PROSPECTUS: 2026 Outdoor Summer Arts Festival in Essex, CT
Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery announce a Call for Representational and Abstract Painters,
Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry
Designers and Crafters for the Summer Arts Festival.
Open to visual artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood,stone and clay.

Sat, June 20 (10-5pm); Sun, June 21 (11-5pm) Essex Town Green, 12 Main Street, Essex CT
Submission Process
To ensure a variety of work at the Festival, there is a maximum of 40 Exhibitors, limited by
medium.
Email jpegs and a short bio to barbara@spectrumartgallery.org
THREE DIGITAL IMAGES OF ARTWORK (HIGH RESOLUTION JPEGS, 300dpi, 1-2MBs) Must
Include Title, Materials used and Size for each jpeg. In the subject line of the email
please note: Submissions for Summer Arts Festival
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY. Maximum 300 words. Needs to be written in the 3rd person. Describe
artistic style, awards, education, participation in art shows, and other noteworthy
information. Word Document only. DO NOT send bios as images (i.e. JPEGs) or as PDFs.
Full resumes or CVs are NOT accepted and will be returned to artists for resubmission.