Membership at the Oxbow Gallery
The Oxbow Gallery is a not-for-profit cooperative gallery owned and operated by its artist members. Artists who would like to apply to become a new member of the gallery must first submit the contact form at the bottom of this page. We will contact applicants when a membership opening is available.
How membership works
Oxbow Gallery artists commit to a minimum three-year membership. During this period, each artist has a solo show in the Front Gallery, a solo show in the smaller Back Gallery, and the option to exhibit one piece in two yearly group shows.
We offer three types of membership: full, sitting, or shared (see more details under “Dues 2026” below). All members are expected to fulfill a task related to the operation of the Oxbow Gallery throughout the year. In addition, artists must manage the publicity, organization, and installation of their exhibitions. Sales proceeds are also managed by each individual artist, and the Oxbow Gallery does not take any commission percentage on any work sold. Finally, members are required to attend annual meetings in person or remotely on Zoom.
A 3-year membership commitment includes a front gallery show & a back gallery show, plus participation in member shows, and community events (for example monthly Easthampton Art Walk and representation on The Oxbow Gallery website with a link to artists websites). All proceeds from sales of work go to the artist.
Dues 2026:
1-year Full Membership $1120 for one Artist
1-year Shared Membership $570 each Artist – artists must apply as a pair
1-year Sitter Membership. $586 each Sitter - requires gallery desk duty of one 5-hour shift per month:
Sitters open and close the gallery, greet visitors, answer the phone, and sell work.
Exhibits are open 16 days each month.
Application Process :
Round 1:
Email the following materials to The Oxbow Gallery - theoxbowgallery@gmail.com
• 5 images of recent work (JPEG 72 dpi - no bigger than 1000kb)
• image list with date, media, size & title of each piece
• contact information & link to artist website or Instagram account if available
Round 2 :
Finalists selected from Round 1 will be notified to drop off all of the following at the gallery:
● Two pieces of recent work
● A resume and short biography
● An artist statement
● A brief statement explaining your interest in joining the Oxbow Gallery
● A short description of any art-related work experience and your preferences for various gallery tasks (for example, hanging group shows, painting/patching walls, general cleaning tasks, grant writing, marketing and publicity, managing social media, organizing gallery events, and participating in community art events)
● The type of membership (full, sitting, or shared) you are interested in.
Exhibit Schedule
There are two separate exhibition spaces. During a 3-year membership cycle, a member is assigned a solo show once in each gallery. Shared memberships show together in one room. Each artist advertises, installs, and offers a reception as a personal expense. Oxbow also presents two group shows annually, and every member may participate. Other benefits are presence on the website, a key to the gallery, and address lists for regional publicity.
Applications:
Please complete this form if interested in becoming a member of the Oxbow Gallery. We will send you notification of a call for applications when memberships become available.