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 competitions, please email Professor Reynolds (pereynolds@liberty.edu) for Gallery Exhibitions and Studio Art competitions and Professor Cockrell (jlcockrell2@liberty.edu) for Illustration Competitions questions.
Rules and deadlines are frequently adjusted due to circumstances such as COVID-19. Please visit the websites for more details and official deadlines.
Student Fine Art Competitions
Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition
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- https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-competitions/artists-magazine-annual/
- Deadline December 2021 *Student Division $15 entry fee
Liberty University Research Week Juried Art Exhibition
ArtStation
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- https://www.artstation.com/contests
- Deadline varies
Spectrum
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- https://www.spectrumfantasticart.com
- Submissions are delayed, monitor competition page for updates
Character Design Challenge
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- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharacterDesignChallenge/
- Deadline varies
Submittable
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- https://discover.submittable.com
- Deadline varies
Riverview Artspace Annual Juried Art Show
Bower Center Annual National Juried Exhibition
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- https://members.bowercenter.org/call-for-artists/Details/10th-annual-national-juried-exhibition-477171?sourceTypeId=Website
- Deadline March 23, 2022 *$35 entry fee
Hill Centers Galleries Regional Juried Exhibit
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- https://www.hillcenterdc.org/call-for-entries-hill-center-galleries-chal-juried-exhibition-2022/
- Deadline March 23, 2022 *$40 entry fee *DC, Maryland, Virginia residents only
Washington Sculptors Group Exhibitions
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- https://washingtonsculptors.org/exhibitions/call-for-entries/
- *Washington Sculptors Group members only ($15 for membership for full-time students)
Realism International Online Juried Painting Competition
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- https://www.camelbackgallery.com/currentcompetitions
- Deadline November 21, 2021 *$19 entry fee
Virginia Artists Juried Exhibition
Student Scholarship Competitions:
Create Your Best Work Art Scholarship
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- https://www.tombowusa.com/art-scholarship
- Deadline March 1, 2022 *Only for Freshman and Sophomores
Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship
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- https://www.krylon.com/community/krylon-clear-choice-art-scholarship/
- *Only for Freshman and Sophomores
Create a Greeting Card Scholarship
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- https://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm
- Deadline March 2, 2022
Frame My Future Scholarship
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- https://www.diplomaframe.com/contests/frame-my-future-scholarship
- Deadline April 1, 2022
Against The Grain Scholarship
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- http://againstthegrainproductions.com/atg-artistic-scholarship/
- *Only for Asian Americans
Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Visual Arts Fellowship
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- https://www.vmfa.museum/programs/college/visual-arts-fellowships/
- *Only for Virginia Residents
Cindy and Al Baran Fine Arts and Music Scholarship
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- https://www.cfmt.org/giving-and-investing/become-a-donor/give-to-a-fund/cynthia-and-alan-baran-fine-arts-and-music-scholarship-fund/
- Application opens in February 2022