Call Details
Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Call Opens
Deadline
Event date(s)
Enter June 27 - August 7, 2025
Venue
Carnegie Galleries
Application fee
$0-$30
Apply Here
Description

 

Call for Art: Highways & Byways
Open to Michigan Artists

Ages 18+ 

All Mediums Welcome

Crooked Tree Arts Center – Traverse City invites Michigan artists to submit work for Highways and Byways, a juried exhibition exploring the roads we travel, both literal and metaphorical.

Whether it's the well-worn highway or the winding, lesser-known path, we’re seeking artwork that reflects your personal interpretation of highways and byways. Think of the byway as a circuitous path, a minor road or trail, a shortcut, or even a hidden detail; places and ideas that exist just outside the main route.

This theme invites exploration, reflection, and storytelling across all visual art forms.

Eligibility:

  • Open to artists 18 years and older
  • Must be a Michigan resident
  • All mediums welcome and encouraged

Key Dates:
Submission Deadline: August 7, 2025
Exhibition Dates: September 9 - October 25, 2025 | Location: Crooked Tree Arts Center – Traverse City

So let’s ‘hit the road’ and see where this exhibit takes us!

 

Eligibility

​Crooked Tree Arts Center in Traverse City, Michigan  is now accepting submissions for the exhibition Highways & Byways.

ELIGIBILITY
This opportunity is open to Michigan artists 18 and over.

2D and 3D. 

ALL work must arrive assembled and be stable for safety concerns. Work may be displayed on pedestals as available or on the floor as appropriate. Diptychs and triptychs are allowed but are to be submitted and priced as one piece (should not be mistaken with multiple pieces from a single series). Works are to have been created and completed within the last three (3) years.

APPLICANT CALENDAR:

The exhibition will be on display in Traverse City’s Carnegie Galleries from September 9 - October 25, 2025.

Submit entries online June 27 - August 7, 2025

Notification will be sent the week of August 15, 2025.

The artist is responsible for transporting work to and from Crooked Tree Arts Center (Traverse City), through shipping or in-person drop-off and pick-up.

Work must be delivered to Crooked Tree Arts Center (Traverse City) between August 23 - 29, 2025. Monday - Friday 9 am-5 pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.  For evening hours please schedule an appointment.


If shipping artwork, the artwork must arrive with a return shipping label.

Unsold artwork must be picked up during gallery hours between October 27 - November 1, 2025.

Works delivered with return shipping arrangements will be returned within 2 weeks of the exhibit's end. 


Terms and Conditions:
The call is open to U.S. residents residing in the Michigan.

Submissions must be original works created by the artist submitting the work.

Artists may submit up to three entries.

Works must not have been previously exhibited at Crooked Tree Arts Center-Traverse City.

Accepted wall-hanging artwork must be ready for hanging. Accepted wall-hanging artwork must be ready for hanging (frames must be wired or have d-rings, please no sawtooth hangers or spring clip hanger).

Crooked Tree Arts Center galleries are sales galleries, and works can be for sale. Sales price is set by the artist. Crooked Tree Arts Center will retain a 40% commission on all sales. Works do not have to be for sale.

A non-refundable fee of $30.00 per artist is required for entry (CTAC members pay only $20.00 and Guild Members may enter for free). We are unable to issue a refund if you forget or don't use the appropriate coupon code to receive a discount.  Should you have questions about your membership status or are interested in becoming a member,  please call CTAC at (231) 941-9488.
 


Submission Procedure:
Submit up to three works. 

Entries must be submitted online.

Please make sure that your email address in the application form is accurate, as all exhibit communication will be delivered via email.