The Arcadian Gallery announced that the call for entries is open for the Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition & Exhibition, a juried regional competition celebrating nature across Appalachia. Artists and photographers age 18 and older who reside in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia or West Virginia are eligible to enter. There are over $2,000 in prizes.

Eligible submissions include two-dimensional artwork and photography depicting nature in Appalachia — landscapes, plants, wildlife and other natural subjects. While eligibility is limited to residents of the four-state region, entries may portray nature from any Appalachian state.

The competition will be juried by Terry Miller (art) and Steven David Johnson (photography).

Miller is an accomplished graphite artist whose work, “Icebound — a Fox in the Snow” — won Best of Show at the Arcadian Gallery’s American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition in 2025. He is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Animal artists and a Master Artist of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin. Johnson is known for vivid Appalachian imagery ranging from inmate macro scenes to wildlife behavior, and he is a longtime advocate for conservation.

Selected works will be exhibited in person at the Arcadian Gallery in downtown Cumberland.

The gallery said the competition is intended to attract high-quality regional work, provide meaningful exposure for artists and photographers, and bring visitors to Cumberland as part of ongoing downtown revitalization efforts.

Entry Deadline is April 7.

For information see the Arcadian Gallery’s website at arcadiangallery.com by selecting the Appalachian Nature Art & Photography panel on the home page.