National Call for Artists
61st Annual CAIN National Show
Del Mar College, Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery
Del Mar College's long-running national show, formerly its National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, is now open to all media, with purchase awards that build the college's permanent collection. Juror is ceramic artist Jamie Bates, and the exhibition runs February 19 to April 19, 2027.
- Deadline
- Nov 30, 2026 (15 days left)
- Media
- All media
- Location
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Region
- South
- Entry fee
- $20 for 2 entries, $5 for each additional entry
- Prizes
- $10,000 in purchase awards
- Max file size
- 5 MB per file
- Images
- Individual image files
Requirements
- Enter through CaFE; one JPEG per artwork, at least 1,200 px on the long side, under 5 MB, sRGB - Open to US artists; full-time Del Mar art faculty excluded - Work made in the last 3 years and not shown in a past edition of the show - 2D work (drawing, painting, printmaking, watercolor, photography) and sculpture under 50 lbs; 3D wall work up to 60 in; no ceiling-hung pieces - Accepted work must arrive by Jan 30, 2027; artists cover shipping both ways
Details summarized from the organizer's call. Always check the full call before applying.