Muskegon Museum of Art 96th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition

Dates: September 18 – November 19, 2025

Eligibility: Artists 18 years or older residing in Michigan may enter.

READ ALL OF THE RULES AND TERMS BEFORE APPLYING. SUBMIT IMAGES FOR NO MORE THAN 2 (TWO) WORKS. ENTRY DOES NOT GUARANTEE EXHIBITION OF ART

Entry: Entry is digital, through the www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ) website. Search keyword “Muskegon.” Free registration is required.

Number of Entries: Each artist may submit up to two (2) works in any medium. Video and performance are not eligible. Submit images for one or two artworks only.

Entry Fee: The entry fee is $35. MMA Members receive a discounted fee of $20. Members should call 231-720-2571 to receive the discount code before entering. Refunds cannot be provided after entry.

Deadline: Deadline for entry is July 11, 2025

Digital Entry: Digital image files must conform to the requirements as listed on the CaFÉ site. Provide the title, media, and dimensions of your entries. Incomplete entries will not be juried. Accepted works that differ dramatically from the submitted images or submitted information may be refused at the discretion of MMA staff, so make sure your entry accurately reflects your artwork(s).

Eligible Entries: Only original works completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited at the Muskegon Museum of Art are eligible. Commercial reproductions, including giclée prints, will not be accepted. Traditional print media, photography, and digital art should be from a limited edition. Wall mounted pieces may not exceed 6 feet wide by 12 feet high. Three-dimensional (standing) pieces may not exceed 10 feet high by 6 feet by 6 feet. Only work easily handled by two people will be accepted.

Questions? Please call the MMA at 231-720-2575.

Notification: Artists will be notified of the jury results by email no later than August 1, 2025.

Delivery: For hand-delivery, accepted artwork must arrive at the Muskegon Museum of Art on September 4, 5, or 6. Artists may deliver between 11AM and 4:00 PM on Thursday Sept 4, Friday Sept 5, and Saturday Sept 6. Call 231-720-2575 if you need to drop off prior to September 4. No objects will be accepted after Sept 6, 2025.

Ship artwork to: 96th MCAE, Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W Webster Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440.Works shipped by carrier must be prepaid and arrive at the MMA by Friday, Sept 5, 2025. For shipped work, include a prepaid return shipping label. All packing and shipping costs are the responsibility of the artist.

Attach identification labels securely on the back, upper left corner of two-dimensional artworks and under the base or securely tied to three-dimensional artworks. Labels must be those provided in the email of acceptance and should be completely filled in. Please notify the MMA if you require assistance for delivery by calling 231-720-2575.

Entry Condition: Works must be ready for presentation. All hanging works should be framed and fitted with wire or D-Rings. Entries must be dry, completely assembled, framed, matted, or mounted. All works on paper must be framed and glazed. Multiple panel pieces (diptychs, triptychs, etc.) cannot exceed 6 feet wide by twelve feet high when installed. Work requiring special handling or installation will be accepted only at the MMA’s discretion. Unsuitably prepared, hazardous, unstable, or extremely fragile works will be declined. If you are unsure about your work conforming to these conditions, please email Art Martin at amartin@muskegonartmuseum.org before entering.

Art Sales: All accepted work is eligible for sale through the MMA Store. The MMA commission is 30% and must be included in the purchase price. Work offered for sale will be sold as exhibited. If the work is not for sale, please indicate “0 (zero)” for value on entry form. Price On Requests (PORs) will not be accepted.

Prizes: Best of Show: $1,500, 2nd Place: $1,000 3rd Place: $750

Liability/Publicity: Entries will be handled with all possible care but the MMA is not responsible for any loss or damage for any cause whatsoever. Submitting a work of art to this exhibition implies agreement on the part of the artist with all stated conditions. The MMA assumes the privilege of photographing or using any work entered in the exhibition for the purpose of publicity or education unless the artist notifies the MMA in writing to the contrary.

Pickup: Accepted entries must remain in the exhibition through Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

Shipped artworks will be returned in the packing materials they arrived in. Return of shipped artwork will begin Friday, November 21, 2025.

In person pickup:

November 20, Thursday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 21, Friday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

November 22, Saturday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Due to limited storage, prompt pickup is required. Please call if you must make special pickup arrangements.

Written authorization is required for the MMA to release work to anyone other than the artist. Shipment costs are the responsibility of the artist.

Works not picked up by January 16, 2026 will be considered abandoned and will be discarded unless other arrangements are made in advance with MMA staff.

Juror: Ayana Ross's figurative paintings explore intersecting issues of race, gender, identity, and economics, as seen in daily life in the landscape of American culture. A Georgia native, she holds a MA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design, a MA in Liberal Art from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and a BS in Design and Merchandising from Georgia Southern University. Ross is the recipient of the 2021 Bennett Prize, 2022 National Black Art Festival Award in Visual Arts, 2024 Pittsburgh Foundation Eben Demarest Award, and a spring 2024 Mellon Arts and Practitioner Fellow through the Center of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration at Yale University. Recent solo shows include those at the Reading Public Museum and the Projective Eye Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with an upcoming show at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia.

Application Requirements

READ ALL OF THE RULES AND TERMS BEFORE APPLYING. SUBMIT IMAGES FOR NO MORE THAN 2 (TWO) WORKS. ENTRY DOES NOT GUARANTEE EXHIBITION OF ART

Entry: Entry is digital, through the www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ) website. Search keyword “Muskegon.” Free registration is required.

Number of Entries: Each artist may submit up to two (2) works in any medium. Video and performance are not eligible. Submit images for one or two artworks only.

Entry Fee: The entry fee is $35. MMA Members receive a discounted fee of $20. Members should call 231-720-2571 to receive the discount code before entering. Refunds cannot be provided after entry.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility: Artists 18 years or older residing in Michigan may enter.

Eligible Entries: Only original works completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited at the Muskegon Museum of Art are eligible. Commercial reproductions, including giclée prints, will not be accepted. Traditional print media, photography, and digital art should be from a limited edition. Wall mounted pieces may not exceed 6 feet wide by 12 feet high. Three-dimensional (standing) pieces may not exceed 10 feet high by 6 feet by 6 feet. Only work easily handled by two people will be accepted.