Members’ Juried

Each year PAAM mounts upwards of five members’ open and juried exhibitions in which participants display their work alongside some of America’s most noteworthy artists.

These exhibitions represent the work of PAAM’s contemporary artist-members, many of whom live on Cape Cod either full-time or for part of the year. While the work varies greatly in media and approach, each artist-member joins a long roster of distinguished artists who have studied, taught, and exhibited at PAAM over the past 100 years. There is no submission fee for members’ exhibitions, but membership must be up to date.

Juried exhibitions at PAAM represent a smaller cross-section of member artists whose work has been chosen by a guest curator after being submitted. Each show reflects the aesthetic judgment and curatorial eye of the invited curator. Any member in good standing may submit their work for consideration. Except in special circumstances, Juried exhibitions do not have themes or size restrictions.

Artist Guidelines

SUBMISSIONS

Drop-Off Day is Tuesday, October 27 from 12-4pm. 

There is no size restriction for this exhibition, and no theme. Artwork must be dry and equipped with a hanging device upon arrival. One submission/person. You can submit your Artwork Receipt online (below)–it will save you the time of filling out the receipt at Drop-Off.

Membership must be valid through January, 2027–anyone can join or renew online here or at Drop-Off.

Early drop-offs are welcome the weekend prior during Museum hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm, but if you are bringing an especially large piece please keep in mind that we may not have appropriate storage available until Tuesday. Due to the short installation period we cannot accommodate late submissions, so consider 10/27 your absolute deadline.

We’ll announce selected artists on this page, by email, and on our Facebook page by Thursday, 10/29 at 3pm (but typically sooner). If your work is not selected, you can pick up that weekend (Fri.-Sun., 12-5pm) or the following Tuesday, 11/3 between 12pm and 4pm at Drop-Off for the Members’ Open: Small Works exhibition. If your work is selected, your Pick-Up Day is Tuesday, January 19 from 12-4pm.

SHIPPING WORK

Shipped works must arrive by Tuesday, October 27. Please submit the online Artwork Receipt (below) prior to mailing the piece and include some kind of identifying information inside the package so we know it’s yours.

PICKING UP WORK

We are happy to ship your piece back to you, please fill out the Return Shipping Form (published in January) to begin the process. We use USPS, and charge a $15 handling fee in addition to the cost of shipping, which includes insurance determined by the price you list for your piece. PAAM cannot ascertain the shipping costs prior to packaging and weighing the artwork for return. 

Alternatively, you can send us a prepaid label from your preferred shipper (FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc.) and a check for the $15 handling fee, or simply send us a blank check that we will fill out when we have determined your shipping charges.

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