𝙾𝙿𝙴𝙽 𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻: 𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏
𝘈 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 + 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦
This holiday season, we’re turning our attention to an age-old material and one of humanity’s most enduring creative pursuits: woodworking. We’re on the hunt for all things made of WOOD-Sculptures, bowls and spoons, trivets, whimsy’s, or ornaments, tools and lamps or any other wild idea made from wood!
Have you ever wanted to make a series of wooden signs, special ladles, a deeply specific shelf or tool, carve a soccer ball from a burl, or make a collection of nose-shaped finials?
Maybe you already work in wood and make outrageous cutting boards, turned cups, carved creatures, strange furniture, wooden lights, treasure boxes, toys, talismans, or objects whose purpose is entirely up for debate. Or maybe you know someone making wonderful wooden things.
𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒅.
Something plane wild?
Against the grain?
A little sappy?
Time to branch out?
We want to hear from you!
We’re especially interested in work that embraces the possibilities of wood beyond the expected—objects that demonstrate craft and care while bringing a distinct point of view, sense of humor, or spark of imagination.
WOOD SHOP will take over the gallery at Working Loose from November 15, 2026 through January 15, 2027. The selected works will be installed together as an immersive, all-wood SHOP—a cash-and-carry exhibition and concept shop, with an emphasis on beautifully made, highly considered, wonderfully strange, and eminently gift-able objects for the holiday season.
HOW TO APPLY
Email us with:
- Images of your proposed work
- Retail pricing
- Quantity of each item you would be willing to consign
- A brief description of your work or proposed project
Don’t have the work made yet? That’s okay.
If there’s a wooden object, series, or wild idea you’ve always wanted to make and this feels like the right excuse to finally bring it into the world, tell us about it.
Our hope is to assemble an absolutely ineffable collection of goods, tools, art, and objects—a standout showing of contemporary woodworking that feels as much like an exhibition as it does a very unusual holiday shop.
DATES
Submissions Open: September 3rd, 2026
Submissions Close: September 30th, 2026
Notifications: October 5th, 2026
THINGS TO NOTE
- To accommodate a dynamic and diverse selection, we are requesting all work to be consigned to Working Loose for the duration of the exhibition.
- If work sells well, there may be opportunities to restock throughout the season, when/if additional inventory is available.
- Sold work will be paid for within 30 days of the sale date, or by the 7th of the following month, whichever comes first.
- All work must arrive at Working Loose in Maine by November 7, 2026.
- Working Loose will arrange and cover return shipping for unsold work at the close of the exhibition.
Send questions and submissions to: em@workingloose.com