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2025 EVENT SCHEDULE
Chelmsford Art Society & Town of Chelmsford

TUESDAY JULY 1st

Chelmsford Center for the Arts
Chelmsford Art Society
Awards Ceremony & Reception
4pm – 6pm ~ Student Show
6pm – 8pm ~ Adult Show
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WEDNESDAY JULY 2nd

Chelmsford Center for the Arts
5pm – 8pm Chelmsford Art Society ~ Art Shows Open
Wonderful Art & Great Raffles!
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THURSDAY JULY 3rd

Chelmsford Center for the Arts
3pm – 9pm Chelmsford Art Society ~ Art Shows Open

Town Common
5pm – 8pm Kiddie Train Rides
5pm – 9pm Country Fair – Chelmsford Lions Club
7pm – 8pm Chelmsford Community Band Concert
8:30pm – 10pm Jilly Martin Country Music Concert
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FRIDAY JULY 4th ~ INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Chelmsford Center for the Arts
8:30am ~ 1pm Chelmsford Art Society ~ Art Shows Open
11:30am ~ Raffle Winners & Popular Vote Award announced!

Town Common
8:30am Flag Raising
8am – noon Country Fair
9:30am John Carson Road Race
10am Independence Day Parade

Town Events Coordinated by the
Chelmsford Parade Committee

Be part of The 55th Chelmsford Art Society
4th of July Art Show!
Our 4th of July Arts Festival is one of the most anticipated and best-attended art events in the area. Everyone can enter, adults and students, professionals and artists entering a show for the first time.
You do not have to be a resident of Chelmsford to enter & Membership is not required to participate. 
Enter Now! We are so excited to see your art!!

Important Dates:
Deadline for Online Entry: Sunday June 22nd 11:59pm
*NO walk in entries or payments

Art Drop Off:
Thursday June 26th 10am – noon & 5pm – 7pm
Chelmsford Center for the Arts 1 North Road Chelmsford, MA 

Reception & Awards Presentation – Tuesday July 1st
Student Show  – 4pm – 6pm
Adult Show – 6pm – 8pm

Full 4th of July Schedule 

End of Show / Art Pick Up – Friday July 4th – 1pm – 2pm
Late Art Pick Up – Saturday July 5th – 1pm – 4pm 

Summer Members Art Show July 5th – August 9th
Chelmsford Library 
Art Drop Off: Saturday July 5th – 1pm – 4pm

*To be part of the Summer Members Show*
Renew your Membership or Join Now! 
New Member Form
Member Renewal Form

Submission Information
Adults: Two entries per artist. Students: One entry per artist
All 2D and 3D media welcome.* Art must have not been in Chelmsford Art Society shows in the last four years and with subject matter suitable for general patrons and children. All work must be original. 

(2D) Art should be no larger than 44″ in any direction. All art must be framed and securely wired with screw eyes/D-rings and wire for hanging (sawtooth or clip frames cannot be accepted) Accepted: plexiglass or glass, metal frames, photos printed on metal, fiber art, wrapped canvas. No wet paintings. Framing Information 

**Student Art does not have to be framed but needs to be securely matted.**

(3D) Sculpture and 3-dimensional work must be less than 7 feet in height, 90 pounds or less, and fit within a 3×3 foot area. 
Small 3D work will be on display tables, please provide a pedestal larger sculptures. 
*Artificial Intelligence Art is not accepted.

Fees:
Members: $15.00 per entry – two entry limit
Non – Members: $20.00 per entry – two entry limit
Students: $7.00 per entry – one entry limit

Sales: Artists receive 75% and the Art Society receives a 25% All sales will be handled by the Art Society. The sales commission and the entry fees support this show and the overall work of the Chelmsford Art Society.

Prizes: 
Adult Show
Best In Show ~ $100.00
In each Medium** Category both Professional & Non Professional
First place ~ $50.00
Second, Third and Honorable Mention ~ Ribbons
Popular Vote ~ Ribbon

Student Show
Grade categories k-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 
First Second, Third and Honorable Mention ~ Ribbons & Prizes

Adult Show – Judging 
**Medium Categories
Oil /Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel/Drawing, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital Arts, 3D (Sculpture, Metal, Glass, Fiber, etc.), NEW! Abstract (ALL Mediums)

Professional vs Non Professional
Professional = two or more of the following criteria:  you earned a degree in fine art, extensively studied art, won major awards in juried art shows, regularly have artwork in a gallery, or sell art to make a living.

Judges
Jeff Caplan, and Michele Boll

Liability: Neither the Art Society nor the Chelmsford Center for the Arts is responsible for the loss or damage to any work submitted for any cause. Submitting work will imply agreement on the part of the artist with this condition.

Thank you for being part of our 4th of July Art Show!

For more information, or to volunteer to help with the show, email us at chelmsfordartsociety@gmail.com with the
Subject Line: 4th of July Show 2025. 

This Art Show of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported by our members, local businesses and by a grants from the Chelmsford, Dracut and Westford Cultural Councils, local agencies that are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Have Some Fun Helping the Chelmsford Art Society!
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MICRO VOLUNTEER
What does that mean? Help as much as you can, when you can, doing what you like and are good at.

One event, one task, one skill
Much is needed in many different ways

Sample Stuff You Can Do
Take pictures at events – Share our News

Use Skills You Have
Are you good with word, excel, websites, money?

Tasks for Who You Are
Extroverts – Talk to people
Introverts – Work behind the scenes
Party People? Feed artists, friends & guests
Are you Tall? Save us from ladders when we hang our shows. 🙂

A bit of help from everyone will keep us going
A bit more will make it Fun!

