Curation by Barbara Colaciello and Julia Ivanisova

A POP-UP ART EXHIBIT

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
December 4 | 6:00–7:45 PM
Followed by the December Story Slam

ART SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 23
Register and submit your artwork by this date.

THEME: WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS

When we hear the words Where the Light Enters, we tend to think of hope. Of clarity after confusion. Of healing, possibility, a little brightness finding its way into the dark.

But what if we turn that idea around? What if we look at light from another angle?

Light can reveal what we've been avoiding. It can expose, disrupt, surprise. It can arrive in the middle of a mess, through an unexpected encounter, a difficult truth, a moment of beauty, or something as ordinary as the morning sun falling across a room. Sometimes it changes what we see. Sometimes it changes how we see it.

We're interested in the many ways light enters our lives, our memories, our imaginations and our work. The welcome and the unwelcome. The illuminating and the unsettling. The obvious and the unexpected.

Where does light find you? What does it reveal? What does it change?

We invite you to explore the question in your own way. Surprise us. Challenge us. Take the idea somewhere we haven't thought to look.

December is the darkest month of the year. Let's shine a light through it, together.

AWARDS

The work will be celebrated with Best in Show, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mentions, selected by a panel of guest jurors. Best in Show receives a $100 cash prize.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Artists may submit up to 2 pieces of artwork for consideration.

• Submission fee: $15 (includes 2 pieces of art)

• Wall-based visual work only: painting, drawing, photography, collage, fiber/textile work, mixed media, and boxed or shadow-box pieces

• Due to space limitations, we may not be able to accommodate freestanding sculpture or large 3D work

To submit:

1. Register and pay the $15 submission fee using the link below and complete the submission form.

2. Include the title, medium, dimensions, and a brief statement describing how the work responds to the theme.

3. E-mail images of your work to Juliaivanisova@gmail.com.

IMPORTANT: The submission form must be completed before artwork will be considered.

SUBMISSION LINK

www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/submissiondecemberbabslab-2026

NOTIFICATION PROCESS

Artists will be notified by November 24 or sooner.. Accepted artists will receive an exhibition agreement and additional information regarding the show.

KEY DATES

Submission Deadline: November 23
Acceptance Letters: November 24
Artwork Drop-Off: , afternoons/evenings
Opening & Artist Reception: December 4, 6:45 PM– 8:45 PM
Closing Reception & Artwork Pick-Up: TO BE ANNOUNCED

QUESTIONS?

Questions are welcome:
babslab@barbaracolaciello.com