Call to Artists: Wild Landscape – Zumwalt Revisited

Harsin Butte David Jensen About the Exhibition The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture invites artists to submit work for Wild Landscape – Zumwalt Revisited, the next installment in our annual Wild Landscapeseries celebrating the natural beauty of Wallowa County. This year’s focus is on the Zumwalt Prairie, the largest remaining bunchgrass prairie in the Pacific Northwest and a treasure of Eastern Oregon’s ecosystem. We invite artists to capture the vastness, solitude, and vibrant life of this extraordinary landscape in any medium. Artists are encouraged to join us for a field trip to the Zumwalt Prairie (June 13th) to explore the area while the wildflowers are in bloom—an opportunity to sketch, photograph, and gather inspiration for this exhibition. Field trip Location Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St Joseph, OR Awards Monetary prizes will be awarded, totaling over $1,300: 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $200 3rd Place: $100 Honorable Mention: $50 Best Photograph: $200 Best Mixed Media: $200 Best Painting: $200 People’s Choice: $50 Best Young Artist: $25 Entry Fee $20 per artist. No membership required. Youth (18 and under): free entry Up to three works per artist. Entry fees are non-refundable. IMPORTANT DATES Submissions Open Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Entry Deadline Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 11:59pm Acceptance Notification By Friday, July 10, 2026 Field Trip to Zumwalt Prairie June 13, 2026 Field trip details HERE!  Artwork Check-In Monday, July 27, 2–4pm Opening Reception Friday, July 31 at 7pm Exhibition Dates July 31 – September 12, 2026 Artwork Pick-Up Monday, September 14, 10am–4pm Curator & Judge – Sven Geirnaert Sven lives among the trees in Joseph. He is a girl (and dog) dad, husband, social worker, nature photographer, print maker, and frame builder. Photography for him is very much an excuse to explore and observe the landscape.   Concerning the upcoming Zumwalt exhibition he says: “I appreciate all visual art forms, I am excited to curate your works that should celebrate the versatility of the Zumwalt landscape. Creativity and attentive placement of relationships between shape, light, color, contrast, and atmosphere very much catch my attention.”   Sven is an award winning photographer. He received recognition at previous Josephy Center exhibitions including Best Photography and North West Region Landscape Award at the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, Best Photography and Runner Up at Wild Landscape – Minam and North Country, as well as Best Photography at the Livestock Show. See Sven’s art below!  Eligibility Open to all artists working in any 2D or 3D medium. Artwork Requirements All mediums accepted (2D & 3D) All submitted artwork must be for sale. No AI-generated artwork will be accepted. Artwork previously exhibited at the Josephy Center is not eligible. All accepted works must be ready to hang or display: 2D works must have sturdy wire hangers (no sawtooth...