Please submit up to three entries – please send JPG images by e-mail to mlinskeydeegan@masoncity.net. Be sure to include the title of the artwork with each JPG.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Saturday, March 14, 2026

ELIGIBILITY: All residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and over, and any student registered at North Iowa Area Community College for the spring or summer semesters of 2026.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT US AT: 641-421-3666, 303 Second Street SE, Mason City, IA 50401, mlinskeydeegan@masoncity.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and over, and any student registered at North Iowa Area Community College for the spring or summer semesters of 2026.

ENTRIES: A total of three (3) entries may be submitted by each artist in the form of small jpegs (5 MB per image maximum if e-mailing to mlinskeydeegan@masoncity.net). Larger images can be submitted on a flash drive. Please send your completed and signed paper entry form by mail or e-mail or fill out the online entry available at macniderart.org/entry-forms/. All works must be original, by the entering artist, completed since January 2023, and not previously entered into the Photo Show. Do not submit the actual artwork for jury. Deadline for entries by mail or e-mail is Saturday, March 14, 2026.

FIRST TIME ENTRANT CATAGORY: Artists entering the Cerro Gordo Photo Show for the first time have the option to select the First Time Entrant category. Photographs in this category will only be judged against other photographs entered in the category. The Best First Time Entrant award winner will receive a prize of $50. Artists are only eligible to enter this category the first time they enter the Cerro Gordo Photo Show.

LABELING E-MAIL ENTRIES: Please title each entry with your last name and its entry number (example, smith1.jpg, smith2.jpg, smith3.jpg). Please include your name and title of each entry in the e-mail message.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Artists will be notified by e-mail of acceptance. If the artist does not have an e-mail address, notification will be by phone.

DELIVERY & PICK-UP: All accepted entries can either be sent or hand-delivered to the Museum. If accepted, works must be framed with black frames, include screw eyes or D-rings for hanging, and be delivered to the Museum no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Please use a white or cream mat. Photos printed on canvas or metal do not have to be framed. Please contact Mara Linskey-Deegan if you have questions about presentation. All exhibited photographs can be picked up starting Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Work left after Tuesday, September 1, 2026, will be disposed of at the discretion of the Museum.

INSURANCE: Extreme care will be exercised in handling entries; the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum cannot assume liability for accidents in shipping or handling. The insuring of works during transport will be left to the discretion and responsibility of the individual artists. While in Museum possession, works will be insured.

SALES: Work may be priced for sale or NFS (Not For Sale). A 40% commission on sales will be retained by the Museum.

NOTE: The artist, by signing the entry form, agrees to all the aforementioned conditions of entry. No entry will be accepted without a signed entry form. Signed electronic forms are acceptable.

QUESTIONS?: Please call Mara Linskey-Deegan at 641.421.3666 or e-mail: mlinskeydeegan@masoncity.net.