The Ghosts that Linger: Annual Juried Exhibition
National Juried Exhibition by Shaina Kasztelan
September 27 through November 8, 2025
South Haven Center for the Arts in South Haven, Michigan
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The Ghosts That Linger is an exhibition that explores the emotional weight carried by the material objects that surround us. It highlights artists that engage with themes of nostalgia, memory, and identity. These works transform everyday materials into something uncanny, poetic, or personal, revealing the hidden stories and meanings embedded in the things we possess. Each piece asks: What do the things we keep or abandon say about who we are?
About the Juror: Shaina Kasztelan is a multidisciplinary artist based in Detroit, Michigan. She was raised in a midwest suburb surrounded by rows of identical houses, ever-changing strip malls, and endless fast-food franchises, all of which have influenced the materials and formal signifiers used in her work. Operating between painting, sculpture, collage, and installation, Kasztelan creates psychedelic dreamscapes using kitsch commodities that shuffle between curated control and chaotic mess. Through humorous juxtapositions, her work highlights the emotional dissonance between pleasure and disgust experienced through the consumption of manufactured goods and viral media under capitalism.
Kasztelan received a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in 2012 and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2024. In addition to her formal education, the artist has worked as a muralist, built theater sets, worked as a prop maker, and spent years building floats for America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Her work has been exhibited in many places including The Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI), the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Detroit, MI), and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities (Ann Arbor, MI). Notable murals include those painted for the NXNE Music Festival (Toronto, ON), Facultad de Artes y Diseño UNAM (Mexico City, MX), and Murals in the Market (Detroit, MI).
Entry requirements:
Entries for The Ghosts that Linger are open to artists 18-years and older residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of two works can be submitted. Accepted artwork(s) must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Close ups or a video to show a piece of visual art that is 3D, moves, etc. may be submitted for the juror to view.
All work must be the original work of the artist and completed in the last five years. We reserve the right to decline any work that is substantially different from the submitted images, does not meet size limitations, or is not professionally presented.
Size limits:
2D - 72” high x 55” wide maximum
3D- must fit through standard doorway, max. 50lbs.
No installations or ceiling hung work
Schedule of Events:
Entry deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET)
Notifications emailed: by Saturday, September 6, 2025
Delivery of accepted work: September 9 through September 20, 2025 during normal business hours. (or contact Kerry Hagy or Jenna Myny for other arrangements)
Shipped work: to arrive by Friday, September 19, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, September 26, 5 – 7pm
Pick-up artwork: November 11 – November 15, 2025 during normal business hours. (or contact the Center for other arrangements). Art work can also be picked up on the closing day, Saturday, November 8 from 4-4:30pm.
Entry Fees:
$35.00 entry fee for up to three pieces of artwork entered.
$15 entry fee for student artists and artists economically challenged by unforeseen events. You will use coupe code REDUCE.
South Haven Center for the Arts Artist Members receive $10 off their entry fee and should enter the coupon code MEMBER2025
Prospective entrants to the exhibition are required to submit images of each of their desired entries in a jpeg format. In addition, each work requires a title, and can include a brief statement explaining how the piece relates to the theme The Ghosts that Linger.
Payments by credit card at time of entry through Cafe (https://www.callforentry.org/) or check or money order payable to South Haven Center for the Arts.
Awards:
$500 First Place
$250 Second Place
Framing & Presentation: All work must be framed and/or exhibition ready: WIRED (NO sawtooth hangers); no clip frames with exposed glass edges. Work must be labeled with artist’s contact information, title of the work, medium, and price.
For digital and video arts, the artist must provide a viewing screen set up for the piece to be displayed in the gallery, and answer the question on the application outlining the display equipment for the digital art piece
Installation: Only works appropriately prepared for installation will be accepted. 3D works must be stable and pose no physical threat to visitors. No work can be hung from the ceiling. Wall hanging work must be “ready to hang”. No saw tooth hangers allowed. If any special hardware is needed for hanging, it must be included with work when dropped off, along with hanging instructions.
Deliver/Pick-up work: Deliver and pick up work at the SHCA during the times listed above or by appointment. Any work not picked up after 30 days of the exhibition’s closing may become property of the South Haven Center for the Arts. No work will be released before the close of the exhibit.
Shipped Work: Work must be delivered by Saturday, September 20, 2025. It must be shipped in a sturdy, reusable container with all packing materials labeled and reusable. No Peanuts, please and package in a clean box, labeled “handle with care”. A return shipping label must be included for return shipping. If you have questions about including a return shipping label, please discuss with us before sending. Any special instructions for packing should be included.
Hand Delivery: Works can be hand-delivered during specified delivery and pick-up times. Unsold pieces of art that are not to be return-shipped must be picked up during posted gallery hours on the dates above. If the unsold pieces are not retrieved within two weeks of the exhibition close, and pick-up arrangements have not been agreed upon, the items will become the property of the South Haven Center for the Arts. Packaging for artwork may be stored at the SHCA. A name label must be put on every piece of packaging to be stored at the Center for the Arts. Instructions for any special handling or re-packing needs must be included.
Removing artwork: No artwork may be removed by the artist prior to the conclusion of the exhibition. SHCA reserves the right to temporarily remove any piece of work for reasons the organization deems necessary.
Insurance: SHCA staff and volunteers will handle your work with care. South Haven Center for the Arts carries art insurance for work on display in the gallery. We are not responsible for insuring artwork when it is traveling to and from the gallery.
Sales: Exhibited work may be sold at the price specified on the entry form. A commission of 35% is received by the SHCA for works sold during the exhibition. If work is not for sale, please include an estimated value on the entry form provided, for insurance purposes. Accepted work may not be substituted or withdrawn before the close of the show. The SHCA reserves the right to photographically reproduce accepted entries for publicity purposes.
Please contact Kerry Hagy or Jenna Myny with questions at info@southhavenarts.org
Entry requirements
Entries for The Ghosts that Linger are open to artists 18-years and older residing in the United States and the Tribal Nations that share these geographies. A maximum of two works can be submitted. Accepted artwork(s) must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Close ups or a video to show a piece of visual art that is 3D, moves, etc. may be submitted for the juror to view.
All work must be the original work of the artist and completed in the last five years. We reserve the right to decline any work that is substantially different from the submitted images, does not meet size limitations, or is not professionally presented.
Size limits:
2D - 72” high x 55” wide maximum
3D- must fit through standard doorway, max. 50lbs.
No installations or ceiling hung work
Call for Entry Application!