Echoes: Revisiting Memory
- Deadline
- 7 days left
- Entry fee
- $30
- Award
- $1,000
- Location
- Petoskey, Michigan
- Exhibition window
- Sep 18, 2026 → Oct 31, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Jul 27, 2026
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About
Submit up to 3 original 2-D and 3-D works of art created within the past 3 years that engage the theme of memory and environment, in any visual medium.
Overview
Echoes: Revisiting Memory is a juried art exhibition at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey. The exhibition explores how memories lose their clarity and change as we revisit environments and places that shape our experiences. Artists are invited to submit original 2-D and 3-D works created within the past 3 years that engage the theme both literally and metaphorically.
Eligibility
- Open to artists residing in Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada
- Must be at least 18 years old
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: July 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT via CaFÉ
- Jury review: July 21-24, 2026
- Notification: July 27, 2026 by email
- Work delivery window: September 1-5, 2026
- Exhibition dates: September 18-October 31, 2026
- Pick up artwork: November 3-7, 2026
Media & Format
Submit up to 3 works in any visual medium. Image files must be JPEG or JPG format, 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side, under 5 MB, and in RGB color profile.
Entry Fee & Awards
- Entry fee: $30.00
- First Place: $500
- Second Place: $300
- Third Place: $200
What to Submit
- Up to 3 original works created within the past 3 years
- Include title, medium, size, and retail price (or NFS) for each work
- Include a narrative statement describing how your work relates to the theme
Delivery & Return Shipping
Invited works must arrive during the delivery window September 1-5, 2026, or by prior arrangement with the Visual Arts Director by August 18. Artists are responsible for all return shipping costs. Shipped work must include return shipping labels. Unsold artwork must be picked up during gallery hours between November 3-7, 2026. Works with return shipping arrangements will be returned within 2 weeks of the exhibit's end.
Contact
Crooked Tree Arts Center, [email protected], 231-347-4337. Jury: Paige Young, Assistant Professor of Photography at Kendall College of Art and Design.
- Award
- Three cash prizes: First Place $500, Second Place $300, Third Place $200 (total $1000)
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Eligibility
- Open to artists residing in the Great Lakes Region (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada), who are at least 18 years old.
- Audience
- Great Lakes Region artists, age 18 and older
- Contact
- [email protected]
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