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Juniper Rag is a community of emerging and mid-level artists, ideates, game-changers, and art enthusiasts sharing a passion for arts advocacy and building a global community.
Since 2012, even before Juniper Rag was established, we’ve been dedicated to representing artists and since then have worked with over 1,500 artists from more than 6 countries. We host 3-5 in-person group exhibitions, 6 solo shows at Mechanics Hall, Worcester and 6-7 virtual exhibitions each year. We also collaborate with like-minded organizations that share our mission of advancing artists and providing equitable art advocacy.
We focus on boundary-pushing and accessible art from independent artists like you, creating a powerful and supportive community, lasting relationships and new opportunities
Keep reading to learn how to submit your work to one of our exhibitions.
Check out our Digital Marketing Services for artists and creative businesses and our Curation, Events and Gallery Services.
Exhibit with us.
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Social Media Marketing
Each of our exhibitions is promoted with socia media campaigns. Paid and organic posts, stories and reels to help increase momentum and followers for our artists.
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Sales
Juniper Rag aggressively markets all of our exhibitions. We bring together artists and collectors, collaborated with cultural organizations for opportunities and create opportunities.
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Community Support
Michelle and Payal co-founders of Juniper Rag are committed to building a community of supportive and collaborative people who believe in equitable arts advocacy for all.
Contemporary artists at the core of creativity & the future of art.
Featuring the most innovative & ambitious visual artists.
Juniper Rag's mission is to elevate artists, driven in our ability to showcase exceptional contemporary artists and create opportunities. Founded to bring a new platform for ambitious emerging and mid-level artists, Juniper Rag has established a dynamic community of art-makers and collectors.
Our culture is evolving exponentially and art-making is moving in new directions, continuing to bridge a gap between contemporary art and the future of art. We will consider processes and forms of production with contemporary means, including an increased reliance on digital technologies, for art making in-process and for public viewing. We contribute to the discourse surrounding art today, new mediums with technology, and exploring the intersection of contemporary art practices with the future of art in all forms.
Juniper Rag was established in 2020, as new digital and print platform to promote artists. Co-founded by Michelle May and Payal Thiffault, of Atelier ID Global in Massachusetts. Covid-19 gave a fresh perspective about how artists market their work. Juniper Rag provides an online platform for virtual and live exhibitions, artists features and opportunities with other cultural and art organizations through our network. We have promoted over a thousand artists, host or curate 10-12 exhibitions a year and are deeply embedded in community, locally and beyond. We partner and collaborate with curators and businesses to push the boundaries of ordinary practices in art viewing and marketing. Our artists are everywhere-- Dubai to San Diego, Sevilla to Australia, Boston to Bombay.. We look forward to seeing your work.
We bring together an audience who make + collect art, value a high standard of work, a solid curatorial review and thrive on discovery.
Inclusion and diversity in art and artists are major goals, so we actively seek BIPOC and LGBTQI+ submissions.
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THE BASICS
Juniper Rag brings high level artists together and is a platform for collectors, curators and others in the art orbit who appreciate the level of art we share. Each of our calls is different, but the same basic guidelines apply. The submit artwork buttons take you to our online submission platform, Submittable. All submissions are accepted there.
3 New Awards for each call
Benefits to consider:
Join our international community of artists who communicate and support each other
Attract new followers for your business
Get recommended for new opportunities through your relationship with Juniper Rag
Access to join our Art Market, exclusive events, solo shows, group shows and private showings once curated into our community
Make personal connections with the co-founders
Introduce your work to guest curators and add our shows to your CV
Access to our artist services
Our support continues long after your initial submission
Awards
Submit to Juniper Rag:
Get your art in front of stakeholders in the art world
We have a new network for you to tap, growing every day
Your existing audience will see your work featured with us
See your art shown with other high caliber artists from around the world
Juniper Rag is open to all visual artists and we do not sensor work
GUEST CURATOR COLLABORATIONS
Curating visual art is a complex process and a form of creativity in itself, a delicate organization that requires an innate understanding of artistic skill, color choices, composition, process, materials and selecting work on merit. Approaching the task of curating with a unique lens adds an unparalleled layer of depth and connection to the collection, bringing forth the aspect of capturing a story within the selections, revealing the relationship between the art and the curator’s instinct.
Each guest curator brings their own experiences, biases, and emotions to the table. Their experiences make each selection unique.
This personal touch infuses the artwork selection process with a sense of subjectivity, allowing for a diverse range of perspectives to be represented within our exhibitions.
We appreciate the individuality of each guest curation.
The subject matter chosen by the curator fits within their scope as described in our instructions.
Curators seek to create meaningful connections between the artwork and the viewer as a body of work, not just choosing randomly.
They consider how each piece might evoke certain feelings, spark introspection, or challenge us, forging a bridge between the artist's intention and the audience's interpretation.
UNTITLED ART FAIR, MIAMI
ONGOING CALL for MECHANICS HALL, CLUB 321
Solo show presentations at Club 321 at famous Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Participation criteria and more information here.
Our role: Art Curation, Planning & Promotion
CALL IS ONGOING, ARTISTS NEEDED FOR UPCOMING SHOWS