Gallery 217 opens submissions for Annual Juried Art Exhibition

By Danna Bertel and Kayla McGee •

Gallery 217, located in the Don Taft University Center, in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, will host the 15th Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition opening reception on March 27 at 5 p.m. Students can submit their artwork from March 18 – 20 to be juried, or selected, by a curator to win a prize.

COURTESY OF KANDY LOPEZ Juried Art Exhibiton 2023.

Submissions are open to students taking at least one art course in the academic year. Various types of artwork are accepted, including graphic design, sculptures and paintings.

This year, the artwork will be juried by Juliana Forero, Coral Springs Art Museum curator.

Art + Design faculty will select art from the submissions to send to Forero, who will judge the pieces and decide on winners. The first-place prize is $100, second place is $75, and third place is $50. All selected artwork will be displayed in Gallery 217, and prize-winners will be announced at the opening reception.

Artwork that is showcased in the exhibit has the chance of being sold, based on the student artist  decision. There is also a faculty purchase award, which can be won by a student whose art is chosen by a faculty member to be purchased.

“There are a lot of people that end up coming because we have so many pieces in the show, but that means that there’s a lot of eyes on your work, and there’s always opportunities to sell your work. There are always pieces that get sold, which makes me happy as an educator,” said Kandy Lopez, program director and associate professor of Art + Design in DCMA.