The Changing Americas

Now Open for Entry

Deadline to Enter is July 2, 2025

Please click the button above to enter this show on ArtCall.org. You will need to create a free account to enter your work.

We are using a new entry platform, that uses different terminology than you might be used to seeing. In ArtCall:

• You will be asked to pay for the number of artworks you’ll be uploading in advance. You can add more later.

• The word “application” means artwork, so one application is one work of art.

• “Attachments” means images of the artwork, you can upload up to 2 images. You do not need to pay extra for attachments.

For first time users, we recommend the following resources:

• The video tutorial linked on the call for entry page.
• Our blog post that walks you through the entry process step-by-step.
• Our FAQ section.

Introducing The Changing Americas  

From wind-sculpted coastlines to cloud-piercing mountain ranges, the Americas offer some of the planet’s most powerful and varied terrains. Yet these environments are forever in motion—reshaped by urban growth, ecological restoration, natural disasters, and a warming climate. The Changing Americas invites artists to explore this continual transformation, celebrating landscapes’ beauty, complexity, and vulnerability across North America, Hawai‘i, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Let your work reveal the places that anchor your life, the changes you welcome, and the unintended consequences you witness. 

We are looking for visionaries eager to transcend postcard-perfect scenery and craft bold, evocative pieces that rethink what a “landscape” can be. Whether through abstract imagery, mixed-media installations, sculptural forms, data-driven visuals, or inventive uses of color and texture, show us how natural and human forces collide, converge, and coexist.

Click this icon to view and print the downloadable prospectus.

Juror: Mitchell Joachim: Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and Professor of Practice at NYU

Mitchell Joachim, PhD, is a co-founder of Terreform ONE, a nonprofit architecture and urban design research group in New York. Equally, he is a Full Professor of Practice at NYU and is Co-Director of Global Design NYU. He previously upheld the noteworthy leadership role as a University Senator and full-time faculty roles within the NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Formerly, he worked as an architect at the professional offices of Frank Gehry in Los Angeles, Moshe Safdie in Somerville, MA, and I.M. Pei in New York. Currently, he is Program Chair at the Norman Foster Foundation.

Mitchell has won many honors including: National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Fulbright Scholarship, LafargeHolcim Acknowledgement Prize, Ove Arup Foundation Grant, Architect R+D Award, AIA New York Urban Design Merit Award, Victor Papanek Social Design Award, Best of the Best Red Dot Award, 1st Place International Architecture Award, Zumtobel Award for Sustainability, Architizer A+ Award, History Channel Infiniti Award for City of the Future, and Time Magazine Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with Safdie Architects and the Martin Society for Sustainability at MIT. He was featured in numerous articles: “The 100 People Who Are Changing America” in Rolling Stone, “The Smart List: 15 People the Next President Should Listen To” in Wired, “50 Under 50 Innovators of the 21st Century” by Images Publishing Group, “The NOW 99” in Dwell, and “Future of The Environment” in Popular Science.

Mitchell co-authored four books: Global Design: Elsewhere Envisioned (Prestel, 2014), XXL-XS: New Directions in Ecological Design (Actar 2016), Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities (Actar 2019), and Super Cells: Building with Biology (TED Books and in process for 2nd revised edition). His design work has been exhibited in numerous locations including MoMA in New York, DOX Center for Contemporary Art in Prague, MASS MoCA in North Adams, The Building Centre in London, DAZ in Berlin, OCAD in Toronto, NAI in Rotterdam, Seoul Biennale, and Venice Biennale. Previously, he was faculty at Pratt, Columbia, Syracuse, Rensselaer, Washington (St. Louis), Cornell, Parsons, and EGS. He earned a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a MAUD at Harvard University, an M.Arch at Columbia University, and a BPS, with honors, at the University of Buffalo.

Terms of Entry

• Entry is open to artists residing in any of the states or territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Entering this exhibition indicates understanding and agreement on the part of the artist with the conditions stated herein and with (a) MFA’s approved Statement of Equity and Diversity and (b) MFA’s General Guidelines. Work must meet exhibition guidelines to be included in the event. MFA may determine work ineligible if entry guidelines are not followed. Work delivered must correspond with the image(s) submitted to the juror.
• Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including, but not limited to: the invitation, catalog, website, social media, or a subsequent year’s prospectus. Images will include attribution wherever possible.
• Work cannot be withdrawn before the end of the event.

Liability

• Artwork will be handled with all possible care. MFA will not be responsible or liable for loss or damage from any cause whatsoever. Insurance, if desired, must be carried by the artist.

Awards

• Awards designated by the juror total $1,000.

Entry Requirements

• All work must be uploaded through artcall.org. File size may be no more than 10 MB. Images for the juror must correspond with the actual work. MFA does not display watermarks; artists display them at their own risk.
• For video submissions: you must put the link to the video in the Linked Web Resource field, and then upload a still frame from the video. For accepted video submissions, you will be expected to deliver the file to MFA on a thumbdrive.

Entry Fee

• 1 or 2 entries $45 (MFA Members $30). Up to 4 additional entries $6.75 each (MFA Members $4.50). Entry fees are non-refundable.

Work

• All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist’s hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. If artwork is part of a limited edition, please state total number in the edition.
• Work previously exhibited at MFA Circle Gallery is not eligible for re-entry.
• Maximum size of work, including edges of artwork or frame, cannot exceed 72″ in any direction. Artists may be asked to assist with the installation of oversized work (greater than 60″ or over 40 lbs.).

Sales

• Artists will retain 70% from sales (75% for MFA Members). MFA will retain 30% commission (25% for MFA Members) on any work sold through MFA.
• Work must be for sale. Work may be set to Price on Request (POR).

Exhibition Schedule

• Apr 30 Online Entry Opens for Submissions
• Jul 2 Entry Deadline @ 11:59 PM
• Jul 30 Notification @ 5 PM
• Aug 20 – Aug 24 Accepted and Shipped Work Must Arrive at MFA Circle Gallery 11 AM – 4 PM
• Aug 27 Exhibition Opens
• Aug 31 Virtual Awards Ceremony from 4 – 5 PM via Zoom
• Sep 20 Last Day of the Exhibition; Closing Reception at MFA Circle Gallery from 4 – 6 PM
• Sep 21 –  Sep 22 Pick-up Hand-Delivered Work 11 AM – 4 PM
• Sep 25 Shipped Work Will Be Sent

NOTE: Should Circle Gallery be closed for reasons beyond our control, MFA reserves the right to move a planned physical exhibit to our online gallery.

Notification

All entrants will receive notification by email. Accepted artists will also be posted on MFA’s website. Artists who have unsubscribed from MFA emails will not receive notification. The notice to accepted artists will include specific details and could vary from the prospectus. Please set your email account to recognize amani@mdfedart.org and info@mdfedart.org. Contact Circle Gallery if you do not receive notice by 6 PM on the day of notification.