MORE INFO & SIGN UP HERE!

Graduating Seniors at Merrimack Valley Schools
$1,000 Scholarship

The Chelmsford Art Society invites graduating seniors in Chelmsford and surrounding towns to apply to our annual scholarship program. The Shirley Lavoie Memorial $1,000 Scholarship is open to students furthering their education at a 2 or 4-year university, college, art school or institute in Fine Arts/Visual Arts.
This includes the broad range of careers in art today; architecture, product design, ceramics, glass, fashion & interior design, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, graphic design, illustration, comic art, animation, film/video, digital art, video game design, etc.

Completed applications include: the application form, an artist statement, college acceptance letter and a portfolio of your art. Your portfolio should include 6-10 artworks in a variety of media and subject matter.

The Scholarship Committee will invite each applicant in for a short interview and portfolio review. Applicants should bring 3-4 pieces of their art to the interview; sketchbook pages can be included. Digital art, larger 3D pieces and photography projects can be presented on a tablet or laptop. Portfolios will be judged on artistic ability, creativity, and the understanding and use of color, design and composition.

The scholarship winner is expected to provide several matted or framed pieces for display in our 4th of July Art Festival at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts.

Important Dates
Application Deadline Friday, May 9th
Candidate Interviews: the week of May 12th – 16th
Student Notification: by Monday, May 19th

Scholarship Presentation: July 1^st
At the Awards Ceremony of the 54^th Chelmsford Art Society 4th of July Art Festival

APPLY NOW!
2025 Scholarship Application

~HOLIDAY PARTY & FINE ART SALE ~
Wine, Food & Fun

Just 2 days Away!
Tuesday December 3rd
6:00pm – 8:00pm

This week Tuesday is the fun night!

Bring friends, family, colleagues
Everyone is Welcome!

See why everyone is saying
“Beautiful” “Vibrant” “Impressive Skill”

82 artworks by 42 member artists
Find a great gift!

Artists in Show
Maureen Baker, Ali Barnes, Richard Bohne, Rituparna Bose, Britton Boughner, Eileen Byrne, Nita Casey, Sandra Chinavare, Christine Chisholm, C. Thomas Christiano, Virginia Cramer, Catherine Crawford, Kathy Cryan-Hicks, Esther Donlon, Lee Fortier, Donna Gordon, Diane Harvey, M Barbara Howes, David Johnson, Rennie Keller, Anandita Kumar, Mitali Kumar, Priti Lathia, Susan Lippman, Barbara Ludinsky, Sylvia Mallory, Paula Mingolelli, Subroto Mukherjee, Ivan Orlinsky, MaryAnne Pellegrini, Nan Quintin, Jim Ramsay, Ezequiel Rivera, James Roberts, Christine Robinson, Carol Rodgers, Erin Rychalsky, Elaine Seidel, Ortha Splingaerd, Pushpa Srivastava, Stan Sundstrom, Susan Szablak and Joe Whalen

Chelmsford Library
25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford MA
https://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/
The Library is fully accessible with parking; overflow parking is available across the street.

This Art Show of the Chelmsford Art Society is supported by our members, local businesses and by a grants from the Chelmsford, Dracut and Westford Cultural Councils, local agencies that are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Chelmsford Art Society
Fall 2024

FALL MIX & MINGLE 
Tuesday October 29nd
7pm-9pm

Chelmsford Center for the Arts
Cabaret Room – 1st floor

Everyone’s welcome, artists, art lovers, members and non-members! See friends, meet new members and hear about our 2024-2025 season plus see all the great ways to help keep our Art Society going. Food & drink for all.

Please RSVP at ChelmsfordArtSociety@gmail.com

NEXT WEEK!!

Reception & Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
6 – 8:00pm
Chelmsford Library

Come One Come All to the Chelmsford Library!
See friends, meet new members, enjoy wine & food and maybe find a gift for family, friend, colleague or you!

Tell Everyone You Know
It’s going to be a fun night & we want a big crowd!

From the moment it went up everyone has said it’s a great show with 73 works of art by 42 Members and 6 by Scholarship winners!

Member Artists in the Show
Maureen Baker, Ali Barnes, Neville Bennett, Britton Boughner, Eric Brown, Peter Cerreta, Kate Crawford, Helen DeAndrade, Patrick Doherty, Brenda Fredericks, Heidi Goddard, Donna Gordon, Diane Harvey, Barbara Howes, Shea Kenny, Anandita Kumar, Mitali Kumar, Joan Latourneau, Kathleen Leonard, Sue Lippman, Barbara Ludinsky, Daria Luzanova, Ivan Orlinsky, Gillian Orlinsky, Mary Anne Pellegrini, Jennifer Pool, Kim Ramsay, Jim Ricca, Ezequiel Rivera, Jim Roberts, Christine Robinson, Carol Rodgers, Elaine Seidel, Laurie Simko, Ortha Splingaerd, Pushpa Srivastava, Bob Stegmaier, Kathleen Sullivan, Stan Sundstrom, Susan Szablak, Trina Teele, Sophia Upton, Joe Whalen

Scholarship Winners

High School ~ Madison Koufos
Dracut High – Tuft’s School of Art & Design

Collegiate ~ Herin Lee
Billerica High – Rhode Island School of Design

With summer in full swing and so many art shows in the region thank you for being a part of ours!

This Chelmsford Art Society Art Show is funded in part by grants from the Chelmsford, Dracut and Westford Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the state Massachusetts Cultural Council.