Artists residing in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, or Tennessee are invited to enter the 63rd Mid-States Art Juried Exhibition. The competition is open for the following categories: painting, drawing, graphic arts, collage, sculpture, and mixed media. Entries must not exceed 108 inches in any direction and/or 150 pounds. No entry that requires the artist to be present for moving or assembly will be accepted.
Artwork suspected to have been created predominantly using generative AI is subject to rejection. Only TWO artworks may be submitted per artist. All work must be original and completed within the last three years, and not previously exhibited in the Mid-States Craft Exhibition or at the Evansville Museum. Purchase and merit awards, underwritten by individuals, corporations, foundations and philanthropic organizations, will be presented at the opening reception.
Purchase award-winning works will become part of the permanent collection of the Evansville Museum. Juror will select awards on November 4th after reviewing entries in person. If the sale price stated is in excess of the assigned purchase award, the artist will be contacted immediately after the jurying and given the opportunity to accept or reject the award. NFS entries may be eligible for purchase awards. All entries are eligible for merit awards.