54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- FOUNDATIONS
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Submit to 54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- FOUNDATIONS

SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS CATEGORY ARE FOUNDATION WORK ONLY. 

Works in the Foundation category must come from the following Foundation level courses: DESIGN I, DESIGN II, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, INTRO TO COMPUTING FOR ART. All other work MUST be entered into Fine Art, Photography, OR Graphic Design categories. See website homepage for each separate entry form. 

About the competition: This annual student juried exhibit celebrates the achievements of participating Mississippi State University undergraduate students and recognizes outstanding student work in four categories: Foundation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Photography. 

ELIGIBILITY Any MSU undergraduate student enrolled in any art class during 2024 is eligible to enter. Submitted works must be completed within the last year and not accepted into past MSU juried art exhibitions. All artwork must be original. Works in the Foundation category must come from Foundation level courses: DESIGN I, DESIGN II, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, INTRO TO COMPUTING FOR ART. ENTRY FEES

$5.00 fee for each entry

The fee for entries must be paid at time of submission. By entering the competition you agree to pay all associated entry fees. Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. SUBMISSIONS

Students are responsible for assigning works into their proper category. The site is not responsible for works listed into the wrong category. Students will be charged regardless. Please assign works into their proper categories.

EACH WORK IS A SEPARATE SUBMISSION. 

DO NOT submit several works under one entry. Series work: Submit each work in a series as a SEPARATE work. For example, if submitting three images in a series, you must submit as three separate entries. You may choose to indicate that each piece is part of a series by title - "Series Title: Name of Individual Piece." 

IMAGES

Digital images in JPEG format faithfully representing original work will be judged for admission to the Student Juried Competition. All 2-D work will be represented by one image. 3-D work will be represented by one image and up to two detail images and labeled as detail. Images must be 250 to 300 DPI resolution, color corrected, cropped, and in focus.

PRICING

Works accepted into the exhibition may be priced for sale and the Department of Art will put potential buyers in contact with the student artist. hen pricing your work, please calculate total cost of materials, time, and cost of framing or display hardware into your final price. If you do not wish to sell your art, please make sure to enter NFS in the "Pricing" field.

FINAL EXHIBITION Students will be notified through email if their work(s) are accepted or not. Mississippi State’s Department of Art plans to present its MSU Student Juried Exhibition in the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery March  18-April 1, 2026. 

For more on the gallery and to learn about all our exhibitions and programming, visit caad.msstate.edu/exhibitions or follow on Facebook and Instagram. Please email and questions to dboswell@caad.msstate.edu.

54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- FINE ART
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Submit to 54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- FINE ART

SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS CATEGORY ARE FOUNDATION WORK ONLY. 

Works in the Foundation category must come from the following Foundation level courses: DESIGN I, DESIGN II, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, INTRO TO COMPUTING FOR ART. All other work MUST be entered into Fine Art, Photography, OR Graphic Design categories. See website homepage for each separate entry form. 

About the competition: This annual student juried exhibit celebrates the achievements of participating Mississippi State University undergraduate students and recognizes outstanding student work in four categories: Foundation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Photography. 

ELIGIBILITY Any MSU undergraduate student enrolled in any art class during 2024 is eligible to enter. Submitted works must be completed within the last year and not accepted into past MSU juried art exhibitions. All artwork must be original. Works in the Foundation category must come from Foundation level courses: DESIGN I, DESIGN II, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, INTRO TO COMPUTING FOR ART. ENTRY FEES

$5.00 fee for each entry

The fee for entries must be paid at time of submission. By entering the competition you agree to pay all associated entry fees. Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. SUBMISSIONS

Students are responsible for assigning works into their proper category. The site is not responsible for works listed into the wrong category. Students will be charged regardless. Please assign works into their proper categories.

EACH WORK IS A SEPARATE SUBMISSION. 

DO NOT submit several works under one entry. Series work: Submit each work in a series as a SEPARATE work. For example, if submitting three images in a series, you must submit as three separate entries. You may choose to indicate that each piece is part of a series by title - "Series Title: Name of Individual Piece." 

IMAGES

Digital images in JPEG format faithfully representing original work will be judged for admission to the Student Juried Competition. All 2-D work will be represented by one image. 3-D work will be represented by one image and up to two detail images and labeled as detail. Images must be 250 to 300 DPI resolution, color corrected, cropped, and in focus.

PRICING

Works accepted into the exhibition may be priced for sale and the Department of Art will put potential buyers in contact with the student artist. hen pricing your work, please calculate total cost of materials, time, and cost of framing or display hardware into your final price. If you do not wish to sell your art, please make sure to enter NFS in the "Pricing" field.

FINAL EXHIBITION Students will be notified through email if their work(s) are accepted or not. Mississippi State’s Department of Art plans to present its MSU Student Juried Exhibition in the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery  March 18-April 1, 2026. 

For more on the gallery and to learn about all our exhibitions and programming, visit caad.msstate.edu/exhibitions or follow on Facebook and Instagram. Please email and questions to dboswell@caad.msstate.edu.

