Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

The Midwest Museum of American Art will be open for free to the public during Art Walk from 5-8 PM.

No more than 25 people will be allowed in the building at a time or per hour. Masks are required, social distancing is expected, and hand sanitizer will be provided. Doors open at 5 PM and will be monitored. The museum will close at 7:40 PM as per our security procedure and will not allow admittance past that time.

The Midwest Museum of American Art is located in the center of downtown Elkhart, Indiana in a beautifully renovated neo-classical style bank building. The Midwest Museum of American Art is a showcase of 19th through 21st Century American Art and houses a large collection of hand-signed lithographs by the famous American illustrator Norman Rockwell. In all, the permanent collection numbers over 6,000 works with approximately 900 on display at any time during the year. The Midwest Museum of American Art is a not-for-profit public organization, funded entirely through membership, donations, and grants.

This free event has been made possible by Elkhart Arts Alliance.

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Please join us on Thursday, September 9, 2021 for our Noon Time Talk at 12:15 PM.

Assistant Director of Preservation Services for the Indiana DNR – Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology, discusses his seminal idea for this exhibit and how it came to fruition. Diebold is also a plein air painter and member of IPAPA.

Masks are required for all gallery talks if you have not been vaccinated. Masks are strongly recommended if you have been vaccinated. Gallery Talks or Noon Time Talks each Thursday will be limited to 50 people on a first-come-first-serve basis. Doors will be locked at 12:15. No admittance to the museum by the public will be allowed until the talk has concluded and the galleries emptied and sterilized.

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf

Over $21,000 in Awards!

This all-media competition is open to artists 18 years and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass, or St. Joseph counties in Michigan.

Each entrant may submit one (1) or two (2) works which must be original in concept and execution, created within the last two (2) years, not completed under instruction and not previously exhibited at the Midwest Museum or any other competition within the region.
An entry fee of $25 for one (1) work or $40 for two (2) works applies. Entries are accepted September 7-18, 2021 during regular museum hours.

Copy and paste the link below for the 2021 prospectus.

https://files.constantcontact.com/0d53129f001/ae0c2cee-9fcb-4006-9f73-76c68fca0907.pdf