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The 2025 Call for Art has closed.
Our accepted creators are hard at work, creating their exploration pieces. Art is in the air!
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Watch this space for more news as we get closer to the exhibition in August. We can't wait for you to experience this year's VERSE/VISUAL!
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VERSE/VISUAL 2025 will display August 15-17th, at EBSCO Hall (5 Peatfield St, Ipswich, MA). There will be an public opening reception on August 15th, and more fun events throughout the weekend! We'll see you there!
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Can't wait for August to get your VERSE/VISUAL fix? Check out our gallery to see exhibitions from years past!
LEARN MORE ABOUT VERSE/VISUAL
Verse/Visual is back for its seventh year in Ipswich. This project is a visual and verbal collaboration between local creatives, inspired by a series of visual essays from The New York Times that present art and writings resulting from collaboration.
The 2025 event will display August 15-17, in downtown Ipswich, with an opening reception on August 15th and other events throughout the weekend.
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For visitors, the Verse/Visual gallery experience is a story of collaboration and the creative process. It's a show about creative expression, connection, and the infinite ways an idea can be interpreted.
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HOW IT WORKS: In order to be considered for the show, creators submit 2-5 pieces of work done in the past 3 years. Creators may submit art, writing, or both! If accepted, jurors will select one of their submitted pieces (Inspiration) to be given to another accepted creator. These “seed works” serve as the catalysts for new pieces (Exploration).
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for Applications: 11:59 p.m May 30th
Notification of Acceptance and assignment of Inspiration Piece: June 8th
Final Label Info/Online Preview due July 28th
BUT participants are strongly encouraged to submit their pieces upon completion.
Art Drop-off: August 13th
Exhibition Open: August 15-17th
“Verse/Visual was an amazing growth experience for me, as a creator. It was such a supportive and fun way to work collabortively for the first time, and I am deeply proud of the work I did for this show. Can't wait for next year!”
– Val, a 2024 VERSE/VISUAL participant.
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Still a little confused? It's complex! Check out this video we created that explains the process in more detail.