Gallery Exhibitions and Illustration Competitions
Students in the Studio and Digital Arts Department are encouraged to enter into a variety of competitions and gallery exhibits. By competing in these competitions and exhibits, students have the opportunity to receive feedback from professionals, earn recognition and gain exposure, network with other students and professionals, as well boost their resumes. Our students have had great success in many of these competitions, such as the ADDYS, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Young Ones Creative Brief, etc. We are excited to see our students continue to participate and be recognized for their excellent work! If you have any questions about the Gallery Exhibitions or Studio Art competitions, please email Professor Reynolds (pereynolds@liberty.edu). For Illustration competitions, please email Professor Wilson (jewilson1@liberty.edu).
Rules and deadlines are frequently adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances. Please visit the websites for more details and official deadlines.
Student Fine Art Competitions
Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition
- https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-competitions/artists-magazine-annual/
- Deadline December *Student entry fee applies
Liberty University Research Week Juried Art Exhibition
- https://www.liberty.edu/center-for-research-scholarship/research-week/juried-art-exhibition-guidelines/
- Deadline Spring
ArtStation
- https://www.artstation.com/challenges
- Deadline varies
Character Design Challenge
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharacterDesignChallenge/
- Deadline varies
Submittable
- https://discover.submittable.com
- Deadline varies
Riverview Artspace Annual Juried Art Show
- https://riverviews.net/
- Deadline varies *Student entry fee applies
Bower Center Annual National Juried Exhibition
- https://bowercenter.org/exhibits/
- Deadline varies *Student entry fee applies
Realism International Online Juried Painting Competition
- https://www.camelbackgallery.com/currentcompetitions
- Deadline varies *Student entry fee applies
Student Scholarship Competitions:
Create a Greeting Card Scholarship
- https://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm
- Deadline Varies
Frame My Future Scholarship
- https://www.diplomaframe.com/contests
- Deadline Varies
Against The Grain Scholarship
- http://againstthegrainproductions.com/atg-artistic-scholarship/
- *Only for Asian Americans
Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowship
- https://www.vmfa.museum/programs/college/visual-arts-fellowships/
- *Only for Virginia Residents