The St. Tammany Art Association is proud to present the return of the 55th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Summer Show, to the Miriam Barranger Gallery. 

A minimum of $3,500 in cash prizes including a $2,000 prize for Best of Show will be awarded. Other cash and merit awards will be presented at the discretion of the Juror.

The juror for the 2025 Summer Show is Sasha Newkirk. Newkirk has designed and curated exhibitions, taught and given lectures, and mounted artwork at some of New York’s leading institutions, and contributes regularly to Metalsmith Magazine.

Up to three artworks may be submitted per artist. The fee to enter is $35 for one, two or three artworks.

• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Online entry and payment will be accepted until 11:59 PM in Mountain Time on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Submissions will be accepted only through CaFE.org.
• NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS: Results of the selection process will be announced on or before Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• EXHIBITION: The exhibition will be on display July 12 - September 12, 2025 in the Miriam Barranger Gallery of the St. Tammany Art Association in historic downtown Covington. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturdays from 11 AM to 4 PM. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
• ARTISTS RECEPTION: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 6-9pm with presentation of awards at 7pm.
• CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 6-9pm
• All events are free and open to the public.

Details for Accepted Artists: 

• DELIVERY OF ART TO GALLERY: All shipments and hand-delivered pieces must be received at the gallery between: June 28 – July 3, 2025 during gallery hours. No later than: July 3, 2025.
• PICK UP OF HAND-DELIVERED WORK: September 16 – 20, 2025, during gallery hours.
• RETURN OF SHIPPED WORK: No later than, Saturday, September 20, 2025
• INSURANCE: Artists are encouraged to provide insurance on their work. STAA is not providing insurance at this time.
• SHIPPING: All accepted work must be shipped via FEDEX to STAA in reusable crates with shipping PRE-PAID for return. Artists may create a personal shipping account at www.fedex.com/us to pay shipping and print labels for return. Artwork not delivered via FEDEX or which does not include a pre-paid label for return will not be accepted. Your piece will be returned and will not be admitted to the exhibition.

Application Requirements

• Open to contemporary artists ages 18 and up from across the United States.
• Accepted artwork is original visual art completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at STAA.
• There are no size restrictions; however, space limitations do not allow STAA to accommodate film, video or large installations.
• Reproductions of artwork are also not admitted.
• More details will be provided to artists if selected for the exhibition.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all artists in the United States, 18 years of age or older.