54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- PHOTOGRAPHY
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Submit to 54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- PHOTOGRAPHY

This annual student juried exhibit celebrates the achievements of participating Mississippi State University undergraduate students and recognizes outstanding student work in four categories: Foundation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Photography. 

ELIGIBILITY 

Any MSU undergraduate student enrolled in any art class during 2024 is eligible to enter. Submitted works must be completed within the last year and not accepted into past MSU juried art exhibitions. All artwork must be original. Works created in Graphic Design courses must be entered into the PHOTOGRAPHY category not the Fine Art, Foundations, or Graphic Design category.  Please double-check that you are submitting to the correct category. 

ENTRY FEES

$5.00 fee per entry.

The fee for entries must be paid at time of submission. By entering the competition you agree to pay all associated entry fees. Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. 

SUBMISSIONS

Students are responsible for assigning works into their proper category. The site is not responsible for works listed into the wrong category. Students will be charged regardless. Please assign works into their proper categories! 

EACH WORK IS A SEPARATE SUBMISSION. DO NOT submit several works under one entry.  None of the entries will be considered if you do this.  You may choose to indicate that each piece is part of a series by title - "Series Title: Name of Individual Piece." 

PRICING

Works accepted into the exhibition may be priced for sale and the Department of Art will put potential buyers in contact with the student artist. Please calculate your price to include cost of materials, hours, and framing or display hardware costs. Pricing will be taken from submission and cannot be changed. If you do not wish to sell your art, please make sure to enter NFS in the "Pricing" field. 

IMAGES

Digital images in JPEG format faithfully representing original work will be judged for admission to the Student Juried Competition. All 2-D work will be represented by one image. 3-D work will be represented by one image and up to two detail images and labeled as detail. Images must be 250 to 300 DPI resolution. Images of work should be color corrected, cropped, and in-focus.

FINAL EXHIBITION Students will be notified through email if their work(s) are accepted or not. Mississippi State’s Department of Art plans to present its MSU Student Juried Exhibition in the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery March 18-April 1, 2026. 

For more on the gallery and to learn about all our exhibitions and programming, visit caad.msstate.edu/exhibitions or follow on Facebook and Instagram. Please email and questions to dboswell@caad.msstate.edu.

54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Submit to 54th Annual Student Juried Exhibition- GRAPHIC DESIGN

This annual student juried exhibit celebrates the achievements of participating Mississippi State University undergraduate students and recognizes outstanding student work in four categories: Foundation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Photography. 

ELIGIBILITY 

Any MSU undergraduate student enrolled in any art class during 2025 is eligible to enter. Submitted works must be completed within the last year and not accepted into past MSU juried art exhibitions. All artwork must be original. Works created in Graphic Design courses must be entered into the GRAPHIC DESIGN category not the Fine Art, Foundations, or Photography category.  Please double-check that you are submitting to the correct category. 

ENTRY FEES

$5.00 fee per entry.

The fee for entries must be paid at time of submission. By entering the competition you agree to pay all associated entry fees. Entry fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. 

SUBMISSIONS

Students are responsible for assigning works into their proper category. The site is not responsible for works listed into the wrong category. Students will be charged regardless. Please assign works into their proper categories! 

EACH WORK IS A SEPARATE SUBMISSION. DO NOT submit several works under one entry.  None of the entries will be considered if you do this.  You may choose to indicate that each piece is part of a series by title - "Series Title: Name of Individual Piece." 

PRICING

Works accepted into the exhibition may be priced for sale and the Department of Art will put potential buyers in contact with the student artist. Please calculate your price to include cost of materials, hours, and framing or display hardware costs. Pricing will be taken from submission and cannot be changed. If you do not wish to sell your art, please make sure to enter NFS in the "Pricing" field. 

IMAGES

Digital images in JPEG format faithfully representing original work will be judged for admission to the Student Juried Competition. All 2-D work will be represented by one image. 3-D work will be represented by one image and up to two detail images and labeled as detail. Images must be 250 to 300 DPI resolution. Images of work should be color corrected, cropped, and in-focus.

FINAL EXHIBITION Students will be notified through email if their work(s) are accepted or not. Mississippi State’s Department of Art plans to present its MSU Student Juried Exhibition in the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery March 18-April 1, 2026. 

 For more on the gallery and to learn about all our exhibitions and programming, visit caad.msstate.edu/exhibitions or follow on Facebook and Instagram. Please email and questions to dboswell@caad.msstate.edu.

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Submit to MSU–Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist-In-Residence Program

Call to Artists 

Applications are now being collected for 2023 and 2024 Artist in Residence Program dates.

About the Residency

The MSU-Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist-In-Residence Program is a partnership with the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi State University Department of Art, and the Friends of the Noxubee Refuge with support from the Starkville Area Arts Council.

Located at the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, the Artist-In-Residence Program offers professional writers, composers, and visual artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline while being surrounded by the Refuge's inspiring landscape and wildlife.

