The 2027 Small Stones Festival – Jan. 30 – Feb. 7
View the 2026 Awards Ceremony
Watch this page for more information about the 2027 Small Stones Festival of the Arts, to be held again at the Brigham Hill Community Barn, 37 Wheeler Rd., North Grafton. We’ll be updating the content as our planning for the 2027 Festival continues and more information becomes available.
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The 2026 Web Gallery is now live! This gallery features all entries we received for the 2026 exhibition, with those selected by our jurors noted (you can also filter your view of the gallery to just show the selected entries).
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The Exhibition
2027 Exhibition Schedule
- Saturday, January 30, 2027: The Opening of the Exhibition – Noon – 5:00 pm
- Saturday, January 30, 2027: Awards Ceremony 2 PM
- Sunday, January 31, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 2, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 2, 2027: Worcester County Camera Club meeting, open to the public.
Program to be announced – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Wednesday, February 3, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Thursday, February 4, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Friday, February 5, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Saturday, February 6, 2027: Exhibition open, Noon – 6:00 pm
- Sunday, February 7, 2027: Exhibition open, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Sunday, February 7, 2027: Juror Talks and Artist Talks, 2:00 pm
- Sunday, February 7, 2027: Exhibition closes – 4:00 pm
- Sunday, February 7, 2027: Art Pickup, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Monday, February 8, 2027: Art Pickup, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Our 2027 Jurors – To Be Announced
Fine Art Painting Jurors
Fine Art Photography Jurors
These are our supporters for the 2026 Festival, which will be replaced by 2027 supporters as that information is received. You can view the supporters for each year by reviewing the pages dedicated to that year’s festival.
The Small Stones Festival of the Arts extends our sincere appreciation to the area Cultural Councils, community businesses and individuals for their generous support.
MAJOR SUPPORTERS OF THE SMALL STONES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS IN 2026
Brigham Hill Foundation
Grafton Cultural Council
Homefield Credit Union
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Millbury Cultural Council
Millbury Federal Credit Union
Yesod Foundation, Inc.
Additional Support Provided By:
Central One Federal Credit Union
Dance It Up!
EverRise
Gastonart & Frame
Gaudette Insurance
Uncommon Cow and Grafton Grill & Crust
New England School of Fine Art
Pepperoni Express
Savers Bank
UniBank
2027 Organizing Committee
Sue Cardosi, Co-Chair – Worcester County Camera Club
Carolyn Kinlock-Winkler, Co-Chair – Fine Art Painting
Eirinn Campaniello
Ken Crater – Grafton Arts and Worcester County Camera Club
Bonnie Frederico – Fine Art Painter, Owner of www.Sellarshop.com
Carol Frieswick – Artist/Juror Liaison – Blackstone Valley Art Association
Bob Hassinger – Worcester County Camera Club
Maggie Lavallee – Worcester County Camera Club
Roberta Oakley – Worcester County Camera Club
Neil Rosenberg – Worcester County Camera Club
Dana Wilson – Public Relations and Marketing – Worcester County Camera Club
Sponsoring Organizations
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