ELKHART - The Midwest Museum of American Art announced a call for entries for the 29th Elkhart Juried Regional exhibition.
Artists 18 years old and older are invited to submit works in the all-media competition Sept. 15-29. Eligible are artists who currently reside in Allen, Dekalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben or Whitley counties in Indiana, and Berrien, Cass or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.
Each entrant may submit one or two works, which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition in the Michiana region. Entries must be hand delivered and prepared for installation. Entry fee is $25.
Awards totaling $24,000 will be made by the jurors and Purchase Award patrons. The jurors are Mark Ruschman, owner and director of Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, and Dr. Steven Conant, artist and major contemporary art collector, Indianapolis.
A prospectus containing all the rules of the competition and entry form is available from the Midwest Museum of American Art. For more information, call 574-293-6660, or write to P.O. Box 1812, Elkhart, IN 46515.
