125th Annual open Juried Art Exhibition of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club
May 26th to June 20th, 2026 at the Guilford Art Center (GAC) Gallery, 411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437
the NEW HAVEN PAINT & CLAY CLUB (NHP&CC)
The NHP&CC, founded in 1900, is the oldest continuously active artists’ association in Connecticut. The Club showcases the work of its members and regional artists through annual exhibitions and actively supports the visual arts in the greater New Haven, CT area and beyond. In addition, it holds a large permanent collection of art works purchased from its exhibitions and loans them to several public venues. It also offers merit awards, scholarships, free programs, and lectures to the local arts community. In its early years, membership was by invitation. Now, artists accepted into two of the Club’s juried shows are eligible for active membership. Jurors are experienced artists, academics, or museum professionals who are not members of the Club. More information about the Club and its permanent collection can be found on its website at www.newhavenpaintandclayclub.org.
This Year’s Juror, Nancy Stuart, PhD
Dr. Stuart is an artist, an educator, and an administrator with former leadership roles at the Cleveland Institute of Art where she was provost, the Rochester Institute of Technology where she was associate dean, and the University of Hartford Art School where she was dean and from where she retired in 2024. Dr. Stuart remains active in the regional arts community and is currently the director of education for Five Points Art Center in northwestern Connecticut.
Awards
• Over $4000 in prizes and other funds for possible addition of artworks to the NHP&CC’s permanent collection.
Gallery hours
• The GAC gallery is open on Mondays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, and on Sundays from 12 to 4 PM.
RECEPTION
• Sunday, May 31st, 2026 from 1 to 3 PM, with awards presented at 2 PM.
PLEASE NOTE: All accepted artworks will also be exhibited on the NHP&CC website.
ENTRY RULES: The NHP&CC retains the right to decline work that does not comply with the following:
• Acceptable artworks include most fine art media and processes, such as ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. No AI generated artworks or videos will be considered.
• All artworks must be the artists’ own concept and design. No reproductions, classwork, or giclée prints will be allowed.
• Artists must be at least 18 years old and from the Northeast USA, including New York and New Jersey.
• Artworks should have been created within the last 3 years and not previously exhibited with the NHP&CC.
• Wall art must be no larger than 36 inches wide including the frame.
• No clip frames, brackets, or wet artworks are allowed.
• The NHP&CC curatorial staff prefers that all wall art should be securely wired for hanging. Any wall art that requires non-traditional installation methods (for example, by magnets or other means) must be approved by the NHP&CC curatorial staff before submission. Contact Michael Centrella about non-traditional installation requirements by email at michael_ctart@yahoo.com.
• Sculpture is limited to 75 pounds and 36 inches in any direction. Artists should provide their own stands.
• PLEASE NOTE: If accepted by the juror, all artworks will be mounted and displayed with no indemnity by the NHP&CC or the GAC gallery.
ENTRY LIMITS AND FEES
• Each artist is allowed a maximum of 3 submissions. Only 1 artwork may be accepted.
• Active NHP&CC members who are up to date on dues: $30 for the first entry, and $10 for each additional entry.
• All others: $45 for the first entry, and $10 for each additional entry.
• Entry fees are non-refundable
Online Submission
• Dates: March 23rd through April 18th, 2026.
• Entries will be accepted ONLY through OnlineJuriedShows Log in and click Enter This Show above (or click Create New Account) to begin your submissions.
• Please submit high quality 72 dpi images under 4 MB, and close to 1920 pixels on the longest side.
• File names must only include letters and numbers with no spaces, and end with the extension .jpg.
• Assistance with photographing, sizing, and uploading your artworks can be obtained by visiting the OJS website at www.onlinejuriedshows.com/help.aspx, or by contacting OnlineJuriedShows at onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.
Notification of Acceptance
• Notices of acceptance and/or decline will be received by email from On Line Juried Shows on or about May 4th, 2026. Results will be available in your OnlineJuriedShows artist profile. Artists whose artworks have been accepted for the exhibition will also receive the following with their acceptance notes:
• Instructions to inform the NHP&CC that they received their acceptance note and to guarantee delivery of their artwork to the GAC on time.
• A form to fill out and attach to back of their artwork.
• A liability waiver to sign and bring to the GAC with their artwork.
Receiving
• PLEASE NOTE: All accepted artworks must be hand delivered to the GAC. The NHP&CC is unable to receive shipped artworks.
• Dates: Friday, May 22nd from 2 to 4 PM and Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 from 10 AM to 12 noon, with no exceptions.
Removal
• PLEASE NOTE: No artwork can be removed before June 20th, 2026 at 2 PM.
• Dates: Saturday, June 20th from 2 to 4 PM and Sunday, June 21st, 2026 from 12 noon to 2 PM.
• Unclaimed art will incur a $50 late pick-up fee.
SALES
• The NHP&CC encourages that all artworks should to be available for sale. It allows pieces to be designated as not for sale (NFS), but it does not allow price on request (POR).
• The NHP&CC receives a 20% commission of the purchase price on all artworks sold.
• Artists whose artworks are purchased for the NHP&CC Permanent Collection receive 80% of the catalog price.
Active Membership
• Artists become eligible for, and are invited to active membership in the NHP&CC after their artwork has been accepted into two separate NHP&CC juried exhibitions.
Liability
• Professional and realistic care will be taken with artworks in the show. Submission indicates that the artist agrees that neither the NHP&CC nor the GAC are responsible for loss or damage, as per the artist-signed waiver.
Artist’s RIGHTS and NHP&CC Rights
• The artist reserves all copyrights and reproduction rights for their artworks in the exhibition.
• The NHP&CC may reproduce or duplicate images of the artworks in the exhibition for public relation purposes and announcements directly related to the exhibition.