Entries for the Massillon Museum’s 2023 Stark County Artists Exhibition are due Monday, July 17.  The exhibition will open November 30 and continue through January 14, 2024. 

 

The annual exhibition is open to present and former Stark County residents and to those currently working in Stark County, eighteen years and older.  Each artist may submit up to three digital images of artwork completed within the past two years. Artwork in any medium will be considered. 

 

This year’s jurors are: Cleveland artist Davon Brantley; Melissa Stallard, Associate Professor, Photography Area Coordinator, The University of Akron; and Steve Mountz, artist/art instructor, Salem, Ohio. They will select artwork to be included in the exhibition as well as the prizes: Best in Show, $300; Second Place, $200; and Third Place, $100. Visitors throughout the exhibition will vote for the People’s Choice Award, $100.

 

For complete artist guidelines and the online entry form, visit massillonmuseum.org/scae. Paper entry forms are available at the Museum reception desk. To receive a form by mail, email [email protected]  or call 330-833-4061. For assistance with the entry procedure or photographing artwork, call 330-833-4061.

 

A non-refundable fee ($15 per artwork or $30 for three pieces) is due when entries are submitted. Artwork may be for sale; MassMu will retain a 30% commission on sales.

 

The Museum receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council, ArtsinStark, and the citizens of Massillon, with marketing support from Visit Canton. This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.