{"id":5575,"date":"2026-08-07T15:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5575"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:26:27","slug":"2026-fall-art-showcase-14th-biennial-photomidwest-festival-promega-art-showcase-30th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5575","title":{"rendered":"2026 Fall Art Showcase: 14th Biennial PhotoMidwest Festival + Promega Art Showcase 30th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Promega Art Showcase <\/strong>is celebrating its 30th<\/sup> anniversary by hosting the 14th<\/sup> PhotoMidwest Biennial Juried Exhibition as part of the 2026 PhotoMidwest Festival in Madison, WI. \u00a0<\/strong>

The PhotoMidwest Biennial showcases photographers living and working across thirteen midwestern states. The 2026 juror is Karen Irvine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago.

Two workshops will be offered on September 18 at the Promega Biopharmaceutical Technology Center. Karen Irvine will host a workshop titled \u201cWhat A Curator Sees: How Photographs Get Attention\u201d from 9:00\u201410:30 am. Participants will hear a behind-the-scenes perspective on curatorial decision making, with insights into working with museums and presenting their artwork. Ralph Russo will follow with a workshop titled \u201cSeeing Differently: Photography Fundamentals for Aspiring Photographers\u201d from 10:30 am\u201412:00 pm. Both workshops are open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening Reception & Symposium \u2013 Thursday, September 17, 2026<\/strong>
Symposium from 4:00 pm\u20135:00 pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reception from 5:00 pm\u20136:30 pm
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Exhibit open to the public \u2013 September 17, 2026 \u2013 February 26, 2027<\/strong>
Monday through Friday 8:00 am\u20134:00 pm

Groups larger than ten by appointment only: (608) 443-3098<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Promega Art Showcase is celebrating its 30th anniversary by hosting the 14th PhotoMidwest Biennial Juried Exhibition as part of the 2026 PhotoMidwest Festival in Madison, WI. \u00a0 The PhotoMidwest Biennial showcases photographers living and working across thirteen midwestern states. The 2026 juror is Karen Irvine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5581,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575\/revisions\/5581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}