Analog: An Antidote to AI Art
Submit original artwork in any visual media demonstrating personal vision and meaningful engagement with materials, excluding AI-generated work.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 35 days left
- Entry fee
- $40
- Award
- $1,500
- Location
- New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Exhibition window
- Dec 10, 2026 → Mar 21, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Oct 6, 2026
About
Overview
Analog: An Antidote to AI Art celebrates the enduring power of human imagination, intuition, and authentic artistic expression. This exhibition invites artists whose work reflects the distinctly human experience of making, embracing experimentation, imperfection, memory, materiality, and lived experience. Rather than rejecting technology, Analog asks a timely question: What makes art unmistakably human?
Accepted Media
Original work in all visual art media and genres, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, textiles, fiber, photography, installation, mixed media, assemblage, drawing, book arts, jewelry, sound art, olfactive art, and biophilic practices.
Key Dates
- Submission Period: August 13 - September 24, 2026
- Jury Period: September 25 - October 5, 2026
- Notification Date: October 6, 7, 8, 2026
- Exhibition Dates: December 10, 2026 - March 21, 2027
- In Person Drop off Period: November 12, 13, 14 OR November 19, 20, 21
- Shipping period: October 19 - November 21, 2026
- Work not delivered by November 21 is subject to disqualification
Eligibility
All artists are encouraged to apply. International artists welcome.
Submission Requirements
All work must be original, designed, and created by the artist applicant. Works created wholly or partially through generative AI are not eligible. Submit images and other materials online via CaFÉ only; physical submissions will not be reviewed.
Submission Specifications
Submit between 5-20 total digital assets (images, audio, or video). Work needs to arrive at the gallery ready to hang but framing is not required. Magnets, clips, and other methods can be used. Large-scale work is welcome; jurors will consider scale and available space when making selections. Artist must provide return prepaid postage, pre-paid return shipping label, or arrange for drop off and pick-up. Submitted work must be available for the duration of the exhibition.
Fees & Awards
- Entry fee: $40 for 5 images
- Additional $5 per image after your fifth image (max 20 images)
- Cash prizes: $1000 first place, $500 second place
Juror
Roddy Schrock is a sound artist and institution-builder trained at Mills College (MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media) and the Institute of Sonology in The Hague. He previously directed Eyebeam, New York's center for art and technology, and is now Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.
Contact
New Bedford Art Museum, [email protected], 508-961-3072. For drop-off scheduling questions, contact [email protected].
- Award
- $1000 first place, $500 second place
- Entry fee
- $40 for 5 images. Additional $5 per image after your fifth image (max 20 images).
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Theme
- Celebrates the uniquely human qualities of making, including imagination, intuition, touch, experimentation, imperfection, memory, and lived experience. The exhibition asks: What makes art unmistakably human?
- Eligibility
- International, all artists encouraged to apply.
- Contact
- [email protected]
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