Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival

Art Show

The Lodi Sandhill Crane Association is happy to continue our popular festival art show.

Artists, Please Read Carefully

There are a few changes to the “Call to Artists,” so please review all information carefully before submitting your entry.

— About the Show

Celebrating Wildlife Through Art

The art show includes two divisions of original art: Fine Art and Photography.

Categories:

  • Sandhill Cranes in California
  • Other California Wildlife in Its Natural Habitats

Judges will be invited to award cash prizes as well as one “People’s Choice” award in each division.

Art Show Hours

Friday, November 6

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 7

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Sunday, November 8

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

— Festival Artist

Michael Forsberg

We are pleased to welcome photographer Michael Forsberg from Nebraska as our Festival Artist.

Michael Forsberg is a conservation photographer, author, and educator whose 30-year career has focused on wildlife, grasslands, and watersheds in North America’s Great Plains. Mike co-founded and directs the Platte Basin Timelapse project–a conservation storytelling project that informs scientific research, builds educational content, and tells stories of a Great Plains watershed in motion.

Mike is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, a member of The Photo Society, and on faculty with IANR at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2017, he received the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and the Environmental Impact Award from the North American Nature Photographers Association.

Mike lives with his family and a collection of unruly animals in Lincoln, Nebraska.

To learn more, please visit: www.MichaelForsberg.com and www.PlatteBasinTimelapse.com

Click on the images to view 2026 Festival Artist, Michael Forsberg’s work.

Submit Your Original Artwork

The Sandhill Crane Festival is accepting original artwork for the festival Art Show.

Entries and payment will only be accepted online.