The Attleboro Arts Museum offers free admission and benefits to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.

The Attleboro Arts Museum has joined museums nationwide in participating in the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free admission and/or benefits to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The 2019 program launched on Saturday, May 18, 2019, Armed Forces Day, and will end on Monday, September 2, 2019, Labor Day. Military can find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

Blue Star Museums is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums nationwide.

“The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to celebrate the tenth summer of collaborating with Blue Star Families, Department of Defense, and especially the more than 2,000 museums across our nation that make this program possible, “ said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “Organizations such as the Attleboro Arts Museum are providing wonderful opportunities for military families to share a memorable experience together this summer.”

This year’s participating organizations include fine art, science, history, and children’s museums, as well as zoos, aquariums, gardens, and more.

A National Juried Exhibition

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Exhibiting Artist Information:

Opposites closed at 4pm on Friday, July 12th.

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In-person Pick-up of Exhibited Work: 
July 13^th, 16^th or 17^th from 10am – 3pm. Work left beyond July 17^th at 3pm EST will be charged $5 per day per piece, payable at late pickup. There are no exceptions.
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Return of Work–Shipped by the Museum: 
All work will be packed and shipped by July 19^th. You must enclose pre-paid shipping labels for the return of your work (that also covers the shipping vendor’s pick-up fee) and a $10 handling fee per piece. Checks payable to Attleboro Arts Museum. If you are within driving distance, we would appreciate an in-person pick-up.

All dates, specifications and fees are non-negotiable. 

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Exhibiting Artists

Juror Caitee Hoglund, Gallery Director of 13FOREST Gallery, has selected the following pieces for this national juried show: 

* Indicates Juror’s Award winner.

OPPOSITES Juror
Caitee Hoglund, Gallery Director, 13FOREST Gallery

Gallery Director, Caitee Hoglund, joined 13FOREST Gallery after completing a master’s in art history and museum studies at Tufts University. Before moving to New England, she worked at Lawrence University’s art gallery in Wisconsin.

13FOREST Gallery searches New England for outstanding artists – established and emerging – to offer the very best in original art and contemporary craft. 13FOREST offers a dynamic gallery space that features rotating exhibitions every 6 to 8 weeks, as well as public programs designed to inform and inspire creative minds.

Image: Heidi Tarver