

Although you may submit artworks that depict flowers, please consider other subjects to make it more interesting for the floral designers. 

https://artsinbloom2026.artcall.org/