“Christine breaks down the art world comprehensively for students. She presents tools that let artists distinguish themselves and track their growth in the industry. Christine and [ShowUp’s] professional development workshops are student favorites.”
— Sarah ‘Val’ Valente, Artist and Educator
Art Consultation
Connect with Executive Director Christine O’Donnell for management consulting, mentorship, career coaching, portfolio reviews, and more. She works with artists of all levels, curators, and companies & organizations of all types.
With advanced degrees in education and art history, in addition to her on-the-ground international experience in the arts and business world, Christine brings a unique perspective to her international and local roster of clients.
Christine specializes in gallery management, gallery-artist relations, administration, programming, art-business education strategies and curriculum development, career advice, and strategic planning. Consultation services are available for anyone, including artists, art writers, curators, museums, galleries, and art entrepreneurs. Learn more about Christine O'Donnell. *All paid services have sliding-scale payments available. Book a 10-minute complimentary consultation below.
Art Education & Programming
Show Up aims to be an integral part of the Boston Arts community.
Go to our programming page for listings of our upcoming social and educational events.
Our events seek to bring together artists and art appreciators for talks and roundtable discussions. If you would be interested in attending one of our events, please join our email list. You can check out recordings of some of our previous events on our YouTube page.
Furthermore, if you are part of an art-related group and need an event space, please feel free to get in touch via email.
Artist Resources
ShowUp is committed to supporting artists online and off. We are hoping to crowdsource some resources that would be useful to both artists and collectors and provide opportunities where we can.
Apply to be featured on ShowUp’s #studiovisitsunday on Instagram
Add yourself to our Massachusetts Artist Listing (more states to come)
Our blog offers resources for Artists that may be of interest:
Everything artists need to know about gallery representation
List of Galleries and Museums in New England (this list is constantly changing - feel free to send a message to help!)
Artist Opportunities
Unfortunately, ShowUp doesn’t have any specific artist calls open right now. However, you can email us a curatorial proposal using this document and information. (NB: You should not be the curator of your own artwork) Proposals are reviewed on a quarterly basis. You will only be contacted if we are interested in learning more or moving forward.
Here’s a list of places where opportunities for artists are often found:
New York Foundation for the Arts
New England Foundation for the Arts
Res Artis (Residency listings around the world - paywall)
Artadia (one of the few unrestricted grants available)
Transartists (Residencies)
More Art (opportunity list)
Questions? Send us an inquiry.
“ShowUp is a warm and inviting community art space.”
— Cheryl Miller, Photographer