The Carnegie Arts Center is celebrating reading!

Young artists, ages 4-18, are invited to submit artwork that may be featured on banners to be displayed along Main Street and Broadway in Downtown Turlock!

We are seeking artwork that celebrates books and reading! Everyone loves a good book, and there is no better way to encourage others than by sharing your love of reading through your artwork. We are proud that Turlock’s historic Carnegie Library building—110 years old now—fostered a love of stories and knowledge for so many years. Now the Carnegie Arts Center is a place for learning and sharing stories in new ways. Create an image that shows what you love most about reading. Your artwork can be realistic or abstract, and may be created in any drawing or painting medium.

Bring your design to us! Deliver your original artwork with a completed entry form to the CAC at 250 N. Broadway in Turlock. Entries will be received between August 18 through October 10, 2026. Open hours: Tuesday- Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Download the Entry Form and Rules below to learn more about this opportunity.

Artists in grades k-12 are invited to share their work in our Ferrari Gallery every year during the month of June. Submissions are accepted during the last week of May and are open to all students from throughout the region (Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin counties).  Entry forms and details will be posted here in the Spring.

New entry details coming in Spring 2027, make sure you follow our socials for the announcement.