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 15, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Preview Date: Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Gala | Saturday, October 3, 2026

Featured Portrait (left) is a detail of the award-winning portrait Promise of the Future by Linda Champanier.

Artists' Prospectus: https://forms.gle/ARWJJfit72sMWjCVA

Submissions are open to members of the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CSOPA) only. To join or renew membership in CSOPA, visit csopa.wildapricot.org
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JULY 15, 2026

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 838-9799  

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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:
•Wednesday, April 15 : Submission/Application Period Opens 
•Wednesday, July 15: Submissions Deadline (Midnight)
•Saturday, September 26: Artwork Drop-Off (2–4PM only)
•Monday, September 28: Artwork Drop-Off Day 2 (10AM–2PM only)
•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 (5:30–7:30pm): Artists’ Reception
•Sunday, January 3, 2027: Closing date
•Thursday, January 7, 2027: Artwork Pickup (10AM–2PM only)
•Saturday, January 9, 2027: Artwork Pickup Day 2 (2–4PM only)