Open Call | 2026 College Fellowship Juried Show
Berkshire County, Massachusetts college art majors are invited to apply for the 2026 juried Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Show.
The College Fellowship Show is open to Berkshire County, Massachusetts residents enrolled at the undergraduate level as art majors at any college in the country, as well as non-residents majoring in art at a Berkshire County college: Berkshire Community College, MCLA, or Williams College.
The show will open at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, MA during April. An award ceremony will be held Saturday, April 12, 2026 from 3-5 pm.
$5,000 in fellowship grants will be awarded to college art majors whose work is selected by the Fellowship jury.
The call closes Sunday, February 25 at 11:59 pm. There is no cost to register and submit.
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For additional information, please contact Mary Beth Eldridge by phone 413.441.5038 or email mbeldridge55@gmail.com.
The BAA Fellowship is funded in part by the Norman and Rose Avnet Fellowship Endowment, and has been funded over the past 3 years with a grant from the Feigenbaum Foundation, and private donations. Additionally, local donors support the Fellowship through donations and ticket sales at the 10x10 RAP (Real Art Party) which will be held at Clock Tower Artist Studios at the Clock Tower Business Center in Pittsfield, to be held this year on Thursday, February 19, 2026 as part of the City of Pittsfield’s 10x10 Festival. Ticket sales for this 10x10 event support the Fellowship Show as well as other projects that benefit secondary school art students in Berkshire County.
