APPLY NOW TO THE 13TH ANNUAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION: Open to All U.S. residents 18 years and older.  Accepting work through Sunday, September 20, 2026.

Main Street Arts of Clifton Springs, NY hosts the 13th annual national juried exhibition of small works (12 inches or less, per side*) is open to artists working in all media-excluding video/sound and installation art.

*Framing may extend up to 16 inches total; But the Artwork must be 12" or less, per side.*

Please note, artwork for this juried exhibition will be selected from images submitted through Submittable—please do not send artwork until you receive a Submittable acceptance email.

File Size: Submit .JPEG files at least 1000 pixels in any direction. Files should generally be between 1MB and 10MB.

File Names: The File Name should be your Artwork Name. (Example: “The Green Arch” should be the JPEG image file name you upload to Submittable).

Juror: TBD  (In 2025-Heather Olson, Gallery Curator at Main Street Arts)

Important Dates:

• Exhibition Dates: November 7 - December 23, 2026 (closes at 3pm)
• Artist Reception: November 7 @ 3-6pm
• Submission Deadline: By 11:59pm on Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Notification to artists: On or by Saturday, September 26, 2025

• Accepted artwork due: By Saturday, October 10, 2025
• IF MAILING WORK-USE UPS & INCLUDE A UPS PRE-PAID RETURN LABEL (these are valid for up to 90 days).
• RETURN SHIPPING LABEL: Please do not issue the UPS return label until Friday, 10/2 so that the 90-day return mailing label is valid for us to return mail your work through 12/30. As long as you mail the work to us by Monday 10/5 it should arrive to us by the 10/10 due date.

• Pickup of Artwork in-person: Tues, January 5 @ 10-6 or Wed, January 6 @ 10-6.

A total of $2,000 in cash awards, "Best in Show" receives $1,000!  This exhibition will be in the main floor gallery at Main Street Arts and online. See images of exhibitions from previous years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.

Email or call with questions: contact@mainstreetartsCS.org or 315-462-0210

Thanks - we look forward to seeing your work!

Sincerely,

Heather Olson, Executive Director/Gallery Curator