37th Annual Northern National Art Competition

Opening Reception for 37th Annual Northern National Art Competition

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm

Open Through: June 13, 2024 at 8:00 am - Friday, July 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Nicolet Art Gallery - Northwoods Center

The 37th Northern National Art Competition is a juried art exhibition in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, co-sponsored by Nicolet College and the Northern Arts Council. The Northern National Art Competition (NNAC) began in 1987 with a mere 37 entries. Today, the show attracts the work of artists from all across the United States with hundreds of entries as diverse as the artists themselves, and showcases a wide array of contemporary art in a variety of two-dimensional mediums.

Juror/Judge Debra Brehmer

This year’s show will be juried by Debra Brehmer, an arts writer and curator, who owns and operates Portrait Society Gallery, a contemporary art space in Milwaukee. She was also the former editor and publisher of Art Muscle Magazine. She taught art history as an adjunct professor for 10 years at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design prior to opening the gallery. Brehmer is currently a regular writer for the national art publication, Hyperallergic where she often writes about women artists.

The Nicolet Art Gallery is located at the Northwoods Center at Nicolet College, 5350 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI 54501

*Information referenced from Northern Arts Council: https://nacwi.org/competition/