Exhibition Information
Deadline to submit: 7/20/2026
Show Dates: 7/22/2026–8/30/2026
Exhibition Reception: 8/2/2026, 2 pm–4 pm
The return of summer brings many feelings: Joy at the return of leaves. Hope for sunny days. And excitement during fun activities. But for many, summer can also be a time of worry. Heat waves, storms, and droughts all remind us how fragile and precious our climate is. This non-juried community exhibition asks artists to create artworks which explore the many ways in which we can care for the Earth, and how all climate activism begins from a place of love.
If interested, artists have the option to take inspiration from the following exhibitions currently on view at WAM: A Weather Eye: Art and Early Modern Meteorology (on view through 6/28/2026) and Fever Dreams of a Cool-Breathed Earth (on view through 8/16/2026).
The exhibition will be displayed in WAM's Higgins Education Wing and will be free and open to the public.
Applicability: Any current WAM Staff Member, Faculty Member, Faculty Assistant, or Docent may submit one piece. This is a non-juried show: everyone who enters is accepted.
Size: Maximum dimensions: 2D work no larger than 3’ x 3' when framed, 3D work no larger than 2'x3'x2' and 50 lbs. No multi-part artworks, such as diptychs and triptychs.
Ready to Hang: All work must be ready to hang/install with a wire, a hanging hook, or be able to be thumbtacked to the wall. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FULL NAME WRITTEN CLEARLY SOMEWHERE ON YOUR PIECE FOR IDENTIFICATION DURING HANGING.
Drop-off: Please drop off your artwork at the studio programs office (2405), in the Higgins Education Wing. Drop off dates are 7/1/2026 - 7/21/2026, Mon-Sat, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. NO DROP-OFFS SUNDAYS.
No submissions will be accepted after 6/3/2026.
Art Pick Up: 8/31/2026 - 9/18/2026. Mon-Sat, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., NO PICKUPS SUNDAYS.