Call For Artists: Immovable Feast

Exhibit with ShowUp at 2026’s Affordable Art Fair as we create an ‘Immovable Feast’ filled with delectable representations of comfort food, cultural touchstones, home cooking, and fanciful dining.   

Food and eating is a central part of human life – one of the few truly universal things that connects us all. Food is fuel, and engaging with it can range in experience from banal to transcendent. Food can delight or disgust, provide comfort, or take us on an adventure.

ShowUp invites local artists of all levels to submit work for consideration to a juried group show which will be exhibited at Boston’s Affordable Art Fair in October. 

We are seeking artworks that feature the following themes:

  • Celebrations of local food 

  • Feasting, dining and the act of sharing meals

  • Food as a site of cultural exchange

  • Emotional ties to food

Artists are invited to submit up to five ready-to-hang works for consideration. It is free to submit, and every artist may only submit one set of works. We prioritize local artists, as this is Boston’s edition of the Affordable Art Fair, so we are looking for that home-grown flavor. We will consider you local if your piece can be dropped off and picked up in person (by you or your representative). We cannot include shipped work.  

Key Parameters: 

  • Artist must be over 18

  • Artist must be contemporary and currently alive

  • Artwork must be made within the last 5 years

  • Artwork must be all human made original (and not AI-co-created)

  • We accept both original artwork and multiples (editions) 

Editions: Editioned work should be the original medium (reproduction prints are not allowed; silkscreen prints are allowed, original digital artwork is allowed) edition size must be smaller than 100 (counting all sizes of the print put together) 

Functional art: The Affordable Art Fair does not permit the exhibition or sale of functional art such as mugs, clocks, tiles, or clothing. 

Pricing guidance: The official price ceiling for the Affordable Art Fair is $12,000. However, we encourage submissions from $100 - $5,000. 

Full terms and conditions here.

Key dates:

Submission deadline: August 1st
Artists notified of acceptance: August 15th
Dropoff of artwork: October 17th-18th (or earlier if prior arrangements are made)
Fair dates: October 22 - 25
Pickup of artwork: October 29th - November 1st (or by arrangement)

Apply Here