19th Annual Small Works Show 2023
Juried Exhibition
November 30, 2023 - January 5, 2024

Deadline Extended:
Wednesday, September 13 at 11:59pm EST

The deadline to submit your work to 440 Gallery's 19th annual Small Works Show 2023 has been extended! This national, juried exhibition celebrates the innovation of artists who create work on a small scale, in a broad range of media and styles. The exhibition will be on display in the 440 Gallery, Park Slope, Brooklyn space from November 30th to January 5th.

Open to artists who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry and who have a US shipping address. Work must be no more than 12 inches (12”) in any direction, including the framing or mounting, or video monitors. The artwork may represent any subject matter. All media—including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, sculptures in any medium, collage, printmaking, photography, and digital media—will be considered.
 
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About the Juror

We are delighted to have Grace R. Freedman, Ph.D. (she/her), as this show’s juror. Founder of Why Not Art, Freedman's projects celebrate the vitality of the Brooklyn arts community by presenting interdisciplinary art shows in alternative spaces. Freedman has served as guest curator for two shows at the Old Stone House, has created pop-up installations for the Atlantic Art Walk in 2022 and 2023, and has hosted four fundraising art exhibits under Why Not Art’s Artistic Philanthropy program, benefiting CHiPs, Beam Center and Dancewave.

A Brooklyn resident and community advocate for over 25 years, Freedman brings her in-depth experience in nonprofit fundraising, youth-centered arts programming, community building, and fostering collaboration among diverse groups to help create these inclusive and dynamic experiences at Why Not Art. Select professional experience includes Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives at Beam Center, where she won major grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, NYS and NYC Cultural Affairs, ConEdison, and others to support their large public art installations youth arts apprenticeships, and Board Chair and Co-Chair of Capital Campaign at Dancewave where she oversaw the Board-directed Campaign to fund and build a new arts center in Gowanus. She currently serves on the Gowanus Improvement District Planning Committee and as Co-Chair with Forth on Fourth Avenue (FOFA).