Call for art: Myths & Magic
The Crossing Arts Alliance, in partnership with the Lakes Area Music Festival, invites artists to submit original works for a special exhibition celebrating LAMF's 2025 season theme: Myths & Magic.
We seek original artwork that captures the wonder, fantasy, and enchantment of fairy tales like Hänsel & Gretel and the supernatural essence of epic sagas like The Lord of the Rings.
Selected works will be displayed at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts from July 26 – August 17, 2025, alongside the festival’s world-class musical performances.
Please click here to learn more and submit your work! The deadline to submit artwork is July 1, 2025.
CALL FOR 2026 Gallery EXHIBITIONS
The Crossing Arts Gallery is seeking proposals for solo and group exhibitions for 2026, including exhibitions specifically addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion. All art forms, traditional and nontraditional, will be considered. This opportunity is open to artists nationwide; however, artists based in Minnesota or the surrounding region will be given priority consideration. It is strongly preferred that exhibiting artists are able to be present for their event’s opening reception. Artwork must not have been previously exhibited with The Crossing Arts. All submissions will be reviewed and juried by the Crossing Arts Gallery Committee, which is made up of working professional artists, educators, and art organization leaders in our local community.
2026 Exhibition Guidelines
Call for Art - gift shop
The Crossing Arts Member Gift Shop seeks new art work for consignment sales. We offer a generous sales split for Member Artists. Interested artists can join Crossing Arts for a nominal annual membership fee and enjoy representation in the Gift Shop, which sees traffic from members, community members, and tourists visiting the Brainerd Lakes Area. Please click here for more information and to submit your work for consideration.
CAll for Sculptures / 3D work
The Crossing Arts hosts three 19”x19” podiums in the Gallery / Gift Shop, and seeks submissions for exhibitions of work to fill one or all three podiums. Items should be for sale, and would be subject to our 40% commission rate. For more information, please email us at info@crossingarts.org. To submit your work for consideration, click here.
Call for Featured Artists & Pop-up Shows
The Crossing Arts offers space in our Gift Shop for visiting artists to exhibit and sell their work as Featured Artists. Spots are offered for a period of one month, working in a gift shop consignment agreement. Email us with questions at info@crossingarts.org and submit your work for consideration here.
Call for KRINGLE MARKET 2025
Crossing Arts features holiday decor and gift-able, handmade art and fine craft in our gift shop each holiday season. We call this Kringle Market. The months of November and December are our busiest in terms of sales, so artists are encouraged to keep their stock levels monitored. We find that items under $50 are our biggest sellers. If your work fits the bill and you’d like it to be considered for inclusion, please complete this online form to have your work considered.