04/02/2026
Attention Illinois Artists! The call for entries for the Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition is now open.
To apply, visit: parkland.edu/ILart. Deadline is April 21.
Misa Jeffereis, Associate Curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will be serving as the show juror.
The All-State exhibition opens on June 8 followed by a reception on Thursday, June 11, from 5:30 to 7 pm and run through August 23.
We encourage you to submit your work and share this post with any artists who may be interested!
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The call for entries for the Illinois All-State Juried Art Exhibition is now open! We invite you to apply through Submittable at parkland.edu/ILart. The online submission deadline is April 21.
We are excited to have Misa Jeffereis, Associate Curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, serving as the show juror. Previously, she served as curatorial associate at the Walker Art Center. Jeffereis has juried exhibitions for Apexart, the Association of Art Museum Curators, the Bemis Center for the Arts, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial, New American Paintings, Socrates Sculpture Park, the South Bend Museum of Art Biennial, and the Springfield Art Museum, among others. She also serves on the boards of Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and Midwest Artist Project Services, which supports artists, collectives, and arts organizations across the Midwest.
The All-State exhibition will open on Monday, June 8, with a reception on Thursday, June 11, from 5:30 to 7 pm. The show will run until August 23, with a closing reception from 5:30 to 7 pm. The exhibition is open to all artists based in Illinois. We encourage you to submit your work and share this post with any artists who may be interested!
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