True Grit Art Gallery

True Grit Art Gallery Fine Art in Southeastern Massachusetts True Grit encompasses a drive; a passion to create.

It reflects a rich history in the area of Southeastern Massachusetts, where it calls home. This is where the Pilgrims strove to gain a foothold of religious freedom in a New World and where an ancient and noble people fought and eventually suffered against their encroachment. True Grit embodies the landscape of the area, peppered with old factories, triple-deckers, and their salty, resourceful, in

habitants. True Grit is echoed in the cheers of die-hard New England sports fans who had long agonized in their quest for glory and in most recent years, have seen their undying loyalty richly rewarded. In most simple terms, True Grit reflects the New England spirit and True Grit Art Gallery seeks to showcase that spirit in the form of artistic expression. It takes grit and determination to be an artist and we hope to gratify our patrons with a rich appreciation of that endeavor.

09/01/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ, ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ.

Weโ€™re taking this day off now so we can remain open over the upcoming holiday weekend rather than closing for an extra day then.

Please note that we will also be ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ due to an important medical appointment.

Weโ€™ll be back to our regular hours otherwise.

Regular Gallery Hours:
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

Thank you for your understanding โ€” we hope you have a wonderful week!

08/15/2026

๐ŸŽจ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!๐Ÿ

๐Ÿ“ฃCalling all artists! Join us for the ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น
Nemasket Plein Air Festival at True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, MA!

Paint the beauty of Middleborough en plein air throughout ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, then showcase your work in our juried exhibit ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿณโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

๐Ÿฅ‡๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€: $300 (1st), $150 (2nd), $100 (3rd) + 2 Honorable Mentions
๐Ÿ“๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: True Grit Art Gallery, 38 Center St, Middleboro, MA
๐Ÿท๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Saturday, November 7, 6โ€“8 PM
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: $40 โ€“ guarantees up to 3 artworks in the show

Capture the crisp fall light, cranberry harvests, and historic corners of Middleborough and compete for cash prizes!๐Ÿ’ฐ

Register now at https://www.truegritartgallery.com/register.html
Full guidelines + suggested painting locations at https://www.truegritartgallery.com/nemasket-plein-air.html

๐ŸŽฌWatch our brand-new promo video (attached) and get inspired!

Questions? Email [email protected] or call (781) 798-4877.

Donโ€™t miss your chance to paint, exhibit, and shine this fall!

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘ฉ๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ!๐Ÿ“ธHer beautiful photographs are up through Sat...
08/14/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘ฉ๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ!

๐Ÿ“ธHer beautiful photographs are up through Saturday, August 22. Stop by the gallery to experience the work in person โ€” itโ€™s a strong and thoughtful show that rewards a close look.

All of the pieces are also available for purchase in our online store๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.truegritartgallery.com/byways.html

๐Ÿ•™Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

๐Ÿ“True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

We hope to see before it ends!

๐Ÿ™๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘ฉ๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š...
08/11/2026

๐Ÿ™๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘ฉ๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ!๐Ÿท

It was wonderful to see so many of you and to share her beautiful photographs.

The show remains on view ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ. Weโ€™d love for you to stop by and experience the work in person if you havenโ€™t already.

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.truegritartgallery.com/byways.html

๐Ÿ•™Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

๐Ÿ“True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street,
Middleboro, MA

Thank you again for your continued support โ€” we hope to see you soon!

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ” ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ– ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ...
08/01/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ” ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ– ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐‘ฉ๐’š๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’”.๐Ÿ“ท
A naturalist and photographer with a fine art background, Janet creates images that reflect her deep connection to the natural world. Drawing inspiration from both classic photography and her extensive travels across North America in her RV, her work captures the quiet beauty of the environment and our relationship with it. With a patient, observant eye, she brings a classic yet contemporary sensibility to her photographs.

More๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.truegritartgallery.com/news--events

Byways will be on view from ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.
We hope youโ€™ll join us for the opening reception on ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿด ๐—ฃ๐—  to meet Janet and experience her work in person. Light refreshments will be served.
๐Ÿ“True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

๐ŸŽ‰๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!We are thrilled to announce the five poems that will insp...
08/01/2026

๐ŸŽ‰๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

We are thrilled to announce the five poems that will inspire this yearโ€™s exhibition:

1. โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€ by Carol Hobbs
2. โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณโ€ by Jenifer Browne Lawrence
3. โ€œ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜: ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†โ€ by Kristin J. Kelley
4. โ€œ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ตโ€ by Ed Gaudet
5. โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜†๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€ by Robert Demerjian

The poetry call for this exhibit is never a contest. These five poems were chosen because of their rich imagery, emotional depth, and powerful potential to spark the most imaginative, unexpected, and eclectic visual responses from our participating artists.

