Submit Your Work
As the MAH becomes a more community-based museum, we are inviting you to collaborate, contribute, and co-create parts of our exhibitions with us. We see these participatory elements as ways to enhance the museum experience by showcasing a greater diversity of stories, objects, and activities.
We often have specific things we are looking for–especially related to personal lived experience and local history–for upcoming exhibitions. You can see the current list of things we are looking for for the coming year here.
If you would like your artwork to be considered for exhibition at the MAH, you can submit a digital portfolio including 10-15 images, a CV, and an artist’s statement to Susan Hillhouse via email at susan@santacruzmah.org. You can also send links to your website if your images and materials can be found there. Please be aware that we are focusing on creating thematic exhibitions on broad themes and we are often planning exhibitions many years in advance. There are often other ways to get involved in the nearer term through programs like Makers at the MAH, family art workshops, and other opportunities for you to share your work with the community. We hope it is ok if we get in touch with you about other ways to get involved beyond exhibitions–we want to find as many ways as possible to partner with artists in our community in a positive and exciting way.
Thank you for your interest in working with us and helping us make the museum better for everyone.