Call Description

Green

Juried by Roberto C. Ferrari
 

“Nature’s first green is gold.” — Robert Frost

“It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog
 

Oak leaves waving from the limbs of a tree, grass underfoot, pine needles glistening with dew. Green is nature, the flora that grows from the earth, nourished by sunlight and fed by rain. Parsley, sage, thyme. Green is an herbaceous taste that tingles the tongue with savor. A combination of blue and yellow, a complement of red. Green is a secondary hue that has permeated the history of painting: Mrs. Arnolfini’s enveloping gown; the forests of Poussin and the waterlilies of Monet; Matisse’s stripe of a shadow and Kelly’s purist field of color; Van Gogh’s anxious landscapes and Salman Toor’s queer acidic spaces. Camouflage: protection or aggression? Verdigris: decay or patination? Phlegm, mold, corrosion. Green is organic and sickly, a sign of the need for a cure. Patriotism, eco-nationalism, spirituality. Green is a symbol in the hearts and minds of the People. Celadon, emerald, moss. Green is style and sophistication.

The Cade Art Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD will hold its latest annual National Juried Exhibition on the theme of Green from April 28 to July 14, 2026. We invite artists to consider how this hue and its saturation and values appeal to the senses, or how Green can address issues as far-ranging as nature and health, to politics and religion. Green can also be represented in its most abstract form, and the absence of Green can be as important as its presence. Submissions may be in any medium or technique, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and photography, as well as sound, video, installation, and performative art forms.

The juried gallery exhibition is open to all media. In addition to painting, sculpture, installation, printmaking, photography, and video, we are also happy to accept audio works and the written word.

About the Cade Art Gallery:
 

The Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery is on Anne Arundel Community College’s Arnold campus at 101 College Parkway.  Located on the main floor of the Cade building on West Campus, the Cade Art Gallery at AACC features five exhibitions a year. The span of exhibiting artists is broad, often including up and coming national and regional artists. At the gallery, you can encounter an installation project juried by a museum curator, or the latest painting by an AACC student. More information about Cade Art Gallery exhibitions and programming can be found on our Instagram account: @cadegalleryaacc.

About the Exhibition Juror:

Roberto C. Ferrari is the Curator of Art Properties at Columbia University. He holds a Ph.D. in art history from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and has worked at such prominent institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the guest curator, with Sophie Lynford, of the first US exhibition on the queer Jewish artist Simeon Solomon (1840–1905), scheduled to open at the Delaware Art Museum in 2027.

Calendar:
 

March 8: Call for entries closes
 

March 16: Notification date for artists 
 

April 15 - 17: Artwork drop off (contact to arrange drop off time.)  Shipped artwork must be received by April 17. Artists are responsible for paying for and arranging shipping to and from Cade Art Gallery, AACC, attn.: Karen Barber, Director, Cade Art Gallery, 101 College Pkwy, Arnold, MD, 21012
 

April 28 - July 14, 2026: Exhibition
 

April 29, 5 - 7pm: Public reception and juror talk
 

July 20 - 21: Artwork pick up dates 

Entry Requirements:

Submit up to 5 artworks and an artist statement for each work. Artwork may be in any media.
 

All accepted work must be ready to hang or display, this includes audio and written work. Two-dimensional work must have a braided picture wire on the back. Fragile media should be under plexiglass. Installation art must be prepared by the artist or have detailed instructions that are easy to follow. The gallery has a flat screen video and access to some types of video equipment, including a projector. The gallery reserves the right to refuse any piece that is improperly presented. If art is shipped to the gallery, the artist is responsible for shipping costs both to and from the gallery.

Application Requirements

Artwork must be available from April to July 2026. Artists selected for the show are responsible for shipping the artworks to the gallery and providing a prepaid return shipping label.

Eligibility Criteria

Artists over the age of 18 working in all media are eligible to apply.