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No Apologies: National Call for Entry
Artists are invited to submit functional or sculptural work relating to the theme No Apologies. No Apologies is a celebration of womxn and femme artists who reject containment—who shout, clash, rupture, and insist. In a world that still rewards the quiet, the delicate, the pleasing, these artists take up space with unapologetic force. Their work is wild, messy, defiant—an aesthetic rebellion against the idea that femininity must be soft or silent.
These pieces are not polite. They do not wait to be invited in. They arrive as interruption, as noise, as radical presence. Through color, texture, volume, and gesture, these artists push against the boundaries of what femme art is allowed to be. In the spirit of art as protest, expression, and survival, No Apologies amplifies the creative voices of those long told to tone it down.
Juried by: Corran Shrimpton
Exhibition Dates: October 3- November 2, 2025
Exhibition Location: Mudflat Studio, Somerville MA
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Submission Deadline:
August 8, 2025
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Eligibility:
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Artists over 18 residing in the US or Canada
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Work(s) must be completed within the last 3 years
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Only original works will be accepted. Accepted works must be the same as the image that is submitted. No substitutions will be accepted.
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Artwork must be under 25 inches in any direction and must weigh less than 50 lbs.
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Work must be created using at least 50% clay
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Work must be ready to be installed upon delivery if accepted
Apply:
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Artists may submit up to 3 entries with 2 image per entry.
Fees: In order to make applying to this show more accessible and remove barriers for artists, there is no entry fee to apply
Entry Procedures:
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Fill out the application form,
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Each image should be at least 200 dpi and a minimum of 1200px on the small dimension
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Images should be sent as JPEGs or PNGs
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Please label each piece with lastname_first inital_entry# (example: 1 entry with a detail shot would be Smith_J_1a.jpeg : Smith_J_1b.jpeg)
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Incomplete applications will not be considered
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Photography: Participating artists must allow Mudflat studio and gallery visitors to photograph work that is on display for promotional and educational purposes. Images of accepted works will be used by Mudflat for promotional purposes (website publications, social media sharing, printed publications).
Sales: All works must be for sale. Mudflat may use digital images of selected works to sell artwork online as well as on the premises. A 50% commission will be retained by Mudflat. Payment for sold artwork(s) will be mailed no later than 2 weeks after the show closing.
Shipping: Artists are responsible for shipping or delivery of accepted work(s) to Mudflat and are responsible for ensuring that the work(s) is packed in a safe manner to travel to and from Mudflat. Mudflat is not responsible for pieces broken in transit. No substitutions will be accepted. Mudflat is not responsible for pieces broken or lost in transit. Mudflat will pay for return shipping if the work(s) is unsold. Any work that is hand-delivered must be picked up. Any work left at Mudflat 90 days past the closing date of the exhibition will be considered in-kind donations to Mudflat Studio. All work(s) must be received by the shipping deadline, or they may be excluded from the show. Work should be shipped to: Mudflat Studio, c/o Kate Kuligowski, 81 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145.
Terms and Conditions:
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Accepted artwork may not be withdrawn prior to the closing dates of the exhibition.
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Mudflat Studio reserves the right to exclude work from the exhibition that arrives damaged, is unstable, or work that differs from the originally submitted entry images.
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Pieces must be ready for exhibition and be able to be installed by Mudflat staff.
DATES:
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Submission deadline: August 8, 2025
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Notification date: August 22, 2025
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Work arrival: September 12-22, 2025
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Opening reception: Oct 3, 2025
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Closing date: November 2, 2025
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Work pickup start/shipments out by: November 6, 2025
About the Juror
Corran Shrimpton
Corran Shrimpton is from Syracuse, NY and received her MFA from Georgia State University and her BFA from Alfred University. She has worked at a number of ceramic studios including The Saratoga Clay Arts Center in upstate NY, the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, FL and the Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL. Her work explores the restriction and contortion of women’s bodies required by our beauty-obsessed culture and prompts us to consider our expectations of femininity, their origins, and their effects. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and is in the permanent collection of The Newcomb Museum of Art. She is the recipient of the Lisa Elwell Ceramic Artist Endowed Encouragement Award, ArtFields Merit Award, the Hambidge Residency and the Welch Fellowship at GSU. Corran is Mudflat Studio’s 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence.
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