Call Detail
Call Overview
Days remaining to deadline: 12
Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $15.00
Media Fee(Additional Media Fee): $7.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Audio | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 2
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 3
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Eligibility: Local
State: New Jersey
Event Dates: 6/1/26 - 7/31/26
Jury Dates: 5/4/26 - 5/8/26
Call Description
Mercer County Artists 2026 is a juried exhibition open to visual artists ages 18 or older who live, work, or attend school in Mercer County, NJ.
Awards include the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission Purchase Award, winners of which become part of the County’s permanent art collection.
The Gallery at MCCC will not manage any sales. Sales inquiries will be directed to the artist.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Freeholders and the NJ State Council of the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
Accepting applications from 4/1/26-4/30/26
About the juror: Elizabeth Massa
Elizabeth Massa is a queer multi-disciplinary artist based in New Jersey. She is a printmaker, photographer, and teaching artist. She holds a BA in American Studies from Smith College and Graduate Certificate in Documentary Photography and Ethics from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. She studied photography and book arts at the Herron School of Art and Design, as well printmaking and street photography at Scuola Interazionale di Grafica, Venezia. She is a graduate of The Institute of Culinary Education, NYC. Elizabeth is a Clark University MFA’27 candidate.
Application Requirements
Please submit JPEG files and prepare you images according to the CaFE guidelines.
Eligibility Criteria
Up to three (3) original works in any media, except photography, may be entered. $15 for the first piece, $5 additional for a 2nd, and $5 for a 3rd.
Submissions deadline April 30th.
- 2-Dimensional works may not exceed 50 inches in any direction. Work should be framed as needed and must include a securely attached wire for hanging. Photography is not permitted in this exhibition.
- 3-Dimensional works (sculpture, ceramics, glass, etc.) may not exceed 60 inches in any direction or 75 pounds in weight.
Works must have been executed in the two years since May 2023. Works that have previously been exhibited at the MCCC Gallery are not eligible.