HIGH WATER: The Great Flood of 1927, A Centennial Exhibition

About this call

The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council presents HIGH WATER, a group exhibition marking the centennial of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, in connection with the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation's Great Flood Project. Artists are invited to explore water, flooding, landscape, history, memory, resilience and the Mississippi Delta, through historical, contemporary, personal or conceptual approaches; work does not have to depict the 1927 flood. The show runs February 4 to March 4, 2027 at The Gallery at 118 Cotton in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. Applications are free, and selected artists are notified by December 14, 2026.

Who can apply

• Limited by country or region
• Medium: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Sculpture / Ceramics / Textile / Mixed Media
• Free entry
• Open to visual artists aged 18 and older living anywhere in Louisiana or in the Mississippi River Valley in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois; outside Louisiana, only communities within the Mississippi River watershed, along the river and its tributaries. Up to three original works, fully completed when you apply (recent and older works both eligible; no proposals or works in progress). Media: painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fiber and textile, collage and mixed media, and other physical 2D and 3D work; no digital work that needs a screen, video, projection or technology-dependent installation. No generative AI in any part of the work. Biography up to 100 words, one statement up to 150 words on how the work relates to the themes, one image per work plus one optional detail image (JPG, JPEG or PNG). No set size limits, but give accurate dimensions including frames or bases; 2D work must be framed or ready to hang securely and 3D work stable. Give a sale price or NFS when you apply. Selected work must arrive ready to install by January 7, 2027 (in person by appointment, or shipped at the artist's expense with prepaid return shipping and packaging), stay through March 4, 2027, and be picked up by appointment; the artist signs the Council's exhibition agreement before delivery. The Council takes no liability for loss or damage and artists are encouraged to insure their work. The Council keeps a 30% commission on sales.