A Sense of Place 2026
On View in the Main Gallery at GHIA Sept. 4 - Oct. 9, M-F 10-5pm
September 4, 5-7pm - Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony, free to the public
The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is pleased to announce the 2026 Juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place. Open to participants from throughout the United States, this event, now in its 44th year, seeks to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by contemporary American artists.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
A Sense of Place is an annual fine art competition hosted by the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Each year brings together an exciting assembly of contemporary art from around the nation.
Guests will view pieces by artists working across the current arts landscape, in all mediums. This year's juror is Michael Dickins, the Director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts. Awards will be presented at 6pm.
Slideshow: Photos from previous years’ A Sense of Place exhibitions at GHIA
Participating Artists, 2026
A Sense of Place is open to artists from across the US. The pieces chosen for this year’s exhibition represent 16 states, with 50 pieces of art by 50 artists from across the nation. Click on the city markers on the map below to learn more about where the artists are from. Artists are listed alphabetically below.
Artists by last name: Lauren Adams, Michael Anderson, Lucy Leigh Bailey, Annemarie Baldauf, Janet Ballweg, Matt Mahbod Bazrafshan, Steven Bradbury, Anna Brady, Kirstyn Denney, Tracy Finn, Alex Foltz, Gregory Gibson, Brittany Gilbert, Don Gilmer, Grace Halverson, Travis Head, Paige Holzbauer, Melissa Huang, Alyson J Barton, Chase Lanier, Allen Lewis, Michael Lonchar, Sara Mays, Zechariah McGlamory, Amanda McGlamory, TJ McSherry, Angel Moreno, John Morris, Charles Mulford, Lake Newton, Michelle Oconis, Kate Hooray Osmond, Walt Padgett, PQHAÜS, Katie Ries, Craig Rouse, Shelby Scattergood, Egor Shokoladov, Mechele Shoneman, Norman Silva, Asya Dodina Slava Polishchuk, Yvette Kaiser Smith, Tatyana Solntseva, Bethany Springer, Tammy Stewart, Sara Tack, Nathan Taves, Catherine Walker, Mary Windley, Clint Zeagler
About the 2025 Juror - Michael Dickins
Director, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts
via halsey.charleston.edu - “Michael Dickins is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and gallery director whose work has been exhibited across the Southeastern U.S. as well as in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Denver, Houston, San Diego, Portland, Augusta (Maine), Istanbul, and Berlin. He has twice been a featured artist at {Re}Happening at Black Mountain College and has received commissions from the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company for original sound scores and projection designs.”
Artist Info: Applications for A Sense of Place 2026 closed June 30, 2026. Submissions for the 2027 A Sense of Place will open in March. We accept entries through callforentry.org.
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A SENSE OF PLACE - PRIOR EXHIBITIONS
