The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC) will host an exhibition celebrating the work and art of its Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship (CEF) participants at City Hall in the Scollay Square Gallery during late April through the month of May in 2024. The proposed exhibit celebrates ten years of the program centering its mission around supporting under-represented communities. The exhibition aims to provide a platform for promoting, supporting and celebrating the artists’ creative practices, and mark the culmination of a decade of CEF and the community it has fostered.
CEF aims to serve makers and creatives in the community—empowering creative entrepreneurs who inspire and educate their peers, creating a powerful, long-term ripple effect in their communities. Candelaria Silva-Collins has led the program for almost a decade, as its artist centered champion. Ileana Doble Hernandez now leads the program as CEF Coordinator. This is the first year the program will be run predominantly in Spanish.
Important Dates
Exhibition dates: April 22nd - May 31st, 2024
Submission Deadline: March 15th, 2024
Acceptance Notification: April 2nd, 2024
Accepted Work Receiving: Friday, April 19, 2 PM - 5 PM & Saturday, April 20, 9 AM - 3 PM
Works will be dropped off directly at Boston City Hall.
Reception & Awards: Friday, April 26th 6 PM - 8 PM
Pick up Work: June 1st – June 2nd - during gallery hours
If you must ship your work please coordinate an earlier date and delivery logistics with Paige Roehrig (paige@artsandbusinesscouncil.org). Artworks cannot be shipped to Boston City Hall.
Delivery address:
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
15 Channel Center Street, Unit 103
Boston, MA 02110
Criteria for Submission:
Please contact Paige Roehrig (paige@artsandbusinesscouncil.org) with any questions about the submission criteria:
- Up to three works may be submitted by a CEF Fellow. One work will be accepted into the show from each fellow. A panel of non-A&BC staff will review submissions for selection.
- There is no submission fee or commission fee for this exhibition.
- Two-dimensional works must not exceed 42 inches in width including the frame if applicable.
- Submitted two-dimensional works do not require a frame. However, all work intended to be displayed on a wall must be ready to hang upon delivery.
- Submitting works can include (but not limited to): two-dimensional, three-dimensional, video, audio, written work, digital, etc.
- We recommend that all images files submitted online should be 300 dpi. To help us keep images organized, please consider labeling your files - Artist’s last name, first name, title, and medium.
- Sculptures must be less than 30” in any direction and weigh no more than 35 lbs.
- The sale of artwork will be the responsibility of exhibiting fellows. Depending on the fellow's preference, contact info can be provided with their work for inquiry.
- No work differing significantly in person from its online submission or deviating from any of the criteria set forth above will be included in the exhibition.
- By submitting work to this exhibition, artists are agreeing to these requirements.