MIXMASTER 2025 Juried Members Exhibition

MIXMASTER is an annual juried exhibition that seeks to discover and recognize the talents of the Mattatuck Museum’s artist members working in New England and the Tri-State region. Initiated to support contemporary art and artists, MIXMASTER provides an opportunity for both established and emerging artists to debut their most recent work.

The juror for MIXMASTER 2025 is Kalia Brooks, Ph.D., Director of Programs and Exhibitions at NXTHVN.

Exhibition: Sunday, January 12 – Sunday, February 9, 2025
Reception & Awards: Sunday, January 19, 2025
Location: Mattatuck Museum, 144 W Main St, Waterbury, CT 06702
Prizes: First Prize: $500 and a solo show at the Mattatuck Museum in the fall of 2025
Second Prize: $300
Third Prize: $200
Staff Selection: Upgraded membership to Director’s Circle membership level and all benefits ($500 value)
Visitor’s Award: Upgraded membership to Director’s Circle membership level and all benefits ($500 value)

Current Mattatuck Museum membership at any level is required at the time of submission. There is an additional $20.00 fee for each work submitted, with a maximum of three works allowed per artist. MIXMASTER is open to all New England, New Jersey, and New York residents. Please refer to Submission Guidelines and review eligibility before applying.

JUROR: Kalia Brooks, Ph.D., Director of Programs and Exhibitions at NXTHVN

Kalia Brooks, Ph.D., oversees the design and delivery of curatorial exhibitions, public programs, artist projects, and community engagement initiatives at NXTHVN, an arts collective that supports emerging curators and artists through apprenticeship and fellowship programs. Outside of this work, Dr. Brooks also publishes extensively on art from the nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on emergent technologies and African American, trans-Atlantic and diasporic cultures of the Americas.

KEY DATES:
October 21, 2024: Submissions begin on ArtCall.org
November 18, 2024: Deadline for submissions on ArtCall.org
December 11, 2024: Notification of selected works via ArtCall.org and on mattmuseum.org
December 16 - January 6, 2025: Delivery of accepted works: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday at the Mattatuck Museum. Please schedule delivery by contacting Becca Lo Presti, Assistant Curator, at becca@mattmuseum.org

January 12, 2025: Exhibition open to the public
January 19, 2025: Reception and Opening Celebration
February 9, 2025: Exhibition closes

February 10 – 28, 2025: Pick up work at the Mattatuck Museum, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Please schedule delivery by contacting Becca Lo Presti, Assistant Curator, at becca@mattmuseum.org