Call for Art

January 2 - February 1, 2026
Kingston Gallery is seeking work in all media and disciplines for The Blue of Distance

Juror: Beth Kantrowitz of bk projects

Kingston Gallery is seeking work in all media and disciplines—abstract, representational and conceptual—in response to the essay, The Blue of Distance, by Rebecca Solnit. We are looking for work that explores concepts such as the sensation of longing, desire, appearance, distance, intangibility, light, arriving, departing, solitude. We are also thinking about work that focuses on the unknowable, things there seen from here, or that which cannot be possessed. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2025.

"For many years, I have been moved by the blue at the far edge of what can be seen, that color of horizons, of remote mountain ranges, of anything far away. The color of that distance is the color of an emotion, the color of solitude and of desire, the color of there seen from here, the color of where you are not. And the color of where you can never go. For the blue is not in the place those miles away at the horizon, but in the atmospheric distance between you and the mountains. 'Longing,' says the poet Robert Hass, 'because desire is full of endless distances.' Blue is the color of longing for the distances you never arrive in, for the blue world."
— Rebecca Solnit

IMPORTANT DATES:

Entry Deadline: September 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT
Notification of acceptance: October 5, 2025

Work to be dropped off (not shipped): Monday, December 29, 5-7pm and Tuesday, December 30, 10am-12 noon

Pick Up: Sunday, February 1, 2026, 5-7pm, Monday, February 2, 10am-12pm 

Exhibit Dates: January 2 - February 1, 2026
First Friday opening: January 2, 5-8pm

JUROR:

Beth Kantrowitz is an independent curator and art consultant, representing emerging and mid-career contemporary artists primarily from the Northeast. She is most well known as the Co-Director of Drive-by Projects in Watertown, MA and previously the acclaimed Allston Skirt Gallery in Boston. Beth brings 20+ years of experience with artists working in all media, giving her a unique perspective on the arts community. She is inspired to curate thought-provoking exhibitions at galleries and unusual venues.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

All media will be considered, and alternative media is welcomed. There is no minimum size requirement, but once installed, work may not exceed 6 feet in height.

Submission is online only and jpegs should not exceed 1200 pixels in the longest dimension and should not exceed 5MB file size. Video files should be .mp4 or .mov files. Audio files should be .mp3 or .wav files. Selected artwork must be dropped off and picked up at the gallery, no shipping. The gallery is not responsible for damage to artwork that is poorly displayed or damaged in transit. All 2D work should be ready to hang and works on paper must be framed. Artists are responsible for the display of digital media (monitors, etc.) and 3D work must include a list of needs such as pedestals, mounts, etc. The gallery will take a 50% commission on sales. 

Delivered artwork must be the same works submitted in the application. Presentation must be professional: i.e., no clip frames.

Please email submissions@kingstongallery.com with any questions.

Submission fee: $35 for up to 5 images per artist.

An artist-run gallery incorporated in 1982, Kingston Gallery exhibits work of Boston-area contemporary artists. Gallery Artists specialize in a diverse range of media, including painting, photography, sculpture, and installation. Kingston Gallery exhibitions are widely viewed and receive regular attention in both print and online publications including Art in America, Art New England, ArtScope, and The Boston Globe. 

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450 Harrison Ave, No. 43
Boston, MA 02118