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The Art & Design program is proud to offer the annual Juried Student Exhibition for current students. Artworks in this exhibition are selected by an external juror(s) and offer students a real-world experience in applying for a juried exhibition. In addition, many awards will be given. Selected students will be notified via email. 

  • Application Opens: Friday, December 13, 2024
  • Application Closes: Monday, February 10, 2025
  • Artwork Drop Off Dates: 
    • Thursday, February 20 – Friday, February 21, 2025  (9am-4pm)
  • Artwork Pick Up Dates: 
    • Friday, March 28, 2025 (9am – 4pm) & Saturday, March 29, 2025 (11am-2pm) 

Exhibition Dates:     March 6 – 27, 2025
Reception:    Thursday, March 27, 2025 (5pm -7pm)

Application Process

NO LATE ENTRIES. The artwork(s) and image list must be uploaded by the deadline above to be considered in the jurying process.

Rules

An outside juror(s) will review submitted artworks from NKU Art and Design students to curate into the exhibition. Not all artworks will be juried into the show; this is a professionally curated exhibition. You must currently be an enrolled student and have taken an art class within the last academic year to be eligible.

Number of entries

Up to 5 artworks in any medium will be considered.

Naming

Please submit digital image/video files labeled like this:Last name_Title 1.jpeg, Last name_Title 2, Last name_Title 3, and so on. Each video file should be less than 20-minutes and saved as a .mov, .avi or .mp4. 

Application/Image List  (saved as a .jpg)
As part of the application, please include the completed application and image list of work submitted as a .jpg/jpeg. The application and image list form can be downloaded by clicking on the yellow button above. That information should include:

First Name, Last Name
NKU Email Address
Major

Title of each artwork
Medium
Dimensions (if 3-D all dimensions) or duration (if time-based)
Price (if not for sale, please put NFS)
Insurance Price (value of the artwork for replacement costs) 

Please upload your image list (up to 5 artworks) saved as your Last Name_Title 1.jpg, Last Name_Title 2.jpg, etc. (.mov/.mpeg for videos) and your application saved as your Last name_First Name_app.jpg.

(The artwork uploader does not accept .pdf's. All application/image lists must be saved as a .jpg)

General Information

Aspects, which may be looked at during the jurying process. (However, the juror(s) may bring their own opinion and criteria to the jurying process):

  • Creative expression
  • Demonstrated craft/technique in media
  • Craftsmanship
  • Presentation (neatness, if appropriate)
  • Evidence of problem-solving in artwork
  • Consistent thematic body of artwork or consistent stylistic range in artwork
  • Effective use of form (if applicable)
  • Effective use of color (if applicable)
  • Effective use of time (if applicable)

Guest Juror(s)

Tracy Featherstone

Professor of Art & Head of Printmaking, Miami UniversityTracy Featherstone is a Professor of Art and Head of printmaking at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Sheearned a BFA from the University of Cincinnati and a MFA from the University of Arizona. Her creativepractice spans multiple media including sculpture, printmaking, textile, and clay to explore the wonders ofthe natural and human mediated environment. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationallyand she has taught art in three continents including North America, Asia, and Europe. In 2006 and 2013she was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Award for Creative Excellence in recognition of her creative work. Inaddition, she was supported by the US Embassy for a 3-month residency in Prague, CZ. In 2019Featherstone was commissioned to create an interactive sculpture for the Cincinnati Contemporary ArtCenter UNMuseum. Recent solo exhibitions include “Nest” at Basketshop Gallery and “Green Kitchen” atthe Art Academy of Cincinnati Pearlman Gallery in 2024. She is currently working on transitioning MiamiUniversity’s print shop into a non-toxic, environmentally friendly shop.

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