46th Annual Faber Birren National Color Show
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Entry deadlineOct 10, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensNov 15, 2026
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Show closesDec 18, 2026
Organization:
Stamford Art Association
Location
Stamford, CT
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
October 9, 2026
Exhibition
Nov 15
- Dec 18, 2026
Enter this highly anticipated annual exhibition to compete with hundreds of artists from across the country! First prize is $1000 cash!
In 1980, Faber Birren, world-renowned color consultant, author of 27 books on color, endowed the Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit with awards for original and creative expression of color. The Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit has grown from a regional exhibit to one of international scope, encouraging artists in all media. This competition is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color.
This year the Stamford Art Association celebrates the 46th year of the Faber Birren National Color Award Exhibit in person at The Townhouse Gallery in Stamford as well as online.
The Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit pulls in artists internationally and is held for 6+ weeks annually. 40 artists are selected by the juror and their work is displayed at the Townhouse Gallery and online. Cash awards are funded by his family.
Show dates: November 15 - December 18, 2025
Submission Deadline: October 9th at 11:59 PM
Artist Notification: October 20th
Receiving: Friday, October 30, 12-2 PM, Saturday, October 31, 12-2 PM hand delivered (see note below for items shipped to FAST)
Reception: Sun. Nov 15, 4-6
Pickup: Friday, December 19, 12-2 PM, Saturday, December 20, 12-2 PM
Prizes: Over $1600 in awards. First ($1000), 2nd, 3rd Prize, HM's as per the juror. Winners will be asked to participate in a video presentation.
Juror Info: Jordan Hillman is Assistant Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum. Before coming to the Bruce, she was an Invited Researcher in the laboratoire de l'histoire des arts et des représentations at the Université de Paris, Nanterre, and an Annual Subject Fellow at the Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art in Paris. She received her PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware in 2023 with a dissertation that examined the ways in which artists subverted police authority through image making in turn-of-the-century Paris, a subject she has explored in several publications. Previously, she was a curatorial research assistant in the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Her exhibition, Odilon Redon and the Specter of Science, will open at the Bruce in February 2027.
Shipping Notes:
Artists are responsible for delivering their artwork. Hand-deliver to the Gallery or ship through Fine Art Security Transport (F.A.S.T.), 55 John Downey Dr., New Britain, CT 06051 (Glenn, 800-573-1070). Do not ship directly to the Stamford Art Association.
Shipped work must arrive at F.A.S.T. by October 23 with:
-$65 handling fee (check to SAA)
-Prepaid shipping both ways
-Return shipping info and postage
-Place check and shipping info in an envelope with your artwork.
In 1980, Faber Birren, world-renowned color consultant, author of 27 books on color, endowed the Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit with awards for original and creative expression of color. The Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit has grown from a regional exhibit to one of international scope, encouraging artists in all media. This competition is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color.
This year the Stamford Art Association celebrates the 46th year of the Faber Birren National Color Award Exhibit in person at The Townhouse Gallery in Stamford as well as online.
The Faber Birren Color Award Exhibit pulls in artists internationally and is held for 6+ weeks annually. 40 artists are selected by the juror and their work is displayed at the Townhouse Gallery and online. Cash awards are funded by his family.
Show dates: November 15 - December 18, 2025
Submission Deadline: October 9th at 11:59 PM
Artist Notification: October 20th
Receiving: Friday, October 30, 12-2 PM, Saturday, October 31, 12-2 PM hand delivered (see note below for items shipped to FAST)
Reception: Sun. Nov 15, 4-6
Pickup: Friday, December 19, 12-2 PM, Saturday, December 20, 12-2 PM
Prizes: Over $1600 in awards. First ($1000), 2nd, 3rd Prize, HM's as per the juror. Winners will be asked to participate in a video presentation.
Juror Info: Jordan Hillman is Assistant Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum. Before coming to the Bruce, she was an Invited Researcher in the laboratoire de l'histoire des arts et des représentations at the Université de Paris, Nanterre, and an Annual Subject Fellow at the Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art in Paris. She received her PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware in 2023 with a dissertation that examined the ways in which artists subverted police authority through image making in turn-of-the-century Paris, a subject she has explored in several publications. Previously, she was a curatorial research assistant in the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Her exhibition, Odilon Redon and the Specter of Science, will open at the Bruce in February 2027.
Shipping Notes:
Artists are responsible for delivering their artwork. Hand-deliver to the Gallery or ship through Fine Art Security Transport (F.A.S.T.), 55 John Downey Dr., New Britain, CT 06051 (Glenn, 800-573-1070). Do not ship directly to the Stamford Art Association.
Shipped work must arrive at F.A.S.T. by October 23 with:
-$65 handling fee (check to SAA)
-Prepaid shipping both ways
-Return shipping info and postage
-Place check and shipping info in an envelope with your artwork.