Highfield Hall and Gardens | America, Beautiful, and... Juried Exhibition 2027

A juried exhibition at Highfield Hall and Gardens inviting artists to reflect on the American experience during the nation’s semi-quincentennial, including how America is lived, remembered, celebrated, questioned, and reimagined. The exhibition runs March 4–May 30, 2027. Awards include $200 for Best in Show, four $100 judges’ awards, and four honorable mentions; these are conditional awards rather than guaranteed participant compensation.

The American experience and what is beautiful, remembered, celebrated, questioned, or reimagined about America

Artwork must be by a living artist, must not have previously been exhibited at Highfield Hall and Gardens, must be independently created rather than completed under instruction in a class or workshop, and must use the artist’s own photo references. Copying other art, including AI-generated art, is prohibited. The portal permits 1–20 pieces and states a maximum of 20 entries per artist, while the eligibility text says artists may submit any number of original works; only one entry per artist will be accepted and displayed. Submitted images must accurately depict the entered artwork; substitutions are prohibited. Images must be JPEG, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side, no more than 50MB, cropped without matting or frame, and right-side-up. Giclées and similar reproductions of original art are ineligible. Work over 40 inches in either direction including its frame is less likely to be accepted. Two-dimensional work must be suitably framed and wire-ready; specified unsafe hanging methods are prohibited. Normally glazed work over 30 inches must use acrylic glazing, except pastels may use glass. Fees are tiered and nonrefundable: $20 for the first entry and $15 for each additional entry. Accepted work must remain available for the entire exhibition; unavailability results in a two-year ban from HHG juried exhibitions. Accepted work must be dropped off or shipped to Highfield Hall, with shipped work received by February 1, 2027 in suitable packaging with a prepaid return label and HHG entry label. Highfield Hall handles sales, retaining 40% commission while artists receive 60%. Entrants grant permission for photographing and reproducing entries for publicity unless otherwise stated, and acknowledge that Highfield Hall is not responsible for damage, loss, or theft. Awards are $200 Best in Show, four $100 judges’ awards, and four honorable mentions.