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Annual Student Art Exhibition

Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: April 7, 4 p.m.

Held each spring in duPont Gallery, duPont Hall, the Annual Student Art Exhibition offers studio art students the opportunity to participate in a juried show. Selection of works is competitive, and those chosen are eligible for departmental awards (announced at the opening reception).

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Submission Process
(a maximum of 5 works may be submitted)

1. Submit Work(s) in duPont Gallery
About one to two weeks before the opening, submissions will be accepted in duPont Gallery at designated times only (these times will be posted in advance around Melchers). Only works completed in an UMW studio art course after May 2005 will be accepted. A maximum of five works may be submitted, and they must be ready to display or will be disqualified. Conditions placed on accepted works must be met. These include but are not limited to availability and use of presentaion equipment and faculty.

2. Complete and Attach an Entry Form for Each Work
Each submission must have a completed entry form attached to it (available in duPont Gallery at the time of submission). In filling out the form, please note the following:

Course - list the course and semester for which the work was created.

Medium - this term refers to the method or the materials used in creating the piece. For example: stoneware, oil on luan, mixed media, black-and-white photograph, batik, lithograph, etc.

Price - the price of a piece is determined primarily by labor and material costs. Besides the up-front cost of materials, consider the number of hours spent on a piece and how much you might charge by the hour if commissioned. SET A REASONABLE PRICE, especially if you wish to sell the piece. (Note: NFS means "not for sale".) There is no "price on request" or "see artist" option; there must be either a price or NFS specified.

3. Sign the Artist Agreement Form
Each artist must sign this form (which will be located on the main desk of the duPont Gallery at the time of submission). By signing the form, the artist acknowledges the following:

  • that his or her work was created AFTER May 2005 for an UMW studio art course
  • that his or her work, if accepted into the exhibition, is automatically eligible for the Melchers Gray Purchase Award and may become the property of the Department of Art and Art History.

Selection of Works

An independent juror, chosen by department faculty, will select works for the exhibition. Pieces not accepted must be removed immediately or will be discarded.

Artists whose work is chosen may be contacted by the gallery staff for more information on to hang or display works. All work in the show must be removed immediately after the exhibit closes or will be discarded.

Media & Departmental Awards

Works selected for the show become eligible for several media and two departmental awards. The juror is responsible for choosing the recipients of these awards, and they are announced at the exhibit's opening reception.

Click here for more information and a list of last year's award recipients.

Annual Student Art Exhibition 2005

Donna LoGrasso-Howson, Professional Artist, MFA from Tyler School of Art, BFA from Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA served as juror for this year's student exhibition. From well over 100 submissions, she selected 44 works (by 33 student artists) and chose the recipients for the media awards, the Melchers Gray Purchase Award, and the Emil Schnellock Award for Excellence in Painting.

Previous jurors have included Evan Reed, Interim Gallery Director, Georgetown University, (Washington, DC),Susan Glasser, Director of Boyden Gallery at St. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's City, MD), Raymond Berry, Arts Department, Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA) and Lester Van Winkle, Sculpture Department, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA).

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On the opening night of the exhibition, studio art majors also held their 3rd"Salon des Refusees". Transforming the drawing studio into a gallery, they showcased work not accepted into the exhibition.

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