Current Exhibit: Animals in Art 2026

We invite you to visit the 3rd annual Animals in Art exhibition, celebrating our relationship with all creatures great and small. Featuring the work of more than 60 visual artists from Michigan, the event is part of the Living with Animals series presented with the generous support of Andy and Donna Rapp.

The jurist was Marissa Cook, MFA, Gallery Director and Instructor of Art at Alma College.

2026 Animals in Art Award Winners:

The Rapp Prize is awarded by Andy and Donna Rapp for artwork that best exemplifies the value of our relationship with animals.



The Rapp Prize – DIGNITY’S PURSUIT, Sharon K Berkan-Dent, Midland

Best in Show - FORAGERS IN THE FALL, Jameson Mayhew, Freeland

Best Photography – LOVE YOU ALWAYS, Becky Ann Howard, Midland

Best 3-Dimensional Art – THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, Marti Liddle-Lameti, Sanford

Best 2-Dimensional Art- MAVERICK AND HANNAH, Matthew Jacobson, Midland

Honorable mentions: Photography - David Devore (Midland), PORPOISING PENGUIN; 3D - Jasminka Blazina, Midland, SET OF TWO CATS; 2D - Julie Rohde (Saginaw), PLAYING KOI, and Sharon Berkan-Dent, Midland, DIGNITY’S PURSUIT

Exhibit runs through 2/22/2026. Admission to our gallery is free, and we are grateful for your donations that allow us to continue this policy. Call for weekend and evening hours.