American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition
Know before you apply
- Artists depicting wildlife subjects
- Painters, sculptors and digital artists
- Artists able to ship work to Maryland
- Must be 18 or older
- Artist pays shipping if selected
- Top prize $2,500; online exhibition option
The Arcadian Gallery in Cumberland, Maryland, invites entries for our second American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition 2027. This event highlights the beauty of wildlife through original 2D art, sculpture, digital art, and fine art prints. Approximately 70 works will be selected for exhibition in our elegant brick-and-mortar gallery in Cumberland’s revitalized downtown Arts & Entertainment District, an emerging East Coast arts destination near Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. About 50 additional works will be selected for an online exhibition; all physically exhibited works will also appear online. Juried by renowned wildlife artist Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen. Organized by former Art Director of National Geographic, Christopher Sloan. Ten percent of Gallery sales commission supports conservation.
Exhibition: May 7–June 26, 2027
Location: Arcadian Gallery, Cumberland, Maryland