Our twelfth anniversary! Hurrah! It’s creepy and it’s kooky! Mysterious and spooky! 2026 is the year for our 12th Annual Macabre art show! We hold this members-only pop-up and virtual show to celebrate Halloween. It is free, not judged, and does not involve prizes. It’s all for fun!
About the Show
Spooky. Unsettling. Wisps of mists and dark shadows. Macabre brings out the fascination with the off-beat side of life.
Submissions / Virtual Show
The online submission deadline for the FREE Macabre show is Wednesday, October 28nd, 2026. You don’t need to use the online submission form – you can simply email the JPGs to us. You can submit up to five works for the virtual show. It’s open to all BVAA members. This is not a judged show so you CAN enter things you’ve entered in previous shows (including previous Macabre shows).
The In Person Macabre Show
We have our community show reception on Friday October 30th 5-7, and then the gallery is open its normal 10-3 hours on Saturday October 25th. So we’ll have places in the gallery for those TWO DAYS ONLY for the Macabre special event. Please bring in 1-2 items for the in-person feature. There will just be shelf and easels, so we want to have room for everyone. You can bring your art with you Friday if you want and then pick them up any time after Saturday afternoon (or in later weeks). No rush. The in-person show is just a highlight to …
The Macabre Video
The video we release for the reception with be a “moody” version. It will have a soundtrack and the images showing one by one. It will be something you could have going in the background at a spooky dinner to add ambiance.
Virtual Reception
We’ll have our premiere of the video slideshow on Friday night October 30th to kick off the Halloween weekend.
Theme
This show is Halloween. Spooky. Shadowy.
Here are photos and videos from previous years –
Twisted Dolls Show 2015 at the Worcester PopUp (now the JMAC)
We look forward to seeing your spooky work!