Our 4th annual
ARTISTS on FIRE 2025
“A Smalls Show”
— all art should by under 20 x 20 inches and under $500 in value —
a collaboration with Worcester Center for Crafts
Call Runs: March 16 - May 22, 2024
Artist Notifications: May 28, 2025
[ALL IMPORTANT DATES ARE ON THE CALL]
JURORS:
Payal Thiffault & Michelle May
Artists on Fire is an annual exhibition curated by Juniper Rag at the Krikorian Gallery at Worcester Center for Crafts. All artists are called to submit work for Artists on Fire. We are seeking “smalls”, accessible and cohesive work that’s —-hot!
NEW this year — 2 openings: July 10 & 18!
One just for Artists on Fire and one on Hot Night in the City, their hottest night of the year attracting festival lovers from all over New England. The purpose is to celebrate this show without the competition of the art fair in the parking lot. We hope you attend both!
The subject matter for Artists on Fire is always up to you. Kick the summer off with sales. With accessible prices under $500, we will offer original art for new collectors and sweet opportunities for seasoned pros. We want people going home with fabulous art to hang in their homes and our artists to have profits in their pockets.
HOT NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS:
This event brings in thousands of people every year
Open studios and demonstrations in metal, glass, fiber and ceramics, food trucks, wine trucks, local breweries, live music inside and outside and cash bars
Discover all of the amazing facilities at the Craft Center, the oldest professional craft education facility in America.
We study our stats year-over-year and update our format based on findings in sales, feedback, and overall data we collect. The small format has proved to be a smashing success. Artists on Fire is about merchandising your cohesive collection and selling, selling, selling.
3 Curator's Choice Awards will be chosen!
Each artist will receive an artist feature and social media posts.
The Worcester Center for Crafts (WCC)
is the oldest non-profit, professional educational craft center in the US, founded in 1856,
forging a successful alliance with Worcester State University in 2009.
Juniper Rag looks forward to selling your work!
Hot Night in the City | July 18, 2025, 4-9pm
25 Sagamore Road, Worcester
Celebrating the “hot” processes and traditions of craft creation, the Worcester Center for Crafts’ Hot Night in the City practically combusts each summer with music, food, drinks, the opening of an exhibit, and fun around the flames. All are welcome as we explore the hot processes of craft in and outside of the Center. Food trucks, live music and demos provide fun for all—college kids, families and festival lovers all converge for this wonderful night. Visit artists booths, see the Artists on Fire exhibition and tour the cool workshops—metal, glass, media arts, pottery.
The dusk darkness dissipates as Craft Center artists demonstrate their profession in our studios. There is a lot of hands-on fun for the fearless and demonstrations for the appreciator. Hot Night in the City is held rain or shine.
ABOUT WORCESTER CENTER FOR CRAFTS
The Worcester Center for Crafts (WCC) is the oldest non-profit, educational craft center in the US, founded in 1856.
Our mission: "to inspire and build a creative community through the promotion, appreciation and teaching of craft." We accomplish this by providing high-quality craft education and training for adults and youth, by supporting craft artists in their professional development, and through advocacy and public initiatives that create and nourish a dynamic market and appreciation for craft and teaching all ages and abilities, inspiring growth and reaching new audiences.
It has evolved over the past 164 years into New England's leading public center for craft education, exhibition & entrepreneurship. WCC annually serves a broad public audience of 20-30K comprised of professional & emerging artists, art enthusiasts & hobbyists, adults, youth and their families, collectors, patrons & students. In 2009, WCC expanded its vision as a community resource when it affiliated with Worcester State University (WSU) to create a unique public/private partnership that allows the center to remain an independent 501c3 organization by providing studio space for WSU classes. WCC offers adult classes (<1500 students) taught by artists in ceramics, photography, jewelry, enameling, blacksmithing, forging, fiber arts and hot and cold glass at every level of skill as well as college level classes. In addition over 30 WSU visual and performing classes (700 students) are held at WCC. Our youth program emphasizes an interdisciplinary study of craft including science, history, and math. The beautiful and WCC Krikorian Gallery hosts 8-10 high quality exhibits annually that create visibility and selling opportunities for artists and professional crafts.
