2026 Main Gallery Shows

Open Call Exhibits

Food for Thought

We invite you to contribute to our exhibit “Food for Thought” at The Confluence. The show will run August 25 - October 3. The Call is open May 1 - June 17.

Food is a daily necessity—but it’s also so much more. It nourishes not only our bodies but our identities, traditions, and values. Across cultures and histories, food has served as a powerful symbol—appearing in classical still lifes, becoming a statement in art movements like Pop Art through works like Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup cans, and continuing to spark conversation today. Food is also inherently political: how it’s grown, sourced, and consumed invites deeper questions about sustainability, labor, and equity. This exhibition seeks to bring together a diverse range of 2D, 3D and digital artworks that explore the many roles food plays in our lives—personal, cultural, aesthetic, and political.

Curated by: Bethany Wray

This Land is Our Land

We invite you to contribute to our exhibit “This Land is Our Land” at The Confluence. The show will run October 6 - November 14, 2026. The Call is open June 26 - August 5.

Public Lands, (Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks) belong to all Americans. They are our cherished places, and provide clean water, air, and habitats for plants and animals - including people. Wild public lands are places to roam, adventure, observe, renew, hunt and fish. They are the homelands of Indigenous people, who have taken care of these sacred places since time immemorial. Public land belongs to all of us and yet today we are at risk of losing access to our most treasured places.

We are asking artists to sing their personal heart song for the wild places that surround us and celebrate our public lands. This is your chance to use your artistic expression to speak up for and stand for public lands. Show us your joy and exhilaration, or perhaps you are feeling anger and mourning over the loss of wild places and perhaps access to a favorite spot. Show us why you feel public lands are important and vital to our well-being, our soul and for all life. It is not necessary to reveal precious locations…

Curated by: Jennifer Molesworth

Hygge: The Gift of Comfort

We invite you to contribute to our exhibit “Hygge: The Gift if Comfort” at The Confluence. The show will run November 17 - January 9, 2027. The Call is open July 31 - September 16.

Hygge is a Danish term that describes a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment and well-being. This year’s holiday exhibit will feature works that celebrate the small joys of life, embrace relaxation and quiet pleasures, and support the well-being of everyone. Artists are invited to submit  work in any medium that represents your personal style, the aesthetic that you feel makes your work recognizable, while embracing the feeling of hygge. We ask that artwork is $500 and under as we would like to offer affordable choices for the gift-giving season. Buyers of work from this show are allowed to take pieces at the time of purchase so we will replace items as they sell. There are no size restrictions for this show.

APPLICATION LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT INFO

• Accepted Artists: Complete Artist Bio and Statement form for your 2026 show, The Confluence Contract [PDF] and deliver completed works to The Confluence approximately one week prior to show opening.

• Shipping: The Confluence is a non-profit gallery. All shipping arrangements and costs to and from the gallery of unsold works are each artist’s responsibility. See The Confluence Shipping Procedures Form [PDF] for details.

• Commissions: The Confluence offers a commission structure of 60/40 to non-members artists and 65/35 to member artists.

QUESTIONS? See The Confluence Submission Guidelines [PDF], email (creative@confluencegallery.org), or call Creative Coordinator, Gus, at The Confluence (509) 997-2787. We look forward to hearing from you.