*Sharing Slices* by Ginger Geyer, part of the 2021 NCHM exhibition *If These Walls Could Talk*.

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**March 12, 2025 - April 19, 2025**
**Open Wednesday – Sunday**
**11 AM – 4 PM CST**

Accessibility

This exhibit is located on the first floor, and is wheelchair accessible.

Hope for Spring: Taste of Texas

An exhibition of local artists on the theme of Taste of Texas

On display at the Neill-Cochran House museum
March 12, 2025 - April 19, 2025

Call for Art

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Deadline: Sunday, Feb 21st | 5:00pm

Spring has returned to the Neill-Cochran House Museum, and with it the fifth annual juried exhibition, Hope for Spring. This year, the exhibition will celebrate the delicious food found throughout Texas. Titled Hope for Spring: A Taste of Texas, local artists are invited to celebrate and interpret the rich and abundant foods Texans love to enjoy. 2D and 3D works can be abstract, realistic, graphic, fine art, crafts – all interpretations in all mediums are welcome.

Texas Spring is fast approaching, and as it comes everyone starts to think about all those amazing treats that come from Texas, including Fredericksburg peaches, Poteet strawberries, Gulf Coast shrimp, Pecos melons, and those iconic and delicious Texas pecans. Throughout the state, food brings Texans together at the State Fair, Fiesta, Wurstfest, the Poteet Strawberry Festival, BBQs, picnics, and good old family Sunday dinners. Let’s face it, no one does food like Texas. This year we are celebrating the incredible food of our state with Hope for Spring: Taste of Texas.

This is a juried exhibition with cash prizes. Artists will be permitted to submit up to two pieces per entry. You may enter as many times as you like, however, only 60 pieces will be accepted into the show. Three winners and an Honorable Mention will be selected. 1st Place: $250, 2nd Place: $150; 3rd Place: $100. Have a workshop idea that aligns with this exhibition? Email Estevan Balderrama at ebalderrama@nchmuseum.org to share your concept. Artists will be permitted to submit up to two pieces per entry. You may enter as many times as you like, however, only 60 pieces will be accepted into the show.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Show Dates: Opens March 12th, Closes April 19th
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 15th
Open Call Deadline: Friday, February 21st, 5 PM
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, February 28th by email
Art Drop off: Monday, March 10th, 1pm- 4pm