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63rd Mid-States Art Exhibition
Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science · Evansville, Indiana, United States
Annual juried regional exhibition at the Evansville Museum for artists residing in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio or Tennessee; purchase and merit awards. Entries closed 25 September 2026; exhibition 12 December 2026 to 28 March 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- United States (by country of residence)
- Local area
- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Collage, Sculpture, Mixed media
- Work made
- Within the last 3 years
- Entries
- Up to 2 works per artist
- AI
- No AI-generated work
- Size limits
- Maximum 108 inches in any direction and/or 150 pounds.
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Artists residing in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio or Tennessee. Work not previously exhibited at the Evansville Museum.
About
The Mid-States Art Exhibition is an annual juried regional show at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science in Evansville, Indiana, alternating with the museum's Mid-States Craft Exhibition. The 63rd edition is open to any artist residing in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio or Tennessee, in the categories of painting, drawing, graphic arts, collage, sculpture and mixed media.
Entries were submitted via CaFÉ by 25 September 2026 ($40 for up to two works), with jury results on 13 October 2026. Work must be original, completed within the last three years and not previously shown at the museum; maximum 108 inches in any direction and 150 pounds. Work suspected of being made primarily with generative AI may be eliminated.
Purchase and merit awards, underwritten by individuals and organisations, are presented at the opening reception on 12 December 2026; purchase award works enter the permanent collection. The exhibition runs 12 December 2026 to 28 March 2027.