B26: Wiregrass Biennial at Wiregrass Museum of Art

Description

Call to Artists
B26: Wiregrass Biennial

Exhibition Dates: July 18 – September 19, 2026
Venue: Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama
The Wiregrass Museum of Art (WMA) invites artists from across the Southeast to submit work for B26: Wiregrass Biennial, the museum’s juried exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of contemporary art in the South. Since 1990, the Biennial has showcased the region’s most compelling voices—artists whose work reflects both the cultural heritage and the evolving perspectives that define the modern South.
For B26, WMA seeks innovative and progressive works that challenge boundaries, explore fresh ideas, and utilize a range of art forms and media. Painting, sculpture, installation, mixed media, and new media are all welcome. This exhibition offers a platform for experimentation and dialogue, connecting artists and audiences through creative expression that speaks to today’s South.
Eligibility
Open to artists living in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Artists must be 18 years or older.
Each artist may submit up to three works.
All work must be original and completed within the last three years (2022 or later).
WMA encourages work that demonstrates a diversity of techniques, materials, and ideas.
How to Submit
All submissions must be completed online using ArtCall.
Label all images with the corresponding title and include an image list with title, date, dimensions, and medium. Each submission must also include an artist statement and resume.
WMA will not accept original artwork, slides, master tapes, catalogues, or reviews.
For tips on photographing your work for online submission, visit: 
artcall.org/pages/tips-for-photographing-artwork-for-digital-submissions
Deadline for submissions: February 2, 2026
There is no fee to submit work for B26: Wiregrass Biennial.
Review and Selection
Artists selected for inclusion will be notified no later than April 19, 2026.
Selected Works and Delivery
All works must be professionally presented and ready to install by June 26, 2026.
WMA will not mat, frame, or wire works for exhibition. Participating artists are responsible for both delivery and pickup of their work.
All artwork must include proper packaging for return. The museum is not responsible for damage due to inadequate packaging. All works will be insured for the duration of the exhibition.
Awards
People’s Choice:
One (1) $1000 award for first place, one (1) $500 award for second place, and one (1) $500 award for third place.
Judge’s Choice:
One (1) $1000 award. There will also be one (1) $1,000 award for an Alabama artist.
Terms and Conditions
The Wiregrass Museum of Art reserves the right to photograph and reproduce selected works for publication, publicity, and educational purposes. Participation in the exhibition constitutes agreement to these terms. The museum may exclude works that are improperly prepared, incomplete, or damaged. The museum is not responsible for artworks left unclaimed more than ninety (90) days after the close of the exhibition.JurorsBethany Taylor is an American artist known for work that reveals ecological and socio-political narratives embedded in everyday materials and for employing drawing and textile craft as forms of social and political activism. Her work often operates at the intersection of art and science, as in her installation Unraveling Ecologies, included in the 2022 exhibition Unsettled Nature: Artists Reflect on the Age of Humans at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She also participated in the 2024 exhibition Nurture: Empathy for the Earth, part of an interdisciplinary conference on climate change at UMass Boston. Recent artist residencies include the Emily Harvey Foundation Residency in Venice, Italy, in July 2025, where she engaged in creative research on human/non-human coexistence and the resilience of the Venice Lagoon; and Ram Chhatpar 5th International Art Exposition & FREIRAUM 25 in March 2025, Varanasi, India, where she worked with recycled materials to poetically address human- controlled, damaged environments.Bethany Taylor earned a BFA from the University of Southern California and an MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is currently an Associate Professor of Drawing and Interdisciplinary Studio Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville.Sean Owen Miller is an American artist best known for collaborative works that merge the roles of artist, curator, and collector. Miller holds an MFA from University of Colorado Boulder and is a co-founder of SOIL artist-run gallery in Seattle, Washington. In 2003, Miller founded the John Erickson Museum of Art (JEMA). In 2008, JEMA (with Golden Thread Gallery) in Belfast, U.K., presented Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE (2007) and WISH PIECE (1996) and Gregory Green’s New Free State of Caroline (2008).In 2016, Miller co-founded/co-organized the Crude Life Portable Biodiversity Museum: A citizen art and science investigation of Gulf of Mexico biodiversity after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with Brandon Ballengee and Prosanta Chakrabarty funded by National Academies Keck Futures Initiative. In 2019, Miller founded Drifting Cabinets: A Portable Collection of Gulf Biodiversity.In 2022, Chip Lord, Jack Massing and Miller released Exquisite Moving Corpse, a film featuring 60 artists in 60 minutes (each responding to the last frame of footage from the previous). The film was primarily created/organized during Covid lockdown. Upon release, it toured the U.S. and Europe. In 2024 it was reviewed in the International Journal of Surrealism.Most recently, Wes Kline, Chad Serhal, and Sean Miller released the film titled, Piano Aktivitys as a Disciplind Destruktshun (a piano work’t) as a documentary based on two scores and a performance penned by Fluxus artist and composer Philip Corner. Sean Miller is an associate professor with the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
About the Wiregrass Museum of Art
The Wiregrass Museum of Art (WMA) inspires creativity and fosters appreciation for the visual arts through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs that engage the Wiregrass region and beyond. Located in the heart of Dothan, Alabama, WMA presents dynamic contemporary art experiences that connect artists and audiences, encouraging new ideas and creative dialogue across the Southeast.
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