Mile High Band Association’s 2026 Jazz & Beyond Festival Committee and the Nevada Artists Association (NAA) are sponsoring an art contest for northern Nevada artists, including teachers and students. Selected entries in the competition may be used to promote the festival, and will be displayed at the NAA Gallery in Carson City during the festival, August 14 to 23.
The winning entry will be featured on the festival’s advertising poster, program cover and festival T-shirts. The entry deadline is Friday, May 15, 2026. Participation is free. Entry forms will be available for download from jazzcarsoncity.com.
The artwork will be judged by a Jazz & Beyond committee. The winner of the competition will receive a certificate of appreciation from the Jazz & Beyond – Carson City Music Festival and a cash award of$500. Art Contest Coordinator Alexander Cassimus said, “The artist’s work will be front and center, viewed by thousands of festival patrons.”
Artists may submit more than one entry. Artwork must be 11”x14” (portrait or landscape) and may be in any two-dimensional medium (photography, digital collage and photography, watercolor, acrylic, oil, etc.). Artwork must be matted, backed, and submitted in a protective sleeve. The design should relate to music. Each submission requires a separate entry form.
Artists are asked to deliver their entries by Friday, May 15, to the NAA Gallery, 449 W. King Street, Carson City, Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m., or contact Alexander Cassimus at 408-264-4423 or away4@earthlink.net for other options.
The entry form and a photo or digital image of the artwork (not to exceed 20 MB) must also be sent as an email attachment to jazzcarsoncity@gmail.com
For more information about the contest and entry forms, contact Alexander Cassimus at 408-264-4423 or away4@earthlink.net.
