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2026 Emerging Perspectives Exhibition is sponsored by Delaplaine Arts Center. National juried exhibition offering cash awards for various art categories including craft, photography, drawing, film, mixed-media, painting, and sculpture.
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The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition - The Delaplaine Arts Center Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Support Donate Gala Legacy Giving Memberships Sponsors Volunteer Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition Home › Exhibitions › Opportunities › The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition is an annual juried exhibition open for submissions from artists ages 18–35 in any medium, and is geared toward artists beginning the pursuit of their creative discipline, whether enrolled in art-centered education programs or engaged in their own artistic practice, while taking strides in setting their career paths. Selected Artworks Delivered: Saturday, Apr 4, 2026 at 2 pm Sunday, Apr 26 & Monday, Apr 27 Artists must enter their artwork through the online portal. (See “Submit Your Work” button above.) To enter, artists must create an account on the call for entry platform. Three submissions per artist will be accepted. For additional requirements and criteria, see “Submit Your Work” button above. Guidelines and dates are subject to change. Contact the Exhibitions Manager with questions about the guidelines or the application process. Steven Pearson is the Joan Develin Coley Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts and Professor of Studio Art at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where he has been teaching studio art courses since 2004. Since 2005, he has also served as the director of the college’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, an exhibition space for McDaniel students and other emerging contemporary artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Pearson has exhibited his own work throughout the United States. 40 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD 21701 Monday–Saturday, 9 AM–5 PM info@delaplaine.org | 301-698-0656 Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties © 2026 The Delaplaine Arts Center | Site designed by Octavo Designs .
Application snapshot: target deadline February 22, 2026; published funding information $500 (1st) + $250 (People's Choice); eligibility guidance Artists (National)
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The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition - The Delaplaine Arts Center Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Support Donate Gala Legacy Giving Memberships Sponsors Volunteer Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition Home › Exhibitions › Opportunities › The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition is an annual juried exhibition open for submissions from artists ages 18–35 in any medium, and is geared toward artists beginning the pursuit of their creative discipline, whether enrolled in art-centered education programs or engaged in their own artistic practice, while taking strides in setting their career paths.
Selected Artworks Delivered: Saturday, Apr 4, 2026 at 2 pm Sunday, Apr 26 & Monday, Apr 27 Artists must enter their artwork through the online portal. (See “Submit Your Work” button above.) To enter, artists must create an account on the call for entry platform.
Three submissions per artist will be accepted. For additional requirements and criteria, see “Submit Your Work” button above. Guidelines and dates are subject to change.
Contact the Exhibitions Manager with questions about the guidelines or the application process. Steven Pearson is the Joan Develin Coley Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts and Professor of Studio Art at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where he has been teaching studio art courses since 2004.
Since 2005, he has also served as the director of the college’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, an exhibition space for McDaniel students and other emerging contemporary artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Pearson has exhibited his own work throughout the United States. 40 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD 21701 Monday–Saturday, 9 AM–5 PM info@delaplaine.
org | 301-698-0656 Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids Family & Corporate Events Group Workshops & Birthday Parties © 2026 The Delaplaine Arts Center | Site designed by Octavo Designs .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Artists (National) Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $500 (1st) + $250 (People's Choice) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is February 22, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
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