River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting artists to submit work for its upcoming exhibition, “The Natural World.” The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, April 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. The works will be on exhibit through May 21.

Submissions of in any media, sculpture and fine crafts welcome. Work should be submitted during gallery hours anytime up to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. Entry forms are online at www.riverartsme.org. Artists can enter up to three works for jurying. Fees are $15 entry fee for members $20 entry fee for non-members. All work entered must be for sale.

Carl Little is juror for “The Natural World.” A native New Yorker, Little moved to Mount Desert Island in 1989. He holds degrees from Dartmouth, Columbia and Middlebury.

Little is the author of numerous art books, including “Nature & Culture: The Art of Joel Babb,” “William Irvine: A Painter’s Journey” and “Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond,” which won the first John N. Cole Award from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance in 2011.

Little has written about a number of “animaliers,” or animal artists, including Dahlov Ipcar, Bernard Langlais, Cabot Lyford, Robert Bissell and Irene Hardwicke Olivieri. He has contributed to the forthcoming “Art in Maine: Contemporary Perspectives.” He writes for Art New England, Island Journal, Hyperallergic, Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors and Ornament.

The River Arts Gallery is located at 241 US Route 1 in Damariscotta. For more information, call the gallery at 207-563-1507.