Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition 2026
To view all rules and requirements, and for FAQs, please view our Juried Exhibition Prospectus.
Applications are now closed for the Juried Exhibition. Announcements will be made on our website on Friday, April 24 by 12pm.
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- Submissions open Monday, March 16
- Last day to submit is Monday, April 13
- Announcement of selected artists Friday, April 24 at 12pm
- Artwork drop off Wednesday, May 27 – Friday, May 29 from 12-5pm
- Exhibition Opens Saturday, June 13
- Members Only Opening Reception will be held on June 20 from 6-8pm
- Exhibition on view through August 30
- Artwork pickup dates Wednesday, September 2 – Friday, September 4 from 12-5pm
This year’s exhibition will be juried by:
- Rachel Passannante, Danforth Assistant Director and Collections Manager
- Tim McDonald, Professor of Art, Framingham State University
- Lauren Graves, Associate Curator, Boston Athenaeum
Thank you to Middlesex Savings Bank for generously supporting the Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition!
Lauren Graves is the associate curator of special collections at the Boston Athenaeum where she focuses on the photography collection. She is currently working on an exhibition on the bicentennial photography of Constantine Manos, Where’s Boston? 50 Years Later, scheduled to open in June, 2026, with an accompanying catalogue Constantine Manos: Bostonians. Previously she held curatorial positions at the MIT Museum and the National Gallery of Art and has taught art history courses at Boston University. She holds a PhD in art history from Boston University and a MA from Temple University.
Rachel joined the Danforth Art Museum as Collections Manager in 2019 and was promoted to Assistant Director in 2025. She has curated exhibitions including Indigenous Voices in Contemporary Art, Harvest, Foraged, Found, and several Juried Exhibitions. Previously, Rachel worked at the American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire as the Collections and Visitor Services Manager where she worked on exhibit development, management of collections and archives, and preservation of their two historic buildings. She has a Masters in Material Culture Studies from the University of Sheffield in England and a B.A. in Archaeology with minors in Museum Studies and Geology from SUNY Potsdam in upstate New York.