The Color of Joy - Artist Call
- Milford Arts Council
- Feb 12
- 2 min read
Artists leverage the power of color to evoke emotions or tell stories, exploring the use of bold hues to express feelings of joy, optimism, and passion.Authors may celebrate a meaningful color in their prose or verse striving to immerse the reader. Or, set a scene that invokes feelings of joy, optimism or passion.
Opening Reception – Thursday, April 16, 6pm, Firehouse Gallery
Key Dates
Location: Firehouse Gallery – for exhibit, opening reception, works intake and works pickup
Submission Deadline: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Exhibit Judge – Eileen Carey
Education / Professional Career
Eileen Carey is a Connecticut-based artist and art-educator. She received her BS and MS degrees in Art Education from SCSU and has taught art at Joel Barlow High School, Redding and Woodhouse Academy, Milford.
Eligibility
The subject is open to the artist’s choice.
Artwork may be two- or three-dimensional.
Work must be original with the artist’s own concept and design.
Work must have been created in the past three years and not previously exhibited at the Milford Arts Council galleries.
Any painting or drawing style may be employed for 2d works including digital painting.
Any traditional 3D medium such as stone, wood, metal, or clay. (3D Printing not accepted)
Size and Weight Restrictions
Art work cannot exceed 30” in width and 30″ in height, including frame.
No work can weigh more than 20 pounds.
Contact the MAC office to request a size or weight restriction exemption
Not eligible: classwork, reproductions, audio or video-art, AI generated works, giclee prints, 3D Printing.
Submission Guidelines
Artists may submit a maximum of three (3) artworks for consideration, priced for sale or NFS.
Entry fee: $20 1st work / $10 for each additional 1-2 works.
Written Works $10 for each piece – 1 work per submitter.
Member discounts apply. Log in at shopping cart page.
Your work must be submitted via our online form. The link to the form and instructions follow below.
For more information contact the Milford Arts Council at 203-878-6647 or visit: http://milfordarts.org
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