Call for Art

Maus Haus Gallery was founded in 2023 with the sole intention of bringing artists and their artwork to everyone. We strive to connect art with the community in a way that encourages and promotes artists of all levels. We believe that art should be accessible to everyone. Curator and owner, Cheryl Maus, has loved art ever since she was little and exploring her father’s Canon 35mm film camera. She studied photography and studio art at Oakland University, graduating with a BA in 2013. She then went on to pursue a MA from Johns Hopkins University in 2022 in Museum Studies. Cheryl loves visiting local art galleries and especially the Detroit Institute of Arts but felt something was missing. While in her studies she felt there was a disconnect between up-and-coming artists and having work shown in art galleries. She formed Maus Haus Gallery with the intention of helping to educate new artists with how to work with art galleries and other opportunities to show and display their art. Cheryl has shown her work in a few local galleries including, The Scarab Club, Lawrence Street Art Gallery, Detroit Artist Market, Grosse Pointe Artists Association and Hatch Art Gallery.

Key Dates:

- Submission Call Opens March 21st at 12pm EST

- Friday April 30th at 11:59pm – Entries Close

- Sunday – May 10th – Selected works will be announced by 10pm

- Monday - June 1st Artwork Drop-off at Color | Ink Studio from 12pm until 2pm. Artwork MUST be ready to be display ready prior to drop-off. * If other arrangements need to be made, please contact Cheryl with Maus Haus Gallery to set up a date and time*

- Wednesday– June 3rd will be Installation Day

- Friday – June 5th – Opening Reception 5pm-8pm – Any artists that live in the area are suggested to attend to talk with visitors about their piece(s).

- Friday – June 26th – Last day of show – Art Pick-up will be held on Saturday June 27th between 12-2pm *Again, if other arrangements need to be made, please contact Cheryl prior to June 27*

Rules for this show:

- Each artist may submit one entry that includes up to three pieces for $20, with a max dimension of 30 inches on the longest side. Any submission larger than 30 inches will NOT be accepted. This is to ensure the ability to try and accept a piece by each artist.   *This is a submission fee only; this does not guarantee a place in the show*

 - Images need to be Hi-Res. Label each image, FirstnameLastname_Artworktitle_DateCreated. Failure to label images in this manner can decrease the chances of being accepted.  Final works do not need to limit to 2-D realm, only requirement is that a camera, digital or film, was used in some process of the final piece. We will not be accepting any AI artwork. If you use AI you will be disqualified. Only other requirement is all images MUST have a Date Created for all images to ensure they have been created in the last year. Anything submitted older than 2022 will NOT be accepted.

- All work submitted CANNOT be entered in to any other Calls during the duration of this show, March 29th-June 27th, 2025. If I or anyone from Maus Haus Gallery finds the same work submitted to other galleries during the timeframe of this Call, it will be an automatic NO for this call. This is to reduce competition with other local galleries and insure that the pieces being selected are available during the entirety of the show. 

 -All artwork must be available for sale, with 30% commission going to Maus Haus Gallery. A formal contract will be submitted to each artist when selected works are announced.

 -Maus Haus Gallery will exercise professional care in the handling of all entries but cannot assume liability for loss or damage while works are in our possession.

 -Artwork that is selected is available to the exhibiting gallery to use for promotional use and display on social media during the duration of the show.