Call Description

National Juried Exhibition

Care

June 20 through August 1, 2026

Application Deadline May 11, 2026

 South Haven Center for the Arts and Region IV Area Agency on Aging

 600 Phoenix St, South Haven, MI 49090 
Phone: (269) 637-1041 

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11AM – 4:00PM, Thursday: 11AM – 6:00PM (ET)

www.southhavenarts.org | info@southhavenarts.org 

Care is an exhibition that reflects on the impact of care giving on those who provide care and those who receive care. We invite artists to submit works that explores the joys, hardships, and every-day realities of care giving and receiving in all of life’s phases; art that has emerged from a practice of caregiving; collaborative pieces between caregiver and care recipients; and work that explores care in all of its intimacy, banality, and profundity.

About jurying and this community project:

The work for this exhibition will be selected by a committee of four, including two staff from the Area Agency on Aging, a staff person from the Center for the Arts, and an artist involved in the creation of the Windows to our World community art project, Sarah Rydecki.

Artists selected to participate in the exhibition may be invited to further participate in this partnership through additional displays of the work, artist panel discussions and workshops.

This exhibition has expanded from a collaboration between the South Haven Center for the Arts in South Haven, Michigan and Region IV Area Agency on Aging in Saint Joseph, Michigan and will be displayed concurrently at the Center for the Arts with a community art project in June of 2026. This community project, titled Windows to Our World, includes collaborative art pieces made collaboratively between care givers and care recipients.

Entry requirements

Entries for Care are open to artists residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of five 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.

Schedule of Events: 

Entry deadline: Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET) at www.callforentries.org 

Notifications emailed: by Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Delivery of accepted work: May 30 through June 13, 2026 during normal business hours. (or contact Jenna Myny or Kerry Hagy for other arrangements) 
Shipped work: to arrive by Friday, June 12, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 20, 2026

Exhibition dates: June 20 through August 1, 2026

Pick-up artwork: August 4 through August 7 during normal business hours. (or contact the Center for other arrangements). Art work can also be picked up on the closing day, Saturday, August 1 from 4-5pm.

Entry Fees:

$5.00 entry fee for up to five pieces of artwork entered.

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 art piece(s) relates to the theme Care.

 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.

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 Friday, June 12, 2026. 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: 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

Entries for Care are open to artists residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of five 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. 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.

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

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

 No installations or ceiling hung work

We ask artist to submit an artist statement, up to 1000 characters stating how the work coincides with the exhibition’s theme.

Eligibility Criteria

Entries for Care are open to artists residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of five 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. 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.