April 3 – May 31, 2026
Brush Art Gallery
256 Market Street, Lowell, MA
Our New England Book Artist Members’ Show celebrates the works of our artist book community in all its splendor. With the coming of spring, we are looking forward to seeing what our talented members have been working on during the dark months of winter. Show us your fresh ideas and boundless creativity. The show is being hosted at the beautiful Brush Art Gallery in Lowell, MA. This is a wonderful venue with plenty of space for work that can be hung on the walls as well as suspended from the ceiling, and of course, plenty of pedestals.
This is an open theme show of work that has been created within the last two years and has not been previously exhibited in a NEBA show or at the Brush Art Gallery.
Registration
Registration is now closed.
Loan Agreement
Important Dates
- Registration Opens: Mon., January 5
- Submission Deadline: Sat., February 28
- Acknowledgments emailed by: Sun., March 8
- Shipping Deadline: Fri., March 27
- Hand Deliveries: Wed. and Thu., March 25 and 26, noon-4pm
- Installation: Tues. and Wed., March 31 and April 2
- Opening Reception: Sat., April 18
- Closing: Sun., May 31
- Take Down: Mon. and Tue., June 1 and 2
- Return of unsold work: Starting Wed., June 3, pick up from gallery between noon-4pm
Eligibility
- Open to all members of NEBA in good standing. Please check your membership status before entering.
- Entrants may submit one work.
- Work not previously exhibited in a NEBA show or at the Brush Art Gallery.
Entry Fee
The entry fee is $20, payable to New England Book Artists. It may be either mailed to NEBA, PO Box 320698, West Roxbury, MA, 02132 or paid through PayPal.
Submission Guidelines
- All entrants are assured acceptance of one work. A confirmation email will be sent when your entry fee is paid.
- All work must be completed within the past two years.
- Any work previously shown in a NEBA exhibition may not be submitted again.
- All work must remain for the length of the show and may not be removed for any reason until the end of the show.
- There are no size limitations.
- If your work requires special installation instructions, you may be asked to install it yourself. Please provide all necessary hangers if required for the proper installation of your work.
- All work must be shipped to and arrive by March 27:
Brush Gallery
256 Market Street
Lowell, MA 01852
978-459-7819
- Your name and NEBA Members Show must be on the outside of the package.
- Please use sturdy and reusable packaging when shipping your work as it will be used for return shipping.
- All work shipped by any means must include return postage and a shipping label. Please do not include cash or a check for return shipping with your work. DO NOT use packing peanuts.
- Entry must include the following:
- Artist’s name, address, phone, email address
- Title, medium, size, year, price, or NFS if it is not for sale
- Image file must be labeled in the following format:
Last name_first name_title.jpg
- Image file should be at least 500kb and no larger than 2MB.
- Submit image to chapmansal@gmail.com
- A copy of the release form must be downloaded, filled out, and sent with the work. The form can be found at: https://www.thebrush.org/PDF/LOAN_AGREEMENTweb.pdf
Sales and Commissions
All sales will be handled through the Brush Gallery. The commission is 60% to the artist and 40% to the gallery.
Any questions? Contact Sally Chapman at chapmansal@gmail.com, 617-407-5946 or Brush Gallery Director Jim Dyment at brushdirector@gmail.com, 978-459-7819