“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 events 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.
Apply to Exhibit at ShowUp
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.
Template: Please submit the linked template as a PDF You can email us a curatorial proposal as a PDF using the document below as your template
(If you want to submit your own work: this is a very natural desire. We get it! However, if you haven’t been featured in two artist or three artist shows already, likely it’s not quite time to submit yourself for a solo exhibition. Our solo exhibitions are usually solicited proposals. Instead, consider finding an aspiring or accomplished curator to work with you on a proposal for a group show.)
Additional Opportunities at ShowUp
Apply to be featured on ShowUp’s #studiovisitsunday on Instagram
Get to know galleries better: reach out to be a volunteer.
Here’s a list of places where additional opportunities & resources 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)
Estate and Legacy Planning for Artists (from the Arts and Business Council)
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
Questions? Send us an inquiry.
“ShowUp is a warm and inviting community art space.”
— Cheryl Miller, Photographer