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The Upper Room 2026 Art Exhibition

Location: Three-in-One Art Gallery, 755 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60622

Exhibition Dates: Opening reception Saturday May 23rd, Pentecost Vigil. Runs through June 24th, the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist with closing reception.

 

Note: this event space is a well-appointed art gallery in a shared residential building. Receptions will be open to the public, but otherwise the gallery will be open by appointment only.

Catholic artists (ages 18+) of all disciplines (visual artist, performance artist, writers) are invited to submit original artwork for this group exhibition. 100% of sales go to the artists. Art does not have to be for sale to be included.

The unifying concept is a spiritual pilgrimage through the Way of the Cross to the glory of the Resurrection. Artwork does not have to be explicitly religious in content but must be loosely connected to the theme of a spiritual pilgrimage.

Work which includes blasphemous or sexually explicit content or is otherwise deemed offensive to faithful Catholics will not be considered. AI-generated or altered work will not be considered.

Work will be selected by the curators Sarah Crow (sarahcrowart.com) and Damian Chlanda (amdgfilms.com), the founders of Chicago Catholic Artists.

The selection of art will be based on the quality of craftsmanship, consistency with the theme of a spiritual pilgrimage, and the fittingness of works for group exhibition.

To be considered, artists must submit the following before April 30th:

1) A short (250 word maximum) description of the work and its connection to the theme of spiritual pilgrimage
2) Work Samples with titles, media, year, dimensions, price

  • Visual Artists: 1-4 images
  • Performance artists *only if available to perform in Chicago during opening or closing reception*: short video
  • Writers: short form writing (final work must be short enough for public reading or presentation)

Notification of acceptance (only) will be made by May 4th.
Work will need to be either hand-delivered to the gallery address OR shipped to C.O. St. Gregory’s Hall, 5545 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60640 by May 16th.
Return shipping and re-usable shipping box must be provided and paid for by the artist.