Open Juried Summer Exhibition 2026

July 3 – July 27

Falmouth Art Center

Falmouth, MA

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Falmouth Art Center's Summer 2026 Open Juried Exhibition will be held in the Falmouth Art Center’s Hermann Gallery.  The Falmouth Art Center hosts a variety of juried exhibitions with the Open Juried Summer Exhibition being held during the height of the summer season on Cape Cod.  Artwork will be hung in the main gallery, offering visitors to Falmouth Art Center an opportunity to view the selected images. Both 2D and 3D art work accepted.  No photography for this exhibit.

ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY:  https://www.smarterentry.com/falmouthart

Visit https://falmouthart.org/ for more information about the Falmouth Art Center.

Please make sure that you submit only images that accurately depict the artwork you are entering. If the submitted on-line entry is not an accurate depiction of the artwork it will be disqualified. No substitutions for the accepted artwork are allowed.

Awards

$200 Best in Show

$100 each- four judge’s awards

Juror

Maggie Van Sciver has been an art appreciator, collector and curator for more than 30 years. She has curated numerous exhibits at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, including Please Touch in 2025; and Nudes, Nudes, Nudes in 2023. She has served on arts, education, business, and charitable organization boards including Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cape Cod Academy, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation, Cape Cod Conservatory, Cape Symphony, and Harwich Junior Theatre. Maggie received the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award in 2008 from the Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands for her distinguished service in support of the nonprofit community and philanthropy on Cape Cod.

Eligibility

No Photography for this exhibit.

Artwork must not have been previously exhibited in the Falmouth Art Center.

All work must be by a living artist.

Artists may submit any number of original works.

All work must be done independently. Do not submit artwork that has been completed under instruction, in classes or workshops.

Art must be done from your own photo references.

AI clarification: No copying other art, including art generated by AI.

Open to members and non-members. Members receive a discount. Please check your email notices from FAC with the discount code.

Only one entry per artist will be accepted. 

Any art work exceeding 40 inches in either direction, including frame, is less likely to be accepted.

Work not suitably framed may be rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fee.

No clamped glass, cardboard, paste on or saw tooth hangers.  Wire hanging only.

No guarantee of acceptance with entry

All 2D art must be framed and wired ready for hanging.  No clamped glass, cardboard, paste on or saw tooth hangers. 

Any work normally glassed and exceeding 30 inches in either direction must be framed using an acrylic glazing (such as Plexiglas) only. Exception: Pastels exceeding 30 inches may be framed with glass due to static interference. Work not suitably framed may be rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fee.

Entering Your Images

Before entering images please make sure that your photo image is an accurate depiction of the art you are submitting. Regardless of being accepted by the juror, it will be disqualified if you deliver art that does not match the on-line submission image.

The entry form must be filled out in its entirety. 

List sizes up to the nearest inch.

Submitted images must not include matting or frame.  Crop the photos to include only the image being entered.  Be sure your images are right-side-up.

Your image must be in JPEG format, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side and no more than 8MB.

 ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY  to enter online. If you have used Smarter Entry in the past you must log in as a Returning User at the bottom of the page. If you are new to Smarter Entry you must first register as a First Time User. After log in, choose FAC Open Juried Summer Exhibit, then follow the steps for payment and upload. Please add Smarter Entry and Falmouth Art Center to your safe senders email list to ensure notifications are received.

If your artwork is accepted:

You will receive an email with details regarding delivery to Falmouth Art Center for either drop-off or shipped options. All art that is accepted must be available for the duration of the exhibit. If your art is not available for the exhibit, a 2-year ban from submitting to juried exhibits at FAC will be imposed.

Images of the art that is entered must match the work that is delivered for the exhibit. FAC will not hang any artwork that does not match the submitted on-line entry image.

If 3D art is accepted please contact Falmouth Art Center if you require display unit

Fees

Members: $15.00 for the first entry and $10 for each entry after the first.    To receive discount, members should use promo code received in FAC email notice

Nonmember: $20.00 for the first entry and $15 for each entry after the first. If you would like to join FAC, please visit our website at                          https://falmouthart.org/product/falmouth-art-center-membership/

Exhibition Dates - .July 3- July 27, 2026

May 7                          JPEGS due by midnight of this date

May 19-22                Notification of acceptance will be                                                     posted on FAC website.                              

                                    Notifications sent to artists by email from

                                    Falmouth Art Center. Please check spam. If

                                    you have not received  notification 

                                   by May 22, please contact FAC office.

June 26                        Shipping deadline for receipt of works                                              shipped to Art Center.  All shipped                                                    work must be suitably packed and must

                                     include a prepaid return label and FAC                                             entry label                                    

June 30                        9-4pm Receiving of Accepted Works                                                hand delivered to 137 Gifford Street,                                               Falmouth MA

 Reception                   July 10    5-7 pm Awards

July 28                         9-4 pm Pick -up of artwork not sold.                                                 Shipped work to be packaged and sent                                           within one week of the show closing

 Sales will be handled by the Falmouth Art Center

Commission to the Falmouth Art Center

30% for members (artist receives 70%)

50% for nonmembers (artist receives 50%)

REGULATIONS By entering through Smarter Entry the artist agrees to the following: The Officers, Board of Directors and employees will use care in handling art work, but in no way are responsible for any damage that may occur in uncrating, moving or hanging art work. FAC reserves the right to reject any work which cannot be displayed in a safe and secure manner, (including poorly framed or wired work) or which does not fully reflect that which is portrayed on the jpeg. Accepted pieces may be used on our website in regards to this exhibit. Pieces will be listed for sale using the JPEG submitted. I understand that the FAC receives a commission on all sales.

Disclaimer/Legal ---

1. The Falmouth Art Center assumes permission for photographing and reproducing entries for publicity purposes unless otherwise stated.
2. The Falmouth Art and anyone connected to it will take the utmost care of artwork submitted but is NOT responsible for damage, loss or theft of artwork. The Artist should obtain necessary insurance.