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Call for Art: Welcome Home


Welcome Home

Curated by Kenny Mascary, Chief of Staff, Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture

Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) seeks submissions to Welcome Home, an exhibition that captures the complexities of transition, relocation, identity, and community-making in our American culture and, more specifically, as it relates to the tapestry of our region. This exhibit calls upon artists upholding traditional art forms through their perspective as well as artists navigating their personal journeys through their unique approaches to expression. This dynamic exhibit is the curation of not only art, but perspectives- lenses and mirrors- in which to promote engaged learning, compassion, and action with our community members.

ACA welcomes all who self-identify as immigrants or first-generation artists living in the Greater Boston area to apply. This exhibition is presented with support from the Arlington Human Rights Commission, who has generously offered to cover the submission fees for the first 10 Arlington residents who submit work. More information on this is available in our submission form. 

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Delia Tharnish, Education and Programs Director at delia@acarts.org or at 781-648-6220.


Important Dates

Deadline to Submit: Friday, December 6, 2024 Announce Selected Art: Monday, December 16, 2024Art Drop Off: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Exhibition Opens: Thursday, January 16, 2025Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30, 6pm-7:30 pm Final Day of Exhibition: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Art Pick up:  Thursday, March 20, 2025


Submission Guidelines

  • Up to 3 works may be submitted per artist

  • There is a $30 submission fee (The Arlington Human Rights Commission has generously offered to cover the submission fees for the first 10 Arlington residents who submit work)

  • Written statement about your work is required

  • Creatives must be ages 16 and up

  • Work must be ready to hang, be installed, or be displayed. 2D works must be on canvas or framed with a wire in the back for hanging or it will not be accepted. Specific display needs must be specified and provided by the artist.

  • Site-specific proposals are welcome, but there is no guarantee we can accommodate. Please reach out to delia@acarts.org if you have any questions.

  • There are no size restrictions beyond the height of the gallery walls, which is 6 feet tall. There are limited opportunities for anything taller than 6 feet (see site-specific proposals).

  • Artwork shown at ACA in the past year will not be accepted.


About the Curator

Kenny Mascary (he/him) Originally from Haiti, Kenny first arrived in Boston for college in 2004. Kenny then cut his teeth at mission-driven organizations like the West End House Boys and Girls Club, Cambridge Youth Programs, the Cambridge Public Library and more recently, Now + There, before joining the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture as Chief of Staff.

As a DJ, therapeutic mentor, film photographer, board certified basketball referee, and plant dad, Kenny is passionate about connecting with communities and individuals that share a passion and excitement around conversations and experiences that open minds and help co-create spaces to celebrate the creative diversity of Boston’s dynamic and ever-changing cultural fabric.






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