2nd Annual Paint Wisconsin Juried Exhibition

Two Salons: Traditional and Digital

Submissions NOW OPEN!!

Thursday, August 13, 2026 – friday, September 18, 2026

Whitewater Arts Alliance Cultural Arts Center Gallery,

Downtown Whitewater, WI

and

Roberta’s Art Gallery,

UW-Whitewater Campus, Whitewater, WI

Submissions NOW OPEN!!!

Theme:

Artistic works that capture the essence and aesthetics of life in Wisconsin. Paint Wisconsin is a celebration of the state’s essence through any visual medium—whether rendered in clay, with a brush, a lens, or a digital stylus. “Paint” is a metaphor.

Overview:

Paint Wisconsin is an annual, themed, juried exhibition of original artwork, showcasing traditional, physical media alongside digital artwork in a traditional yet innovative in-gallery experience, together with online display of all accepted work. While the theme of the artwork must relate to Wisconsin, artists do not need to be residents of Wisconsin. The exhibition has two divisions, the Traditional Salon and the Digital Salon. The key conceptual difference between the two salons is that for the Traditional Salon, the images submitted by the artist represent the artwork while in the Digital Salon, the images submitted by the artist are the artwork.

The Traditional Salon
The Traditional Salon is dedicated to the enduring impact of physical artwork.
- Experience: Accepted works will be displayed in a traditional gallery exhibit and a concurrent online exhibit.
- Mediums: We welcome all traditional 2D and 3D mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, illustration, and mixed media. Also welcome are digital mediums that have been rendered and prepared for physical display.
- Requirement: Open to artists in the contiguous United States. Artists are responsible for delivery/shipping of wire-hung, framed work.

The Digital Salon
The Digital Salon is an electronic showcase of screen-based fine art.
- Experience: Accepted work will be exhibited electronically in-gallery via high-definition display and featured in a global online exhibit.
- Mediums: We welcome 2D visual art mediums such as digital painting, digital drawing, digital illustration, digital mixed media, and photography. Also welcome are works in traditional mediums that have been prepared for digital reproduction.
- Requirement: Open to artists worldwide. This is a digital-only submission process; no physical delivery of work is required.

Key Dates:

Exhibition: Thursday, August 13 - Friday, September 18, 2026.
Submissions Open: March 22, 2026
Submissions Close: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 11:59pm
Notification to Artists: Monday, July 13, 2026
Drop-Off Dates: Saturday, August 1, 2026 - 12pm to 4pm; Friday, August 7, 2026 - 12pm - 4pm
Artist Reception: Friday, August 14
- Roberta’s Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater campus, 3pm-4:30pm
- Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., Whitewater, 5pm-7pm.
Pick-Up Dates: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 12pm - 4pm.

Contacts:

• Jeff McDonald, Exhibit Chair - waa.franachen@gmail.com
• Kim Adams, WAA Gallery Director - wwartsalliance@gmail.com

Enter Below Using the ArtCall System:

Traditional Salon

Digital Salon

Please Refer to the Prospectus (link below) for Full Terms & Conditions of Entry

Awards

The total monetary award pool for the overall exhibition is $3,200. The awards for each salon are listed in the respective section below. The award selection process is also discussed below.

Exhibition-Wide Awards

Best of Show Award ($ 750)
Caryl Yasko Artistic Vision Award ($ 250)

Traditional Salon Awards

All accepted work will be displayed in a traditional gallery exhibit, as well as online. Accepted work in this salon must be physically delivered to the gallery to be exhibited.

Artistic Merit Awards
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Salon Awards ($500, $350, $250) + Certificates
- Honorable Mentions: Non-cash certificates for mastery.
General Public Voting
- Viewer’s Choice: Non-cash certificate awarded to the top vote-getting image from in-gallery public voting.
- Public’s Choice: Non-cash certificate awarded to the top vote-getting image from online public voting.

Digital Salon Awards

All accepted work will be exhibited electronically in-gallery as well as online. Accepted work in this salon does not need to be physically delivered to the gallery.

Artistic Merit Awards
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Salon Awards ($500, $350, $250) + Certificates
- Honorable Mentions: Non-cash certificates for mastery.
General Public Voting
- Public’s Choice: Non-cash certificate awarded to the top vote-getting image from online public voting.