I am thrilled to present our fifth online CAFA+ Members show, a dynamic display of the creative talents within our community. This year’s exhibition highlights the diverse work of artists across all three membership levels, and it’s a true pleasure to welcome both our returning members and the many new members who joined us this year. It’s always exciting to see new artists get involved, and I look forward to continuing to build meaningful connections with you all.

A sincere thank you to our long-standing members for your continued dedication and support of CAFA. Your ongoing participation helps maintain the strong foundation of this organization, and your contributions continue to inspire us all.

This year, we received 112 submissions, showcasing a range of mediums, styles, and themes. Congratulations to the five award winners whose works stood out for their exceptional quality, creativity, and vision.

Looking ahead, I am excited to announce that CAFA’s 114th Annual Juried Exhibition will take place at the Hoxie Gallery in the Westerly Public Library, Rhode Island, from June 9 – July 18, 2025. The Hoxie Gallery’s spacious, character-filled setting and superb lighting will provide the perfect backdrop for the works on display, and I can’t wait to share this special event with you.

Thank you to each and every member for your participation and support, both this year and throughout your time with CAFA. It’s a privilege to be part of your artistic journey, and I look forward to many more years of creativity and collaboration.

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Gabrielle Robinson

CAFA Director

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With the newly minted 2025 Members Show, the CAFA community has once again been graced and reaffirmed as a truly progressive and vibrant visual arts organization. As our jurors have clearly indicated, this was yet again a difficult but inspiring process to distill down from so many highly creative and beautifully crafted artifacts to just a few for award. This is a wonderful problem to have and is a clear indication of how vital and important it is to offer and support the kind of forum for visual artistic expression that CAFA does. 

 

All of the artists in our community offer anthems of hope and resistance to the beguiling currents and difficulties of our modern world with marvelous creativity and deeply personal artistic expression. This is how it should be and is sorely needed. All deserve to be commended for such a meaningful and heartfelt contribution to our life experience. 

 

Thank you and Godspeed to one and all.

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William C. Butcher

President

Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts

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Best wishes to all the CAFA member artists who participated in this season’s CAFA+ event. Once again, we were struck by the quality of the entries and the incredible diversity of the CAFA membership. Your work represents nearly every art medium and style in today’s art world.

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You had the hard job of creating and then selecting from your own works the stunning pieces in this show. But you also gave us the hard task of choosing only a few for awards. Of course, we wish there were more, and we know you do too. Still, we also know you understand how important it is to recognize several artists in this way.

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So, congratulations to this round’s award winners! Your work has elevated the entire exhibition, making the show even more remarkable.

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Please know how grateful we, the jurors, were for the opportunity to view your exciting works. And once our work was complete, we were equally grateful to the CAFA administrators, who ensured that all your entries were well organized and presented in an easy-to-access online exhibition. We believe events like these are essential in keeping CAFA active and visible. And it’s members like you who consistently support CAFA and fellow artists who make it thrive.

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CAFA Council Members Jurying Committee

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