College of Western Idaho's (CWI) Juried Art Exhibition is hosted annually by the College's Visual and Performing Arts department. All current students are encouraged to participate by submitting their art for a chance to win $150! Art is judged by a professional artist chosen from the community each year and displayed during the College's annual Connections Project event.
Exhibition Dates
Submissions are now closed for the 2023 Juried Art Exhibition.
Congratulations Khanh Dang, winner of the 2023 Juried Art Exhibition for his painting titled, Flesh and Raw. Dang's art was selected by juror, Cassandra Schiffler, the Arts and Culture Coordinator for the City of Meridian and a regular exhibiting artist at Capitol Contemporary Gallery in Boise.
Submissions for the 2024 Juried Art Exhibition will open early spring semester. Stay tuned for details!
Contact Karen Brown at karenbrown@cwi.edu with questions.
Submissions
Art is submitted in the Connections Project Portal section in Blackboard. Students may submit up to three works for consideration. Each submission should include images or a viewable link for video submissions, an Artist Statement (PDF) of fewer than 100 words, and a photo (JPEG) of the artist.
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2-D and 3-D Work: Up to three image files (JPEG) may be included for each submission.
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Video Submissions: Include a list of works including links to online or downloadable digital content that do NOT require a login, password, or membership to view. Videos must not be longer than 300 seconds. Entries may be in the form of a YouTube or Vimeo link. Links must remain valid and active from the submission of works until jury results are received.
The Visual and Performing Arts department will have the right to use photographs of accepted work for educational and promotional purposes. Beyond such use, the artist retains full copyright of exhibited work. Submission of work will constitute an agreement to comply with these conditions.
Past Winners
2023
Khanh Dang, Flesh and Raw
2022
Christy Runion, I Couldn't Save Me from Myself
Ashley Dale, Growing Up Artist
Runion and Dale Named Best in Show
2021
Madeline Mae Gentry, The Waiting Game
2020
Fii Hoynacki, Not Enough
Hoynacki Wins 2020 Juried Art Show
2019
Arielle Johnson, Untitled
2018
Rheanna Danes, Til We Part Media
2017
Andrew Mason, Synchronicity