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Opening Reception

40th Annual West Michigan Art Competition Opening

Saturday, January 31, 2026

6:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Lowell Arts

223 W Main St, Lowell, MI

About This Event

Opening of the 40th Annual West Michigan Art Competition featuring outstanding artwork by over 100 participating Michigan artists from a 42-county region. This year's juror is Cathy VanVoorhis, an accomplished landscape painter and faculty member at the University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition will present a total of $3,750 in cash awards including six awards of $500 each, five honorable mention awards of $100 each, and a ceramics award of $250 sponsored by the West Michigan Potters Guild.

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