2023 IMAGE Art Show Call for Entries
Entry Deadline
Noon on October 31, 2023
Tuesday October 31'st Noon deadline is coming soon
and we want to see your art, along with the
dozens that will also enter.
This is the 36th year of IMAGE, an annual judged art show, sponsored by the East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC). The IMAGE Art Show has been hosted by different art groups, organizations, or group of individuals interested in the arts. In the last few years ECRAC has hosted the show at our office. The ECRAC office is now in Hinckley, MN.
This year the IMAGE Art Show will take place at the Grand Event Center in Mora, Minnesota, on November 10, 11 & 12, 2023.
There is no fee to participate in IMAGE. However, artists or culture bearers wishing to exhibit a work of visual art in the IMAGE Art Show must read and complete this online entry form and submit it before or on the deadline date of October 31, 2023, at noon. No late entries can be accepted.
If you need assistance with your entry or if you have any questions, you can leave a message at
(320) 336-0200 or, preferably, email image@ecrac.org.
All IMAGE Art Show exhibitors must be at least 18 years old and be residents of Region 7E (the Minnesota Counties of: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe lands). Artwork must be original (conceived and executed by you, the artist exhibitor), recent (completed within the last three years), and the artwork must not have been exhibited in prior IMAGE Art Shows.
IMAGE 2023 AWARDS
- Judge's Choice (two overall) - $600
- People's Choice - $400
- Excellence Award (ten overall) - $300
- Merit Awards (ten overall) - $200
IMAGE 2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Online Entry Deadline:
- Before or on October 31, 2023, at noon
Artwork Drop Off:
- Wednesday, November 8th Noon to 7pm
- Thursday, November 9th 9am to 2pm
Artwork Pick Up:
- Sunday, November 12, 2023, 2pm to 4pm (after the show ends)
IMAGE Art Show displayed at the Grand Event Center Mora:
- Friday, November 10 Noon to 8pm
- Saturday, November 11 Noon to 8pm
- Sunday, November 12 10am to 2pm
Awards Ceremony: Saturday, November 11th, 2023, at 2 pm. People's Choice will be announced on Sunday after the show closes and the ballots are counted.
Award winners will be exhibited at the ECRAC Gallery in Hinckley during November.
Go to:
to enter!
Email all inquiries to: image@ecrac.org
This activity is made possible with funds provided by the McKnight Foundation and thanks to a State of Minnesota legislative appropriation from the
Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.