Drop off your art for the Juried Student Exhibition

Every year, the Art Gallery hosts the annual University of Southern Maine Juried Student Exhibition.  Students from all majors are invited to submit art of any kind — sculpture, photography, painting, video, and/or anything else you can dream of is accepted! A panel of outside jurors will judge your work for a chance at inclusion in the exhibition and a  chance to win a cash prize for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place best-in-show.

Ther are requirements for submissions. Please read all information below

All sizes of artwork are welcome. You may submit up to three works. Work may be from any time period. The only work that is prohibited are pieces that were submitted to previous Juried Exhibitions at USM.

For a chance to have your artwork in the exhibition, please:

• Fill out this Google Form
  • You must be signed in to your USM account to use the form.
  • You may submit up to three works. Please use three separate forms to do so.
• Ensure your artwork is ready to hang.
  • For 2D pieces
    • It is strongly recommended and preferred that you frame your work.
    • All frames must be wired/have clips or cleats for hanging. Wired frames are preferred.
    • If not framed, canvases must be wired across the back.
    • Some works on paper may be hung using magnets. 
    • The Art Department will have a matting workshop in the Spring Semester.
  • Sculptures must be steady and not easily tipped.
  • If your work is not ready to hang, it may be rejected. Please follow the above guidelines carefully.

For a chance at being included in the show, you must drop off your work at the Art Gallery between 9 AM and 5 PM on February 21st or 22nd.