“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 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
Submit artwork to our juried group show at the Affordable Art Fair
Articles + Videos
ShowUp partners with Madrid’s Very Private Gallery for professional practice resources online. ShowUp founder Christine O’Donnell contributes to their site.
How to get your art into a gallery by Christine O’Donnell
Full list of articles on Very Private Gallery’s blog
Very Private Gallery’s YouTube channel
Opportunities for Curators and Artists
ShowUp accepts curatorial proposals year-round. They are reviewed by our Curatorial Committee approximately 3 times per year.
While we accept any format of proposal, we have created a template to help support you if it’s your first time writing such a submission. Please submit as a PDF You can email us a curatorial proposal as a PDF using this document and information as your template (NB: You should not be the curator of your own artwork)
Here’s a list of places where exhibition opportunities for artists might be 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