Great Lakes Cup Show 2026
Submit 3 original ceramic cups (functional, figurative, or sculptural open-topped vessels) as digital photos for a juried exhibition and sale.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- closed Sep 1, 2026
- Entry fee
- $25
- Award
- $650
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Exhibition window
- Oct 23, 2026 → Nov 14, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Sep 15, 2026
About
Overview
The Great Lakes Cup Show is a juried exhibition and sale held at Yourist Studio Gallery in Ann Arbor, MI, inviting ceramists from the Great Lakes region to submit work featuring cups in all forms - from functional to figurative to sculptural.
Key dates
- Application period: April 1 - September 1, 2026
- Submission deadline: September 1, 2026
- Notification date: September 15, 2026
- Artwork due to gallery: October 11, 2026 (hand delivered or shipped, postage paid by artist)
- Exhibition: October 23 - November 14, 2026
- Opening Night Reception: October 23, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Eligibility
Open to artists 18+ years of age who work in the medium of clay and reside in MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, OH, NY, PA, or ON, Canada.
What to submit
Submit 3 original ceramic cups as digital photos. Cups must be open-topped vessels, skillfully made, with space to hold water. Works can be functional, figurative, sculptural, or any amalgam of clay.
Application requirements
- Contact information (name, address, phone, email)*
- Studio name
- Artist website/Instagram
- Artist Statement (<150 words)*
- Title, Dimensions, Material, Firing Process, and Price for each of 3 cups*
- Digital photo for each of 3 cups*
- Minimum image requirements: at least 1200 pixels on longest side, under 5MB, JPG or JPEG format
- File naming format: Lastname_Firstname_Cup#.jpg
Fees and awards
- Entry fee: $25 for 3 cups
- Awards: $650 total in cash prizes for Best in Show, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and Peoples Choice
- Sales commission: 35% on all sales, payment by check within 10 days of show's conclusion
Judging criteria
Judges will consider originality, composition, craftsmanship, cohesion of the body of work, and the Artist Statement in their decisions.
Contact
Kay Yourist, Yourist Studio Gallery, [email protected], (734) 662-4914
- Award
- $650 total in cash prizes for Best in Show, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and Peoples Choice
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 35% on sales
- Theme
- High-quality ceramics celebrating Great Lakes regional artistry through the diverse forms, colors, textures, imagery and techniques of cups as vessels - from functional to figurative to sculptural.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists 18+ years of age who work in clay and reside in MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, OH, NY, PA, or ON, Canada.
- Audience
- Artists 18+ years of age
- Contact
- [email protected]
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.