Explore the interwoven history of humans, birds, and waterways with your art. Consider upcoming “250th” celebrations in the US, the much-longer history of humans on the landscape in the Green Mountains and Champlain Valley, and the much, much, much longer stories of how birds have evolved with, use, and been influenced by water and waterways. Ponder habitats, adaptations, and interactions.
The Birds of Vermont Museum invites art submissions that dive and soar with the ways of wings and waters for our 2026 community art show.
SUBMISSION INFO: Artists of all ages are invited to submit to this juried show. Amateur, hobbyist, student, and professional artists welcome. Traditional and digital works may be submitted. From fabric to photos, paint to poetry, we welcome visual, textual, and/or audio submissions. No work using generative AI will be accepted.
Submit up to three (3) works through our online form https://tinyurl.com/bovm-art-2026 (best for gmail users) OR by email (see below) OR https://tinyurl.com/bovm-art-2026-alt (if no google account). We can accept the following file formats: .jpg (visual art); .mp3, .mp4 (music/video); .pdf or .txt (stories, poems).
Include your name, email, town, and a brief description of each work (size, media, when made) when you send your submission(s).
We can also accept submissions by email: send files (same formats) to museum@birdsofvermont.org. Please put “Submission for Wings • Waters • Ways art show from Your Name” as the email subject.
If you do not have email, you may send up to three prints or photos (not originals) to the Museum, attention: Wings • Waters • Ways art show. Our address is 900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, VT 05462.
Visual, written, and multi-media works will be considered. In addition to walls, we have shelves for smaller three-dimensional pieces, room outdoors for weather-impervious works, and some ceiling area. We may need to work together to display audio or multi-media works. You are welcome to visit to consider the potential.
Entries are due by Monday, March 23, 2026, 11:59 PM.
In choosing works for a show, we strive to create a cohesive exhibit that illustrates the year’s theme. Jurors will select pieces by early April and will let artists know soon after, by email. Accepted pieces should arrive at the Museum by April 20 and be ready to hang or display (with all hanging hardware already attached).
The art show runs from May 1 to October 31 at the Birds of Vermont Museum. Artists are wholly responsible for shipping or drop-off/pick-up. Pick-up should occur by December 30, 2026, if possible.
The Museum asks for permission to reproduce images of the selected works in print and online as part of publicity for the exhibit. This is not required. If you prefer that we use partial or cropped images, or have preferred images, please tell us or supply them after acceptance.
Artists who show their work here are invited to sell accepted work, cards, stickers, or related gift items on consignment through our gift shop. We are always thrilled to arrange artist workshops at the Museum with our exhibitors. Please tell us if you are interested in these.
Please call or email Kir Talmage or Allison Gergely with any questions. We can be reached at 802 434-2167 or museum@birdsofvermont.org. We look forward to seeing your work!