As father of the Federal Duck Stamp Program, founder of the National Wildlife Federation “Ding” Darling and his artwork laid the groundwork for the systems of today’s National Wildlife Refuges. Today, painters, writers, sculptors, musicians, composers, and performing artists continue to be inspired by and document our national landscapes with contemporary approaches and techniques. Artists are needed to translate the national wildlife refuges' purpose, as a place where wildlife comes first, into images and other forms of art that bring enjoyment and a deeper understanding of the refuges.

Requirements

Selected artists stay on the Refuge in a house in a gated area of the Refuge for two to four weeks in which they perform their research, enjoy hiking Refuge trails, and canoeing and kayaking on 650-acre Bluff Lake.

Public Programs: Artists are required to plan and host two programs open to the public (approx. 45-min each). Programming may include a combination of presentations, demonstrations, workshops, exploratory walks, performances, or meet and greets. Outreach interaction can be tailored to an individual artist's medium, interest, and experience and uses only a few hours of one’s stay. Artists must provide their own supplies and equipment for these presentations. Following their appointment as Artist-In-Residence, artists are encouraged to give additional public presentations in their home communities about their residency experiences. 

Artwork Donations: Selected artists participating in the Artist-In-Residence Program are asked to donate to the Refuge an original piece of work from, and representative of, their residency in Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. This piece will serve to promote and celebrate the refuge and its wildlife. Donated artwork must be received no later than one year after an artist's residency.

Artists are required to provide the copyright for this artwork to the Fish and Wildlife Service and Mississippi State University. The Fish and Wildlife Service and Mississippi State University will not allow the commercial use of any donated artwork once accessioned into the program's collection. Artwork may be used in exhibits and for educational purposes by Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi State University, or Friends of Noxubee Refuge nonprofit cooperating association for their products.

1. The artist retains a royalty-free, nonexclusive use license under the copyright of the art.
2. The Fish and Wildlife Service owns the artwork and the rights to reproduce it. Under those rights, the artist has a license to make use of the artwork for his or her purposes. When artists reproduce artwork for their own purposes, publication information will include the language: "This work was produced under the Mississippi State University-Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist in Residence program”

These creative works will be exhibited as frequently as possible and shared with the public through other appropriate means. Donated pieces not used for long-term use within the program's collection will be displayed and may be available for purchase at Friends of Noxubee Refuge gift shop. All proceeds from these sales will be used for continued support of the Artist in Residence program.

How to Apply
Applications for the program are accepted throughout the year. Applicants submit digital files of recent work, a statement of purpose with proposal of research, and digital CV or resume of artistic and/or professional experiences. Applicants must indicate in their proposal the two- to four- week period they wish to perform their residency. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications at least 5 months prior to the preferred start date of their residence. 

The Selection Process: A panel consisting of staff from Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee NWR, Mississippi State University Department of Art, and Friends of Noxubee Refuge will review applications. Selection is based on artistic merit, the statement of purpose, appropriateness to a national wildlife refuge residency, and availability of housing during the proposed time period provided by the artist.

For questions please contact the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Manager at 662-323-5548.

To learn more about the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/noxubee/

To learn more about the MSU Department of Art visit https://www.caad.msstate.edu/academics/majors/art

For Current Covid Policies please visit the Mississippi State Department of Health website.


Past Artists in Residence:


Watch past Artist in Residence Gillian Furniss talk to MSU Gallery Director Lori Neuenfeldt about her time at the Refuge.



Submit to Transfer Credit Course Work Review

As part of the Articulation Agreement between Mississippi Junior and Community Colleges and the state’s four-year universities, the following courses will automatically transfer. A grade of “C” or better is required in each course in order for it to be accepted by the Department  of Art:  

  • ART 1213 Drawing I
  • ART 1223 Drawing II
  • ART 1123 Design I (2-D)
  • ART 1133 Design II (Color)
  • ART 1013 Art History I
  • ART 1023 Art History II
  • ART 1153 3D Design.

A Foundations Professor or Academic Records Assistant may advise the student to retake one or more courses, if doing so will improve the student’s technique and/or skill level and increase their chances of a successful Concentration Portfolio Review.

To receive transfer credit for art classes not covered by the articulation agreement between Mississippi junior and community colleges, students must:

1. Attach a PDF document that includes syllabi or catalog descriptions for each of the courses that you wish to transfer.

2. Upload high quality images of the work that was created in each course; you must have a minimum of 75% of the coursework from each course. 

3. Label your artwork files according to this example: lastname_course_piece#.jpg, ex. jones_painting_piece3.jpg

  • Images in your transfer portfolio should show your artwork in the best possible light. 
  • Photograph your artwork on a neutral background under even light - no dark shadows or extreme highlights. 
  • Images should be a minimum file size of 72dpi.

Each class not covered by the articulation agreement must be approved by the coordinator of the area in which the course falls under: Foundations, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Painting, Ceramics, Graphic Design or Art History. If the transfer credit is not approved, the student must enroll in the MSU art course in order to receive required credits.


To view MSU student work from each course click here: http://www.caad.msstate.edu/art/studentwork.php

If you have any questions or concerns about the process please contact:

Shannon Bacot

Academic Advisor

sbacot@caad.msstate.edu

662.325.8590

Mississippi State University Department of Art