The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition

About the Exhibition

The Emerging Perspectives Exhibition is an annual juried exhibition open for submissions from artists ages 18–35 in any medium, and is geared toward artists beginning the pursuit of their creative discipline, whether enrolled in art-centered education programs or engaged in their own artistic practice, while taking strides in setting their career paths.

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Awards

First Place: $500
People’s Choice: $250

Important Dates

Deadline for Entries:
Sunday, Feb 22, 2026

Notification of Results:
Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

Selected Artworks Delivered:
Mar 20–25, 2026

Juror’s Presentation:
Saturday, Apr 4, 2026 at 2 pm

Exhibition Dates:
Apr 4–26, 2026

Artwork Pick-Up:
Sunday, Apr 26 & Monday, Apr 27

Application Guidelines

  • Artists must enter their artwork through the online portal. (See “Submit Your Work” button above.)
  • To enter, artists must create an account on the call for entry platform.
  • Three submissions per artist will be accepted.
  • For additional requirements and criteria, see “Submit Your Work” button above.

Guidelines and dates are subject to change. Contact the Exhibitions Manager with questions about the guidelines or the application process.

About the 2026 Juror

Steven Pearson is the Joan Develin Coley Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts and Professor of Studio Art at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where he has been teaching studio art courses since 2004. Since 2005, he has also served as the director of the college’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, an exhibition space for McDaniel students and other emerging contemporary artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Pearson has exhibited his own work throughout the United States.

2026 Emerging Perspectives Exhibiting Artists

  • Elisabeth Arzt (San Anselmo, CA), Step Stool, Ash wood sculpture

  • Eros Backus (Chicago, IL), “I’m so sorry…”, Ceramic

  • Michael Bargamian (Catonsville, MD), untitled, Collage

  • Bowen Beaty (Carbondale, IL), maladaptive mating habits, Forged steel sculpture

  • Elliana Blevins (Martinsburg, WV), The Marble Arch, Mixed media

  • Sara Caporaletti (Damascus, MD), Rising, Mixed media

  • Jacob Del Negro (Racine, WI), com•mon•place, Silkscreen on canvas

  • Janessa Douds (Clermont, FL), Sentry, Acrylic on wood panel

  • Isabelle Falls (Frederick, MD), Pose #1, Mixed media

  • Cassidy Garcia (Vineland, NJ), untitled, Silver gelatin

  • Adrianna Hawkins (Birmingham, AL), Growing Pains, Cast iron and bronze

  • Maddie Hinrichs (Lincoln, NE), I Heard the Party, Oil and embroidery on canvas

  • Lillian Jacobson (Parkville, MD), I look at Her and see the universe, Oil on canvas

  • Emily Johnson (Baltimore, MD), Do You, Mixed media

  • Dani Krahe (Baltimore, MD), Periosteal Cupping, Porcelain

  • Sophie LaBell (Waldwick, NJ), Cellular 028, Acrylic, marker, pen

  • Xyl Lasersohn (Baltimore, MD), Cheesecake, Oil on canvas

  • Kayla Lockwood (Las Vegas, NV), Granite Skin, Granite grip on canvas

  • Jillian Abir MacMaster (Frederick, MD), Holy Shroud I, Cyanotype, plastic rosaries

  • Grant Marshall (Baltimore, MD), Waffle Space, Oil on canvas

  • Mia Martin (Hoover, AL), Neo Kou Clutch, Aluminum and bronze sculpture

  • Marissa Riddell (New Market, MD), Wear Bright Colors To My Funeral, Oil on canvas

  • Darren Rivers (District Heights, MD), KACEY, Charcoal and graphite pencil

  • Zoe Shelby (North East, MD), My Attention (Lumpy Bracket), Gouache

  • Anastasia Shik (Milan, Italy), Hansel and Gretel, Inkjet print on archival paper

  • Danielle Silva (Gaithersburg, MD), Many Feelings, Many Birds Series, Collage

  • Meghan Stanley (Brooklyn, NY), Bows & Lace, Porcelain

  • Thistle Wise (Mount Pleasant, NC), Hell or Highwater, Oil on canvas

  • Rachel Wojnar (Cumberland, MD), Needlefall (Evergreen But Not Unchanging), Oil on handmade pine needle paper

  • Julie Yao (Newport Coast, CA), taking root, Acrylic