Call for Youth Artists | Art Inspiring Art
Call for Entries: ART INSPIRING ART
Calling all young artists and creators!
Opera Omaha & Joslyn Castle’s Youth Art Show invites artists ages 18 or younger to showcase what sparks their creativity! Just like how Opera Omaha’s production of UnShakeable uses the legacy of Shakespeare to craft an original new story, this exhibit explores how the arts themselves inspire us to create art.
Themes:
-Art inspired art
-Beyond a frame
-From page to picture
-Music into image
-Reimagined Masterpieces
Share a piece inspired by your “inner museum:” the collection of art, poetry, literature, or music that has made a lasting impression on you. Show us how art can echo, transform, and become something new through your imagination.
Have you ever looked at a piece of art, listened to a song, or read a poem, and been moved by the work?
What did it inspire you to create?
What memory did it spark or leave behind?
How did it connect you to other people?
What would happen if you stepped inside the artwork?
How would you retell a poem, song, or story in your own visual language?
What artwork, character, or line of text do you keep returning to?
This is your opportunity to share your own unique perspective, showing how art continues to evolve, inspire, and transform through you!
Details:
When: May 21- June 9, 2026
Where: Joslyn Castle Carriage House Gallery, Omaha
Who: Artists 18 and younger (up to seniors in high school)
Entry Fee: None—completely FREE!
Submissions: Up to 2 pieces per artist
All artwork must be ready to hang/display.
All mediums are welcome—paint, draw, sculpt, craft—make it your own!
Art must be suitable for all audiences.
All work must be original, we will not accept AI generated art.
In addition to their piece, artists are invited to share a photograph, a text, or a link to the source material that inspired their work.
A selection of pieces will move to the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center June 5-7 to be displayed during Opera Omaha performances of UnShakeable.
Art must be dropped off at Joslyn Castle Thursday, May 14 or Friday, May 15 from 3-6pm.
Fill out the online submission form to get started!
Questions? Email mgomez@joslyncastle.com