The Blackstone Valley Art Association is once again hosting its annual free art show. All forms of artwork are being sought – cell phone photography, watercolors, acrylics, oil paintings, sculpture, fabric art, mixed media, drawings, pastels, photography, cyanotypes, and other forms of art at our gallery at 5 South Main Street, Uxbridge. Celebrate the beauty and creativity of our region.

Drop-off of artwork is Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. An in-person reception will be held on Friday, October 24 from 5-7 p.m. Pick-up of artwork will be Saturday, November 15 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

The theme is up to you. Your art can be about any topic at all. All levels of artists are encouraged to participate.

Entering the Show
The theme is wide open. Any topic can be addressed as long as it is family-friendly. Artwork can be any size. That being said, please contact us first if you plan on bringing anything over 20" x 30" in size. We need to arrange for space for those separately.

All wall-hanging items must be properly wired for hanging. Our hanging system does not work with saw-tooth or triangle hangers. If you are new to preparing artwork for shows, read our page on bvaa.org/how-to/how-to-mat-and-frame-a-photo/. Also, please read bvaa.org/submit-register/bvaa-show-terms-and-conditions/

Submissions
To submit your entries use our bvaa.org.submissions/. This show is free to enter. Each artist may submit up to two items. 

Reception
We will be having an in-person reception at the Uxbridge gallery on Friday, October 24th from 5-7pm! We would love to see you there.

Voting is done by the community! Please cast your votes for first, second, and third place. Each person can vote for those three places. You can email votes to [email protected], vote in person, vote on the video, or in any other way that reaches us! Voting is through October 24 about 5:30 p.m. so we can announce the winners at the reception. This means one week of voting, so get those votes in quickly! We hold our reception in October so we can also celebrate Halloween / the Macabre show as a pop-up show.