2026 Texas Juried Exhibition

2026 Texas Juried Exhibition

$20,000 In Awards and Honorariums, including $10,000 Edmund Craig Memorial Award

Deadline to apply: Monday, June 1, 2026

The Love Texas Art Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for the 2026 Texas Juried Exhibition, juried by Terri Provencal, Publisher & Editor In Chief, Patron Magazine. The total 2026 prize amount is $20,000, with the $10,000 Edmund Craig Memorial Award, awarded to the First Place Prize winner. The Edmund Craig Memorial Award honors the memory and legacy of Kenneth Craig Johnson and Stan Edmund Sewell, who were great supporters of the arts.

The exhibition is hosted by Artspace111 and will be open July 25 - August 29, 2026, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Visitors may also visit the gallery during regular gallery hours, Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm, and Saturday 11am - 2pm. 

Contemporary 2D and 3D works that follow the requirements detailed in the prospectus are eligible for acceptance, artwork selected by the juror from the eligible submissions will be included in the exhibition at Artspace111 and are eligible for awards. As mentioned above, over $20,000 will be awarded to artists in the exhibition, including $15,000 to the artists with the best works in show selected by the Juror, and the $10,000 First Place Edmund Craig Memorial Award will include the opportunity to exhibit at Artspace111 in a separate solo or group exhibition in 2027. As a new benefit for 2026, the Love Texas Art Foundation will award a $150 honorarium to every artist selected for the Texas Juried Exhibition.

Artists selected for the exhibition will be notified by June 26, 2026 and award winners will be announced at the opening reception event on Saturday, July 25, 2026 by the juror. 

Visit Artspace111.com for more information.

Prizes (totaling $20,000+)

• Edmund Craig Memorial Award: $10,000 + opportunity to show at Artspace111 in a group or solo exhibition in 2027
• Second Prize: $2000
• Third Prize: $1000
• Honorable Mention (x4): $500
• All Selected Artist Honorarium: $150 to each artist

Awards will be announced and disbursed at the Opening Reception on July 25, 2026.