Challenge the Norm

Call for art:

Group exhibition at Aplomb gallery including cash awards and Virtual Reality presentation April 6 - May 26, 2024


Deadline: March 1, 2024

Submit up to 5 portrait based or figurative works that related to the theme "Challenge the Norm" literally or abstractly. Exhibition juried by Gallery Director Danielle Festa, awards juried in collaboration with Brendon McNaughton.

Read all guidelines and requirements then apply below:



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About the Juror: Danielle Festa has been working as a conceptual realist since graduating with a BFA concentrating in painting from UMASS Amherst in 2007. She has curated exhibitions in Boston, Somerville, MA, Dover, NH and in Virtual Reality. She is a member of NHAA, The Women's Caucus of the Arts and was the Director of the first Friday Dover Art Walk from 2017-2020. She now owns and operates Aplomb Contemporary Portrait Gallery where she exhibits group shows, solo shows and presents her tribute oil portraits via The Aplomb Project.