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Call for Entry: Artwork for the 2026 Tree of the Year Celebration, Erin Tree Trust
Submit up to 2 artworks interpreting the resilience, beauty, joy, memories and value of the 2026 Tree of the Year (an American Elm tree named Henry) in any 2-D or 3-D medium.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 25 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Location
- Hillsburgh Library, 9 Station Road, Hillsburgh, ON
- Exhibition window
- Sep 19, 2026 → Oct 21, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Aug 21, 2026
About
Overview
Erin Tree Trust invites Ontario artists to submit artworks celebrating the 2026 Tree of the Year, an American Elm tree named Henry. Works should interpret the resilience, beauty, joy, memories, and value of this unique tree in Erin, Ontario.
Eligibility
Open to all Ontario artists working in any 2-D or 3-D medium.
Media
- Painting
- Drawing
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Mixed media
- Digital media
- Fibre arts
- Jewellery
- Glass
- Pottery
- Wood
Submissions
- Maximum 2 submissions per artist
- No fee to submit
- All entries lightly juried by Erin Tree Trust team
- Works can be for sale or not for sale
Key Dates
- Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 15, 2026, 11:59pm
- Notice of Acceptance: Friday, August 21, 2026
- Art Show – Arts by the Pond: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12–5pm at Hillsburgh Library
- Exhibition at Town of Erin Municipal Office: September 21 to October 21, 2026 (tbc)
Contact
Hannah at [email protected]
Media accepted
ceramicsdigitaldrawingfiberglassjewelrylandscapemixed mediapaintingphotography
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Entries per artist
- Up to 2
- Theme
- Celebrating the Town of Erin's 2026 Tree of the Year, an American Elm tree named Henry, artists are invited to interpret its resilience, beauty, joy, memories, and value as an elder tree that inspires landscapes and inhabits stories and myths.
- Eligibility
- Open to all Ontario artists working in any 2-D or 3-D medium.
- Audience
- Open to all Ontario artists
- Contact
- [email protected]
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