Call Description

Annual Themed Juried Exhibition 

 The Ghosts that Linger

Juried by Shaina Kasztelan  

The Ghosts That Linger is an exhibition that explores the emotional weight carried by the material objects that surround us. It highlights artists that engage with themes of nostalgia, memory, and identity. These works transform everyday materials into something uncanny, poetic, or personal, revealing the hidden stories and meanings embedded in the things we possess. Each piece asks: What do the things we keep or abandon say about who we are? 

Juror: 
Shaina Kasztelan is a multidisciplinary artist based in Detroit, Michigan. She was raised in a midwest suburb surrounded by rows of identical houses, ever-changing strip malls, and endless fast-food franchises, all of which have influenced the materials and formal signifiers used in her work. Operating between painting, sculpture, collage, and installation, Kasztelan creates psychedelic dreamscapes using kitsch commodities that shuffle between curated control and chaotic mess. Through humorous juxtapositions, her work highlights the emotional dissonance between pleasure and disgust experienced through the consumption of manufactured goods and viral media under capitalism. 

Kasztelan received a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in 2012 and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2024. In addition to her formal education, the artist has worked as a muralist, built theater sets, worked as a prop maker, and spent years building floats for America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Her work has been exhibited in many places including The Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI), the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Detroit, MI), and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities (Ann Arbor, MI). Notable murals include those painted for the NXNE Music Festival (Toronto, ON), Facultad de Artes y Diseño UNAM (Mexico City, MX), and Murals in the Market (Detroit, MI).

Schedule of Events: 

Entry deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET) at www.callforentries.org 

Notifications emailed: by Saturday, September 6, 2025

Delivery of accepted work: September 9 through September 20, 2025 during normal business hours. (or contact Jenna Myny or Kerry Hagy for other arrangements) 
Shipped work: to arrive by Friday, September 19, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, September 26, 5-7pm

Exhibition dates: September 27 through November 8, 2025

Pick-up artwork: November 11 through November 15 during normal business hours. (or contact the Center for other arrangements). Art work can also be picked up on the closing day, Saturday, November 8 from 4-5pm.

Awards:

$500 First Place, $250 Second Place

Framing & Presentation: All work must be framed and/or exhibition ready:  wired (NO sawtooth hangers); no clip frames with exposed glass edges. Work must be labeled with artist’s contact information, title of the work, medium, and price.

Installation: Only works appropriately prepared for installation will be accepted. 3D works must be stable and pose no physical threat to visitors. No work can be hung from the ceiling. 2D work must be “ready to hang”. No saw tooth hangers allowed. If any special hardware is needed for hanging, it must be included with work when dropped off, along with hanging instructions.

Deliver/Pick-up work: Deliver and pick up work at the SHCA during the times listed above or by appointment. Any work not picked up after 30 days of the exhibition’s closing may become property of the South Haven Center for the Arts. No work will be released before the close of the exhibit.

Shipped Work: Work must be delivered by Saturday, September 20, 2025. It must be shipped in a sturdy, reusable container with all packing materials labeled and reusable. No Peanuts, please and package in a clean box, labeled “handle with care”. A return shipping label must be included for return shipping. If you have questions about including a return shipping label, please discuss with us before sending. Any special instructions for packing should be included. 

Hand Delivery: Works can be hand-delivered during specified delivery and pick-up times. Unsold pieces of art that are not to be return-shipped must be picked up during posted gallery hours on the dates above. If the unsold pieces are not retrieved within two weeks of the exhibition close, and pick-up arrangements have not been agreed upon, the items will become the property of the South Haven Center for the Arts. Packaging for artwork may be stored at the SHCA. A name label must be put on every piece of packaging to be stored at the Center for the Arts. Instructions for any special handling or re-packing needs must be included.

Removing artwork: No artwork may be removed by the artist prior to the conclusion of the exhibition. SHCA reserves the right to temporarily remove any piece of work for reasons the organization deems necessary.

Insurance: SHCA staff and volunteers will handle your work with care. South Haven Center for the Arts carries art insurance for work on display in the gallery. We are not responsible for insuring artwork when it is traveling to and from the gallery.

Sales and Commission: Exhibited work may be sold at the price specified on the entry form. A commission of 35% is received by the SHCA for works sold during the exhibition. If work is not for sale, please include an estimated value on the entry form provided, for insurance purposes. Accepted work may not be substituted or withdrawn before the close of the show. The SHCA reserves the right to photographically reproduce accepted entries for publicity purposes.

Application Requirements

Entry requirement

Size limits:     2D - 72” high x 55” wide maximum

3D- must fit through standard doorway, max. 50lbs.

No installations or ceiling hung work

Entry Fees:

$35.00 entry fee for up to two pieces of artwork entered.

$15 reduced entry fee for student artists and artists economically challenged by unforeseen events. These artists will select the Reduced Fee at checkout

South Haven Center for the Arts Artist Members receive a $10 off code and should enter MEMBER2025

Prospective entrants to the exhibition are required to submit images of each of their desired entries in a jpeg format. In addition, each work requires a title, and can include a brief statement explaining how the piece relates to the theme Ghosts that Linger

Payments by credit card at time of entry through Cafe (https://www.callforentry.org/) or check or money order payable to South Haven Center for the Arts.

Eligibility Criteria

Entries for The Ghosts that Linger are open to artists 18-years and older residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of two works can be submitted as well as a total of two images. Accepted art work(s) must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Close ups or a video to show a piece of visual art that is 3D, moves, etc. maybe submitted for the juror to view.

All work must be the original work of the artist and completed in the last five years. We reserve the right to decline any work that is substantially different from the submitted images, does not meet size limitations, or is not professionally presented.