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2026 SPE Midwest Members Exhibition

Momentum

SPE Midwest   /   Deadline: 09/04/26

SPE Midwest is seeking entires for the 2026 Midwest Members Exhibition. Please find the details listed in this call. Call for entry is open from July 31-September 4, 2026

Juror's Statement:
Serving as your juror for the regional 2026 members and student exhibitions is both a pleasure and honor. Being able to view submissions from so many working artists with diverse approaches aesthetically and technically is something I expect will show ideas that both surprise and excite me. I hope to make selections that will do the same for all conference attendees.
This year's regional SPE conference's theme is Momentum. Momentum is not only shaped by what precedes it, but also by what it makes possible moving forward. My question will be how does your visual expression situate itself within this continuum.

Location

Hopkins Hall Lobby and 146 Project Space, The Ohio State University

Fees

Students $12 / Pro/Educator $20

Requirements

Members: Please submit three pieces from a coherent body of work or one sequence, five piece max, along with a brief artist statement (75 word maximum). How does the work fit within the conference theme, momentum? Please include title, school association, materials and process as appropriate. This information will be printed or projected along with the image.

Students: please submit up to three individual pieces or a 5 image sequence will be considered. Include title, school association, materials and process as appropriate, include your year and degree program. A short, 50 word max, statement may be included.

Submitted files must be jpg, 8 bit, 1920 pixels longest size.

Entries are accepted through the SPE Slideroom Portal.

Considerations

Unless otherwise necessary, selected works for the wall will be printed locally with a maximum sheet size of 24"x20" (22"x18"), allowing for a 1" border. Depending on the final collection of selected works some may be displayed digitally on a large monitor.

Works selected for printing will need to be sent via wetransfer.com (a free image transfer program) on or before Sept. 25. Files for printing must be Adobe RGB, 8 bit, 300 dpi at your intended print size.

We will take every precaution when printing and displaying the final selections. Displayed prints may be removed from the gallery walls the morning of Sunday, October 18th. Any prints that remain after 2 pm will be destroyed unless other special arrangements have been made.

Evaluation Criteria

Juror: Ardine Nelson

Bio: Ardine Nelson, Professor Emerita holds BS Art Ed, MA Sculpture/Photography, and MFA Photography. Besides teaching all aspects of Photography (analogue, digital, alternative camera and processes), in the summer of 1995 taught the first Adobe Photoshop course at OSU.

She has exhibited nationally and internationally, has received Guggenheim Fellowship, Ohio Arts Council and Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual Artist's Fellowships.

Her work is included in numerous public collections including Columbus Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts–Houston, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, and Technische Sammlungen Dresden.

Contact Information

Midwest SPE

W: https://spenational.slideroom.com/#/Login
E: midwest@spenational.org