The Bristol Art Museum Announces
An open Call for Art
Form and Function
at Rogers Free Library
On View October 14th, 2025 - November 19th, 2025
An open Call for Art
Form and Function
at Rogers Free Library
On View October 14th, 2025 - November 19th, 2025
"To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history... but to articulate it."
Daniel Libeskind, Berlin Jewish Museum
Buildings, memorials, and sculptures, give us insight into historical views of people, places, and spaces. Classical Greek and Roman public venues were constructed for political and social activities while paying homage to mythical leaders. The Renaissance's art and architecture was popular throughout Europe because it emphasized the humanities and the importance of individualism. The United States periodically incorporated Classical and European styles during its early centuries. By the lates 1800s, Louis Sullivan created architecture that served a purpose and reflected the American character. He rejected the influences of previous cultures for designs and structures that married the aesthetic and needs of a modern nation arguing that "form ever follows function." Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. recently explained that art and architecture may create an alternative view for people to experience their environment.
For this exhibit, "Form and Function," please submit works that you think express architecture as an artistic genre and/or having a purpose. Choose public works and structures that describe or give meaning to a location through concept and design. Consider the importance of light, space, and usage. The juror for this show is Bob Daylor. He is a plein air landscape/seascape watercolorist and member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and Westport Art Group. While primarily self-taught, he has taken art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, RISD, and the Watercolor Society of Rhode Island. Daylor is a civil engineer/land planner whose work has included national and international projects. He holds a Bachelor and Master degrees in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
This exhibit will be on view from October 14th, 2025 - November 19th, 2025.
Daniel Libeskind, Berlin Jewish Museum
Buildings, memorials, and sculptures, give us insight into historical views of people, places, and spaces. Classical Greek and Roman public venues were constructed for political and social activities while paying homage to mythical leaders. The Renaissance's art and architecture was popular throughout Europe because it emphasized the humanities and the importance of individualism. The United States periodically incorporated Classical and European styles during its early centuries. By the lates 1800s, Louis Sullivan created architecture that served a purpose and reflected the American character. He rejected the influences of previous cultures for designs and structures that married the aesthetic and needs of a modern nation arguing that "form ever follows function." Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. recently explained that art and architecture may create an alternative view for people to experience their environment.
For this exhibit, "Form and Function," please submit works that you think express architecture as an artistic genre and/or having a purpose. Choose public works and structures that describe or give meaning to a location through concept and design. Consider the importance of light, space, and usage. The juror for this show is Bob Daylor. He is a plein air landscape/seascape watercolorist and member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and Westport Art Group. While primarily self-taught, he has taken art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, RISD, and the Watercolor Society of Rhode Island. Daylor is a civil engineer/land planner whose work has included national and international projects. He holds a Bachelor and Master degrees in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
This exhibit will be on view from October 14th, 2025 - November 19th, 2025.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
- All works must be original. Accepted artwork will include drawings, paintings, printmaking, collage, fiber arts, or photography. No 3-D works (e.g. sculpture) may be accepted for this exhibit.
- Works cannot be larger than 18" x 24". Work must be ready to install with a wire on the back.
- Submitting artists must be at least 18 years of age.
- Artists are responsible for insuring their own work if desired.
- Artists may make their works available for sale. All sales of artwork are negotiated between the artist and the collector. No commissions are taken by the Museum.
- Collectors will contact the artist via email, which will be displayed on the label.
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
- Artists should complete submission registration online with an uploaded photo of each submission at the Bristol Art Museum website by Monday, August 25th, 2025 (See below for submission form).
- Submission fee for BAM members: $20 for one submission, $30 for two submissions.
- Submission fee for Non-BAM members: $25 for one submission, $40 for two submissions.
- Payment by credit card.
- Works will be reviewed and juried. Selected artists will be notified by email no later than September 8th, 2025.
- Intake of accepted artwork in the Community Gallery at Rogers Free Library, lower level, will be Wednesday, October 8th, from 4-6pm and Thursday, October 9th, 2025, from 1-3pm.
- Selected works will be on view in the Community Gallery at Rogers Free Library from October 14th, 2025 - November 19th, 2025.
- Please plan to pick up your artwork on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 from 4-6pm or Thursday, November 20th, from 1-3pm.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to retrieve your artwork on the days scheduled for pick-up, you have 30 days to contact the BAM/RFL Committee at [email protected]. Artwork unclaimed by 30 days after the last pick-up date will be considered to be property of the Bristol Art Museum and will be donated to local charity.
- Please address any questions to: [email protected]
Please complete all information and submit below.
