Nor'Easter: The 51st Annual Juried Exhibition

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to expose contemporary visual arts to a wide audience. This prominent showcase in the Northeast region highlights the exceptional work of emerging and established artists in all media.

WINNERS

First Prize: Martin Dimitrov,  Lost and Scared
Second Prize: Merrill French, Beginning the Descent into Grand Central Station
Third Prize:  Jeanetter Hammerstein, goldfish bowl and the sheets are clean
Juror's Choice: Rebeca Fuchs, Woman in a loop

JUROR—CRISTINA TAFURI

Cristina Tafuri is an exhibitions designer and creative director based in New York. She received her Masters from NYU Steinhardt in Visual Arts Administration, and her Bachelor of Arts from the New School in Curatorial Studies. Her portfolio includes exhibitions for Christie’s, Philips, Levy Gorvy, Gagosian Gallery, Marc Straus, MOMA PS1, LACMA, The National Academy Museum, The Brooklyn Historical Society, and various art fairs around the world, including Art Basel, FIAC, Frieze and Frieze Masters. She has also consuluted on a number of luxury residential building and iconic corporate and hospitality environments in New York and London. She sits on the Annual Young Designers Panel at Frieze Art Fair New York and was included in Architectural Digest’s 30 Under 30 Designers to Watch in 2018.

THIS YEAR'S SELECTED WORKS

IMPORTANT DATES 

SELECTED WORKS

Selected works must be delivered ready to hang/display. Artworks considered unsuitable for hanging/presentation will be refused. Curatorial staff reserves the right to refuse an artwork that is misrepresented through documentation or is not the piece selected by the juror.

SHIPPED ARTWORK

The deadline for receipt of shipped artwork is August 2, 2021. If work is not at the NBMAA by August 2, 2021, we reserve the right to not include it in the exhibition. Any artwork being shipped must include return postage/shipping fee that must be received before the end of the exhibition (August 29, 2021). In the case of inadequate or nonexistent return postage, works will be considered abandoned property and disposed of as the NBMAA sees fit. All artwork should be packaged in a manner that will allow for the materials to be re-used for return shipping. Otherwise please include materials for return packaging. Please do not ship artwork with packing peanuts.

LIABILITY

The Museum will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during, or after the exhibition. No works will be released without proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates noted above will become property of the Museum and will be considered abandoned property and disposed of as the NBMAA sees fit.

SALES

We encourage the sale of artwork; however work does not have to be for sale if selected for the exhibition. The NBMAA will not deduct a commission for any sale of work in the exhibition. The Museum will not serve as a third party for sales; we will provide artist contact information to any individuals inquiring about purchases