About the Open Call

The Hunterdon Art Museum is pleased to announce our second Triennial Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Claybash. We invite artists and makers to submit work that explores clay as both material and idea. The form and content of your submission are entirely up to you. We welcome vibrant, thought-provoking interpretations—whether your work aligns with traditional notions of “functional” or “sculptural,” or ventures into new territory altogether. Surprise us. Challenge us. Show us what clay can be. Exhibition Dates: May 17 – September 6, 2026. Juror: Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy is a New York-based curator and writer of contemporary art and craft. Recent projects include the publication of her book New Women’s Work: Reimagining “Feminine” Craft in Contemporary Art and the curation of Objects: USA 2024. Other projects include curating the critically acclaimed Funk You Too!: Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture and co-creating and co-hosting the Clay in Color podcast. She holds an MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, & Material Culture from the Bard Graduate Center. Hunterdon Art Museum reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artwork for media, website, PR, and advertising.

What is Offered

First Prize of $1,000, Second Prize of $500, and three Honorable Mention Prizes. Selected works will be exhibited from May 17 – September 6, 2026, at the Hunterdon Art Museum. Artwork will be insured for its declared value from the time it is received through September 12, 2026, while it is on the premises.

Requirements

The exhibition is open to United States based artists age 18 and older. WORK MUST BE FIRED AND CAPABLE OF BEING SHIPPED SECURELY. Wall-mounted pieces must be ready for hanging and no larger than 36″H x 22″W x 12”D, and may not weigh more than 25 pounds. Free-standing pieces may not exceed 36″H x 22″W x 22″D or weigh more than 50 pounds. Size limitations must be observed. Accepted work cannot be substituted and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. The artist is responsible for the cost of shipping artwork to and from the Hunterdon Art Museum, and a return shipping label must be included. Outside packaging may not exceed 50” x 30” x 30”.

How to Apply

Submit up to four pieces; one digital image for each piece and one detail of one piece (maximum of five images) via the link on the museum’s website: hunterdonartmuseum.org. File format: JPEG or JPG only. File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Complete your entry fee payment via the provided link and then submit work to be considered for the 2026 Claybash Juried Exhibition via the Google Forms link.