Call Description

A highlight of the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s exhibition program, the 51st Annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Exhibition presents the artwork from selected University of Wyoming students. Open to any student currently enrolled at UW, including in-state students in the Distance Learning Program, the 2026 exhibition is juried juried by Lindsay Metivier, photographer, educator, and gallerist, Peel Gallery, Carrboro, North Carolina. In conjunction with the Art Museum’s larger exhibition Sympoiesis: Co-Creating Sense of Place, this year’s student juried exhibition will be organized around work exploring “entanglement.” This theme can be broadly interpreted to encompass work that investigates collaborative relationships, interdependence, and the ways that beings, ideas, and systems become intertwined through mutual influence and shared creation. The student exhibition provides a professional development opportunity for students to present their work in a museum setting. 

Works not selected for the museum exhibition will be presented in a Salon des Refusés organized by the Student Art League.

The student exhibition provides a professional development opportunity for students to present their work in a museum setting. Scholarship and purchase awards will be announced during the opening reception on Friday, February 20, at 6pm.

The exhibition will be on view at the University of Wyoming Art Museum from February 21 through May 16, 2025. 

Eligibility
Any undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student attending any college or outreach school in the University of Wyoming system may participate in the Juried Student Exhibition. You must be registered for classes during the spring 2026 semester to be eligible for awards.  

Media
Original artwork including: paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, graphic design, ceramics, mixed media, or video may be submitted. Two-dimensional works must be ready to hang prior to submission (matted and framed under glass or Plexiglas where appropriate). All three-dimensional works must be stable. Pedestals will be provided by the UW Art Museum. 

Details
A maximum of three (3) works per student may be submitted for consideration. Title, date, size (H x W x D), and medium must be provided. All works must specify a price or be listed as Not for Sale (NFS), and an additional insurance value must also be provided. 

Awards
Scholarship and purchase awards are will be announced Friday, February 20, 2026 at 6pm during the exhibition opening reception at the Art Museum. 

Questions
Alex Ziegler, Curator of Academic Engagement 
307-766-3483, Alexandra.Ziegler@uwyo.edu 

Schedule

November 7, 2025  –  January 4, 2026
Submission Opens
*Call automatically closes at 11:59pm, 1/4/26, late submissions WILL NOT be accepted or considered

January 16
List of accepted artwork posted online

February 3 - 4, 10am-4pm
Drop off dates for accepted artwork

February 20, 5-7:30pm
Awards ceremony and opening reception

February 21 – May 16
Exhibition dates

May 18 – 19, 10am-4pm
Pick up dates for artwork

Application Requirements

Must fill in all required information and submit accurate images.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility
Any undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student attending any college or outreach school in the University of Wyoming system may participate in the Juried Student Exhibition. You must be registered in classes during the spring 2026 semester to be eligible for awards.