The Evolving Icon
The Evolving Icon asks artists to consider portraiture as both a way to record and interpret—a way of preserving history, responding to the present, and imagining what lies ahead...
Public Exhibition Dates: October 7, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Featured Portrait (left) is a detail of the award-winning portrait Promise of the Future by Linda Champanier.
Juror: Laurel Stern Boeck
ARTISTS' RECEPTION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
5:30 - 7:30pm
WITH SPECIAL GUEST, MASTER IGOR V. BABAILOV
Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA (Ph.D), D.Litt (Honoris Causa)
All are welcome for a $10 admission fee. Refreshments, and Light fare
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 838-9799
For acquisition information, contact the Museum. For commission of a new portrait, contact The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists: csocietyopa@aol.com
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All artwork must be received ready to hang. Artists are responsible for hand delivery and pick-up of their work, or to make their own arrangements to have their work delivered and picked up. For your convenience, we recommend The Packaging Store in Stamford, CT, for shipping and handling.
Important Dates:
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Saturday, September 26: Artwork Drop-Off (2–4PM only)
Saturday, September 26: Artwork Drop-Off (2–4PM only)•Monday, September 28: Artwork Drop-Off Day 2 (10AM–2PM only)
Monday, September 28: Artwork Drop-Off Day 2 (10AM–2PM only)•Saturday, October 3: Preview at Mansion Gala
Saturday, October 3: Preview at Mansion Gala•Thursday, October 15: Exhibition open to the public as part of House Guided tours (12–4PM )
Thursday, October 15: Exhibition open to the public as part of House Guided tours (12–4PM )•Thursday, October 15 (5:30–7:30pm): Artists’ Reception
Thursday, October 15 (5:30–7:30pm): Artists’ Reception•Sunday, January 3, 2027: Closing date
Sunday, January 3, 2027: Closing date•Thursday, January 7, 2027: Artwork Pickup (10AM–2PM only)
Thursday, January 7, 2027: Artwork Pickup (10AM–2PM only)•Saturday, January 9, 2027: Artwork Pickup Day 2 (2–4PM only)
Saturday, January 9, 2027: Artwork Pickup Day 2 (2–4PM only)
CSOPA LINKS:
Artists' Prospectus: https://forms.gle/ARWJJfit72sMWjCVA
ARSENAULT
BARRETT
BARRETT
CHAMPANIER
CHAMPANIER
DELAFONTAINE
DESPOT
GERSH
GERSH
GERSH - HONRABLE MENTION
MARKOYA-lAWRENCE -HONORABLE MENTION
HOWLAND-MURRAY
JACKSON
MARTINS
RUBINSTEIN
RUBINSTEIN
STEMBER
THOMAS
THOMAS
van RHYN
van RHYN
WAGNER
WAGNER
WATERBURY-KWASHNAK
WATERBURY-KWASHNAK
WATERBURY-KWASHNAK
HONRABLE MENTION
WHELAN
CHAMPANIER
All images belong to artists and may not be used in any way without written permission.