American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition 2027
Know before you apply
- Artists making wildlife and nature artwork
- Digital painters and print makers
- Sculptors working at small scale
- No photography accepted
- Printing fee for accepted digital files
- Works must be priced under $4,000
The Arcadian Gallery is proud to announce its second American Wildlife Art Competition and Exhibition, a celebration of nature-themed art. This year we are welcoming 2D art, fine art prints, digital art, and sculpture. (No photos, please. We have a separate nature photo competition for that.) This unique competition showcases the beauty of wildlife and provides artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work in both an elegant, brick-and-mortar gallery setting in the heart of downtown Cumberland, Maryland, as well as an online exhibition. Cumberland is an up-and-coming East Coast arts destination that draws audiences from the Washington, DC; Baltimore, and Pittsburgh metropolitan areas.
PHYSICAL AND ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
The juror will select approximately 70 works for the physical exhibition at the Arcadian Gallery. These works will also be included in the Gallery’s online exhibition.
In addition, approximately 50 additional works will be selected for the online exhibition only. This allows the juror to recognize and exhibit a broader group of outstanding entries than can be accommodated within the physical Gallery.
All works selected for either exhibition will be available for viewing and purchase through the online exhibition. Artists will be notified whether their work has been selected for the physical exhibition or for the online exhibition only.
This exhibition is unusual in that it welcomes digital art and fine art reproduction/giclée print submissions in addition to traditional 2d media and sculpture. Artists may also submit digital files; if accepted, the Gallery can print the work for a fee as part of a sign-and-return process described in the Rules and Terms to Apply section, so that every exhibited piece carries the artist’s original signature. The Gallery recognizes digital painting as an art and also recognizes that artists can generate more revenue from an artwork if they are able to sell reproduction prints. The goal of the show is to highlight conservation and environmentally-themed art and inspire appreciation of the natural world, and if there are great digital artworks and reproduction prints out there that can help do this, that's great.
Exhibition Dates: May 7 to June 26, 2027
Location: The Arcadian Gallery, 47 Baltimore Street, Cumberland, Maryland