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ELIGIBILITY

Works of art and design completed between May 2023 – April 2024 by current undergraduate majors or minors from the UTEP Department of Art. Students whose work was completed in a UTEP Department of Art course (Art Ed or Studio) during the current academic year are encouraged to apply. Selection of work for exhibition and awards will be at the sole discretion of the jurors.

 

HOW TO ENTER

1. Between Monday, March 11 and Saturday, April 6, 2024

Follow the QR code or visit https://utep.questionpro.com/2024StudentShow to enter your artwork. The final deadline to submit your entries online is Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11:59pm MT.
  

You may submit up to 5 entries and use them in either category you choose. (Graphic Design or Fine Arts).

You will need to provide your name, email, phone number, student ID (800 number) in addition to the title, media, dimensions, and year of each artwork. We will also ask you to provide a simple small image of each work for identification purposes only. Graphic Design submissions, please contact your professors or Rubin center staff for the Graphic Design Style Guide form.

NOTE: Once you press submit on your application you are not able to make any changes to your submission or add additional works.  If you are still working on your submission, or think that you might add additional work later – you can press save instead of submit and you’ll get a link to your UTEP email that allows you to continue working on the application.  Just don’t forget to press submit before midnight on April 6th.

 

2. On Friday, April 19 from 9am - 2pm

Pay for your entries - Visit the 3rd floor reception desk of the Rubin Center to pay for your entries and receive an official label for the jurying process. Payment can be made by cash or credit/debit card. Each entry costs $4.00. Unpaid entries will not be considered by the jurors. All entries must have been previously submitted by the April 6th deadline using the online form. No new entries will be accepted on this date.

Set up your artwork for jurying in the designated areas. You can check in either with your studio professors or the Rubin Center staff to confirm where your artworks should be displayed. Be sure that your official label is visible directly adjacent to the work on display.

 

SPECIAL NOTE FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS:

Logo designs can be prepared for jurying by printing and mounting.  If your logo is selected you may be asked to provide a vector file so they can be printed on vinyl for exhibition.    

Posters will be mounted in the gallery with magnets or clips. Please consult with your graphic design professors regarding ideal poster dimensions for display. Be sure to indicate the final desired size on the label if you are presenting posters for jurying in a smaller size than they would be printed for the exhibition. 

Website and animation design will be displayed on computers in the space. Please bring USB to the Rubin Center.

 If you have any additional questions about how to prepare your posters, stationary, branding projects, or other graphic design entries – please discuss these with your professors or reach out to Rubin Center staff.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUROR'S SELECTIONS AND PICKUP OF ARTWORK THAT WAS NOT SELECTED

The Rubin Center will post a list of selected works at 4pm on Tuesday, April 23 in the following places:

  • On the Rubin Center Facebook & Instagram.
  • In person on the front doors of the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts.
  • In person on the bulletin board to the left of the Art Department Office FFA 350
  • Emailed to all studio faculty.

***Works that are not selected must be picked up at point of installation by end of day on Wednesday, April.

 

DELIVERY OF SELECTED ARTWORK

If your work is selected for the exhibition, you will be required to deliver it to the Rubin Center, with all necessary hardware ready to hang, during the following days and times:

Thursday, April 25 | 10am - 7pm

Friday, April 26 | 10am - 5pm

If you cannot deliver your work during these times or if you have other issues or questions related to delivery or display, please contact Rubin Center Exhibitions Coordinator Jose Krapp no later than 5pm on Friday, April 28. You can reach him by email at jekrapp@utep.edu or by phone at 917-664-3846.

 

OPENING RECEPTION

 Friday, May 10, 2024 from 5 - 7:30pm. (Awards announced at 6pm)

 

AWARDS 

  • Arlene Smith McKinnon Endowment Purchase Award for Overall Best of Show - $1000
  • Sarah and Tom Lea Purchase Award for Best Life Drawing or Life Painting - $1000
  • Best Ceramic Work - $200.00
  • Best Drawing - $200.00
  • Best Graphic Design $200.00
  • Second Graphic Design $150.00
  • Third Graphic Design $75.00
  • Best New Media/Conceptual - $200
  • Best Piece of Jewelry/Small Scale Metal - $200.00
  • Best Painting - $200.00
  • Best Print - $200.00
  • Best Sculpture - $200.00
  • Best Video/Animation - $200

 

PICKUP OF ARTWORK AT EXHIBITION CLOSE

All artwork included in the exhibition must be picked up between July 12 from 10am – 5pm and July 13 from 11am - 3pm. We will send a reminder email at that time. If you are unable to pick up your work during that time period, please make arrangements with Rubin Center staff in advance. Works that are not claimed are subject to disposal at the discretion of Rubin Center staff. 

 

QUESTIONS 

Call or e-mail Rubin Center at 915-747-6151 or rubincenter@utep.edu