The 18th International Encaustic Conference
Juried Show: Resist, Create, Love
with Juror: Patricia Miranda

Exhibition Dates: May 27 - June 6
at the Castle Hill Gallery, 10 Meetinghouse Road
Opening Reception and Celebration: Thursday, May 29,  4-6pm

Submission Deadline: April 18, 2025
(Work must be delivered to Castle Hill by Friday, May 16)

Resist, Create, Love:
How do we create a safe space for our art? What is our message? This theme is very open ended and up for your own interpretation as an artist.

About the Juror:
Patricia Miranda is an artist, curator, educator, and founder of the artist-run orgs The Crit Lab and MAPSpace, where she developed residencies in Port Chester, Peekskill, and Italy. In 2021 she founded the Lace Archive, an historical community archive of thousands of donated lace works and family histories. She has received grants from the Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation (2022);Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (2021); two artist grants from ArtsWestchester/New York State Council on the Arts (2014/21); an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Relief Grant (2021), and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth (2004-5). She has been awarded residencies at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation, I-Park, Weir Farm, Vermont Studio Center, and Julio Valdez Printmaking Studio, and been Visiting Artist at Vermont Studio Center, the Heckscher Museum, and University of Utah. Miranda has developed education programs for K-12, museums, and institutions, including Franklin Furnace, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Institution. She is a noted expert on the history and use of natural dyes and pigments, and teaches about environmentally sustainable art practices. As faculty at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (2005-19) she led the first study abroad program in Prato, Italy (2017). Recent solo exhibitions include: the Olin Fine Art Center (Washington PA), 3S Artspace (Portsmouth, NH), Jane Street Art Center, Garrison Art Center (Hudson Valley, NY), ODETTA Gallery, and Maine Window DUMBO (NYC). Group exhibitions include Spartanburg Art Museum (Spartanburg, SC); Dunedin Fine Art Center (Dunedin FL); HV MOCA (Peekskill NY), The Lyman Allyn Museum (New London, CT), Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), Williamsburg Art+Historical Center, The Clemente Center (NYC), The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at UConn Avery Point, (Groton, CT). Her recent work has been featured in Art New England (2022), Hudson Valley One (2022) and Brooklyn Rail, (2021).

HOW TO SUBMIT: Please fill out the form below.
Questions? Contact Marisa: marisa@castlehill.org / 508-349-7511

Juried Show Application:

Applicants who are conferees must be registered for the Encaustic Conference by April 18, 2025, the date this application is due. Accepted artists are responsible for the cost of shipping and insuring their artwork.   Castle Hill’s commission on all art sales is 40% of the final sale price; the artist receives 60% of the sale. By submitting an application, you are agreeing to these terms.