Call Description

The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and MOAH:CEDAR are thrilled to announce the 41st Annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition. Artists of all ages and experience levels from around the greater Antelope Valley and the 5th Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County are welcome to participate. The exhibition will celebrate participating artists with a reception on Saturday, June 6 from 2 PM to 6 PM. The awards ceremony will begin at 6 PM in Cedar Hall, where over $1,000 will be awarded to participants by the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation and various small businesses, community organizations, public officials, and other sponsors. The exhibition will run from Saturday, June 6 to Sunday, July 19, 2026.

Cash awards will total over $1,000. Best of Exhibition, 2nd Best of Exhibition and 3rd Best of Exhibition awards will be determined by Juror scores. At the museum's discretion, Best of Exhibition winners will receive, in addition to their cash awards, the opportunity to participate in an exclusive portfolio review with MOAH's curators. As in prior years, LMPAF may choose to offer to purchase one of the three Best of Exhibition award winners for inclusion in the Museum's permanent collection. Best of Exhibition Awards are donated by the Lancaster Museum & Public Art Foundation (LMPAF). Many other awards are also available from various community individuals, organizations, and businesses.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Entry Deadline:
• Friday, May 8, at 8:59 PM PDT (don't wait until the last minute!)

Notification of Accepted Artworks:
•By Friday, May 15, 2026

Drop-Off of Work:
•Thursday, May 21; 4 PM - 7 PM
•Friday, May 22; 10 AM – 7 PM
•Saturday, May 23; 12 PM - 8 PM

Pick-up of Work:
•Tuesday, July 21, 2 - 8 PM
•Wednesday, July 22, 4 - 8 PM

Opening Reception Celebration:
Location: MOAH:CEDAR
•Saturday, June 6; 2 PM - 8PM

Award Ceremony:
Location: Cedar Hall
•Saturday, June 6, 2026; 6 PM

Application Requirements

This year, MOAH and MOAH:CEDAR will only be accepting entries online through callforentry.org (CaFE). Artists must create a free account with CaFE, to submit their work. To create an account, please click on "Artist Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner of the CaFE website. Once their account has been created, artists will be able to search for our call "41st All-Media Juried Arts Exhibition." Artists may then upload high resolution images of their work, video or audio files to CaFE and pay all applicable fees. There are two age categories for applicants: 17 and under and 18 and above.

Eligibility Criteria

Works must have been completed within the last three years and not previously exhibited at the Museum of Art and History or MOAH:CEDAR. This exhibition is open to artists working with all arts media, including photography, video, audio, painting, drawing, mixed media 2D, mixed media 3D, AR, VR, new media, fiber, wearable art, small installations, and clay. Artists of all ages are welcome to submit, although artists 17 and under must have their parent's permission. Please note the physical dimensions are limited to 36" or less any dimension.

Applicants must reside within the 5th Supervisorial District of the County of Los Angeles OR within the following ZIP codes:
91321 91350 91351 91354 91355 91381 91383 91384 91387 91387 91390 93501 93505 93510 93516 93523 93524 93532 93534 93535 93536 93543 93544 93550 93551 93552 93553 93560 93561 93563 93591 93599 92371 92301 93203 93243