Art of the Macabre 2026
October 1–28, 2026
Exhibition Reception: Saturday, October 24, 2–4 pm
Description: It’s alive! Art of the Macabre has risen from the grave. This non-juried community exhibition invites artists of all ages and experience levels to show us art that is scary, creepy, funny, and strange.
The exhibition will be displayed in WAM’s Higgins Education Wing and will be free and open to the public.
Deadline to submit: September 25, 2026. More details in the submission form.
Open Call
Reimagine Mosaics
The Worcester Art Museum is seeking seven creative mosaic-inspired designs to decorate the walls of our Higgins Education Wing Family Nook. Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to apply.
Please design your artwork with one of the following topics in mind:
- Life in Worcester—Designs that celebrate the history of Worcester
- Ancient World—Refer to tesserae tiles and the history of ancient lifestyles
- Traveling through Time—Tell a story from a different time
All mediums are welcome to showcase your design on the base provided. Please do not use seeds or plants. Selected artists will receive a 16″ × 16″ x 0.5″ base to create their artwork.
Deadline to submit: October 30, 2026.
Selections announced: November 6, 2026.
A panel of employees from the Worcester Art Museum will select the most outstanding designs.
All selected artists must be able to pick up the base in person by November 14, 2026.
Open Call
Stories Reimagined
December 9, 2026–January 10, 2027
Exhibition Reception: Sunday, January 10, 2–4 pm
What stories have shaped you? Inspired you? Entertained you? This non-juried exhibition invites artists to share a 2D or 3D illustration of a fictional story they love. Show us your interpretation of a character, location, or scene from a book, comic, manga, movie, TV show, and much more. Artists may also choose to illustrate a fictional story that they wrote themselves!
The exhibition will be displayed in The Museum’s Higgins Education Wing exhibition space and will be free and open to the public.
Deadline to submit: December 4, 2026. More details in the submission form.
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