MASON CITY, Iowa — The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum is putting out a call for entries for the all-media competitive exhibition, “Area Show: 46.”

The deadline for entering the 2018 show is Wednesday, April 25.

The competition is open to all artists above high school age residing within 100 miles of Mason City, encompassing North Central Iowa and southern Minnesota. All works are to be original, by the entering artist, completed since January 2016, and not previously entered into the MacNider Area Show.  The 2018 Area Show is sponsored by NSB Bank.

Artists compete to have their work exhibited and for cash awards.

The show will open Friday, June 8 with an awards program and artists’ reception at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 16. Awards will be announced and presented at 1:30 p.m.  The reception is free and open to all.

For more informataion, go to: www.macniderart.org.