PROSPECTUS/Call for entries : Connecticut Women Artists (CWA) Summer Sizzle 2026 Members Online Show Exhibit: June 1 – July 5, 2026  

Juror: Katherine Ransbottom, Associate Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Kalamazoo Institute Of Arts, Michigan. In her current role, she manages collections and exhibition initiatives, contributing to research, interpretation, and the  development of both permanent collection displays and traveling exhibitions. Throughout her tenure, she has played a  key role in curation, exhibition planning, installation, and the stewardship of the museum’s collection. Select curatorial  projects include: From Cobalt to Indigo: The Power of Blue in East Asia (2026), Powerful Forces: Legends, Rituals, and  Warriors in East Asian Art (2024), Art, Music, and Feminism in the 1950s (2023), and Surrealish: The Absurd and Unexpected (2022).  

Recently, Ransbottom has served on the selection panel for the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts residency program  and served as juror for the 2026 Michiana Annual Art Competition.  

SUBMIT: April 16 - May 6, 2026 (Deadline)  

 Notify: May 22 at OJS and June 1 when the show officially opens online 

PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY.  

Submit ONE work and it will be included. 

This is an online only exhibition and it will be juried virtually for awards.  

This show is open to ONLY current members of Connecticut Women Artists. 

There are no restrictions on the artwork for either size or what year it was completed. 

ELIGIBILITY 

Accepted media:  

2 and 3-D work: painting, mixed media, drawing, collage, printmaking, fiber art, photography, sculpture. 

Not accepted: Artwork previously exhibited in any CWA show. Film, video, installation art, performance art, non-artist artificially generated art (AI). Copies of other artist’s work.  Work must be original. Do NOT submit work for which you do not hold the copyright.  

ENTRY FEES  

Entry Fee: $20 

Enter at OnlineJuriedShows. Log in and click Enter This Show above to begin. 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE is available at onlinejuriedshows.com. Read their image requirements for entering high-quality  images. They are on Pacific time. office hours are: Monday 10-2pm; Tuesday - Friday 9-5pm. Closed weekends. Contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.

Images must be jpg, under 4 mb, and in sRGB colorspace. For best results images should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi.

AWARDS:  

Best of Show $500 

Best Painting $150 

Best Mixed Media or Photography $150 

Best 3D Art $150 

Honorable Mention (any media) $50 

ABOUT Connecticut Women Artists  

Connecticut Women Artists (CWA) was founded in 1929, when 20 women artists banded together to create exhibition  opportunities at a time when few existed for women. Their first exhibition was held in Hartford at the nation’s first public  art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, founded in 1842. Today, CWA remains one of the country’s oldest continuously  operating women’s art organizations and is thriving as it approaches its centennial in 2029. 

LEGAL 

By entering this show, you agree to all stated conditions. CWA reserves the right to use submitted images for publicity.  For info or questions NOT covered by the prospectus, contact Exhibition Chair: Cynthia Cooper cyn.cooper@comcast.net.