You can read the full poems and learn more about each poet here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.truegritartgallery.com/poetic-visions-2026.html

You can also register as a visual artist through August 15 or until space is full.

We canโ€™t wait to see the original artworks these poems will inspire โ€” and to celebrate them together at the ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

Congratulations again to Carol, Jenifer, Kristin, Ed, and Robert. Your words are about to take on a whole new life on the walls of the gallery.

๐ŸŒ™๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐š๐ซ๐š๐ก ๐„๐ ๐š๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ, ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”?๐ŸธTitled โ€œ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€, this long, horizontal oil paste...
07/28/2026

๐ŸŒ™๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐š๐ซ๐š๐ก ๐„๐ ๐š๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ, ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”?๐Ÿธ

Titled โ€œ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€, this long, horizontal oil pastel captures the intimate atmosphere of a bar at night. Warm light spills across bottles and surfaces while figures lean into conversation, creating a sense of quiet energy and late-evening closeness. Sarahโ€™s energetic mark-making adds movement and texture throughout the scene, giving the piece a lively, immersive quality that draws you into the moment.

This original work measures 8.5" x 19.5" and is matted and framed under glass. You can view and purchase โ€œ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€, here:
https://www.truegritartgallery.com/store/p4750/%2210%3A17_pm%22.html

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿญ. Weโ€™d love for you to come experience the full collection in person while itโ€™s still hanging.

๐Ÿ•™Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

๐Ÿ“True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

๐ŸŽจ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐”๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐’๐“๐’ โ€“ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŽจWeโ€™ve been accepting poetry submissions for the past month and will soo...
07/25/2026

๐ŸŽจ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐”๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐’๐“๐’ โ€“ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŽจ
Weโ€™ve been accepting poetry submissions for the past month and will soon be selecting ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ from a fantastic pool of entries!
True Grit Art Gallery is now looking for ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ-๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ to participate in Poetic Visions 2026. This show is all about ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. We want bold, conceptual, and contemporary work that pushes boundaries. If youโ€™re ready to step outside your usual style, experiment with new mediums, or create something fresh and unexpected โ€” this is the show for you!
๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€:
โ€ขFive poems will be chosen from the submission pool.
โ€ข Each registered artist will be randomly assigned one poem (lottery begins August 1, 2026).
โ€ขYouโ€™ll create one original artwork in response to your assigned poem.
โ€ขThe selected poems will be enlarged, printed, and hung alongside the artworks.
๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ:
Space is limited. By registering you are reserving a spot. Please only sign up if youโ€™re confident you can deliver a fresh, original piece on time.
๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ :
โ€ขSaturday, Sept 5, 2026 โ€” 1โ€“5 PM
โ€ขTuesday, Sept 8, 2026 โ€” 1โ€“4 PM
โ€ข Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026 โ€” 1โ€“5 PM
โ€ขNo early drop-offs!
๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ!
Weโ€™ll close registration once we reach capacity.
This is your chance to stretch creatively and be part of something truly special!
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://www.truegritartgallery.com/visual-artist-registration-2026.html
Questions? Email us: [email protected]
Letโ€™s make this yearโ€™s Poetic Visions even more imaginative than last year! โœจ

๐ŸŽก๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐š๐ซ๐š๐ก ๐„๐ ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”โ€.๐ŸŽจTitled โ€œ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€, this 10" x 10" original oil pastel rad...
07/24/2026

๐ŸŽก๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐š๐ซ๐š๐ก ๐„๐ ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”โ€.๐ŸŽจ

Titled โ€œ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€, this 10" x 10" original oil pastel radiates pure summer nostalgia. A towering Ferris wheel rises against a bright, sunlit sky while a lively crowd fills the foreground. With bold color and energetic, expressive marks, the piece captures that unmistakable feeling of a warm afternoon at the fair โ€” the light, the chatter, and the quiet pleasure of simply watching it all unfold.

Matted and framed under glass, this work is a perfect example of Sarahโ€™s ability to turn everyday scenes into something quietly resonant.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’‰๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘จ๐’–๐’ˆ๐’–๐’”๐’• 1.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€œ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—บโ€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
https://www.truegritartgallery.com/store/p4746/%224%3A27_pm%22.html

Weโ€™d love for you to come see the full collection in person while itโ€™s still hanging.โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐Ÿ•™Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

๐Ÿ“True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

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