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# Call for Entries for 2026 Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition and ExhibitionArcadian GalleryPublishedFebruary 9, 2026LocationCumberland, MarylandCategoryJob Type### Description**Call for Entries for 2026 Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition and Exhibition**The Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition & Exhibition is a juried regional competition celebrating nature across Appalachia.**Eligibility:** Artists and photographers age 18 and older who reside in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC are eligible to enter. There are over $2000 in prizes. Eligible submissions include two-dimensional artwork and photography depicting nature in Appalachia—landscapes, plants, wildlife, and other natural subjects. While eligibility is limited to residents of the four-state region, entries may portray nature from any Appalachian state.**Jurors:** The competition will be juried by Terry Miller (art) and Steven David Johnson (photography). Miller is an accomplished graphite artist whose work, Icebound—a fox in the snow—won Best of Show at the Arcadian Gallery’s American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition in 2025. He is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Animal Artists and a Master Artist of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin. Johnson is known for vivid Appalachian imagery ranging from intimate macro scenes to wildlife behavior, and he is a longtime advocate for conservation. His photography has appeared in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, National Wildlife Magazine, Nature Conservancy Magazine, and many other places. He is a Professor of Visual Communications at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.**Organized by:** The Arcadian Gallery, Cumberland, MD. Director: Christopher Sloan, former Art Director of National Geographic Magazine. Selected works will be exhibited in person at the Arcadian Gallery in downtown Cumberland.**Key Dates****•****Call for Entries: Now open****•****Entry Deadline: April 7, 2026****•****Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, 2026****•****Exhibition Dates: May 15 – June 20, 2026**### Related JobsAnnapolis, MarylandnewFebruary 9, 2026Hagertown, MarylandnewFebruary 9, 20261035 Benfield Road, Millersville, MarylandnewFebruary 6, 20262666 Riva Road, Annapolis, MarylandFebruary 3, 202657 West Street, Annapolis, MarylandJanuary 28, 2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr