Call For Art at the Table

Entry fees benefit Family Table Collaborative. 100% of artwork sales go directly to the artists.

Family Table Collaborative invites artists to submit work for At the Table: an exhibition exploring food as nourishment, memory, culture, labor, access, celebration, and connection.

Food is never just food. It is how we care for one another. It is how families gather, how traditions are passed down, how communities respond in crisis, and how dignity is restored. On Cape Cod, Family Table Collaborative works to improve food access, reduce hunger, rescue fresh food, prepare nutritious meals, and build partnerships that help nourish the community.

The exhibition will be curated by Molly Demeulenaere, a curator, arts leader, and nonprofit strategist with extensive experience creating exhibitions, public programs, and community-centered arts experiences. Her curatorial work focuses on the power of art to spark conversation, build connection, and transform everyday spaces into meaningful cultural gathering places.

Artists are invited to submit work that responds broadly to the theme of food.

Possible interpretations include, but are not limited to:

• Food as comfort, memory, ancestry, or ritual

• The table as a place of gathering, conversation, family, or community

• Hunger, food insecurity, access, and dignity

• Farming, fishing, cooking, serving, composting, or food rescue

• The labor and love behind a meal

• Still lifes, markets, kitchens, gardens, recipes, ingredients, or shared meals

• Food as a symbol of culture, abundance, scarcity, sustainability, or care

All 2D media will be considered.

Submission Requirements

• Ready to Hang: Framed or on finished panels.

• Wired Backing: Must have hanging wire.

• Size Limits: Maximum dimensions 48”x48”

• Originality: Must be the artist's original work.

Important Dates

Call opens	June 25, 2026
Submission deadline	Friday, August 14
Artwork drop-off	Tuesday, September 1
Installation	Wednesday, September 2
Opening reception	Friday, September 4, 5-7 PM
Exhibition on view	September 5-December 13, 2026
Artwork pick-up	Monday, December 14, from 8-noon

Entry Fee

Artists may submit work for consideration for $20 per piece entered. Entry fees benefit Family Table Collaborative and support its mission to nourish the Cape Cod community.

Sales

All artwork sales will go directly to the artists. Family Table Collaborative will not take a commission on sold work. This exhibition is intended to support local artists, raise awareness of FTC’s mission, and generate funds for FTC through entry fees and community engagement.

Submission Requirements

Please include:

• Artist name

• Email and phone number

• Title of work

• Medium

• Dimensions

• Price, or NFS if not for sale

• Image of each submitted work

  
  

Accepted work must be ready to hang or display. Two-dimensional work should be framed or professionally finished with appropriate hanging hardware.

About Family Table Collaborative

Family Table Collaborative’s mission is to end hunger and advance nutritional security on Cape Cod by providing healthy, prepared meals and education to those who need them most. Through innovative food rescue, community partnerships, and volunteer-driven meal preparation, we address the full cycle of food, from access and distribution to education and sustainability, because healthy people build healthy communities.

Exhibition Statement

At the Table asks artists and audiences to consider the many ways food shapes our lives. A meal can be a memory, a lifeline, a celebration, a cultural inheritance, or a gesture of love. In partnership with Family Table Collaborative, this exhibition honors the power of food to bring people together — and reminds us that access to nourishing food is essential to a healthy, connected community.

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