42nd Annual International Exhibition

Contact InformationUniversity of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art HistoryContact Email: [email protected] Phone: 903-566-7237

Requirement OverviewLocation Eligibility Type: InternationalEligible Applicant Types: ArtistSubmission Limit: 1Media RequirementsImages | Min: 1, Max: 3Audio | Min: 0, Max: 0Video | Min: 0, Max: 0Total | Min: 1, Max: 3

Opportunity SummaryCONTACT Madison Branch, Gallery and Community Outreach and Education CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]: 903-566-7237 DESCRIPTION The 42nd Annual International Exhibition is a juried visual art competition organized by the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler and displayed at the university’s Meadows Gallery. Internationally known artists, curators, and scholars have served as jurors selecting works for exhibition created by some of the best contemporary artists working today. The department purchases three to six works from the exhibition each year; purchased works are added to our permanent collection. The permanent collection serves as an educational teaching resource; much of the permanent collection is exhibited throughout the UT Tyler main campus.

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General InformationJUROR : Diana RobertsDiana Roberts is an arts writer, curator, and arts administrator in San Antonio, Texas. She holds a BA in Music from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Art History and Criticism from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the past 30 years she has worked with numerous artists, musicians, nonprofit arts organizations, galleries, museums, and corporate collections around the state. As Membership and Administrative Coordinator for the Texas Sculpture Group since 2017, Roberts edited the 2025 publication, Contemporary Texas Sculpture: Artists of the Texas Sculpture Group.In addition to independent curatorial projects, Roberts has been Director of The Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Curator of the Airport Art Spaces at SA International Airport, Coordinator for the UTSA Satellite Space, and Gallery Director for Galeria Ortiz Contemporary and the Art Gallery at Musical Bridges Around the World. She has juried exhibitions for the Texas Sculpture Group, the Southwest School of Art, the Friends of Dard Hunter, the San Antonio Art League Museum, and the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair in Rockport, Texas. As an arts writer, Roberts has contributed essays for numerous catalogues and other publications, including Ceramics Monthly, Sculpture Magazine, Art News, the Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas, ArtLies, San Antonio Magazine, Voices of Art, and the SA Current. AWARDS Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection. KEY DATES November 13, 2026: Entry DeadlineDecember 14, 2026: Notification of acceptance via emailJanuary 8, 2027: Deadline for Receipt of WorkJanuary 19, 2027: Exhibition opensMarch 4, 2027: Reception and Juror Presentation at Meadows GalleryMarch 5, 2027: Exhibition closesMarch 15-19, 2027: Return of Works

Application RequirementsENTRY AND FEES This exhibition will be juried from digital media. Artists may submit up to three works for consideration for the non-refundable fee of $35. Entries must be submitted via CaFE (Call for Entry) IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS Submitted images must comply with CaFE’ s entry requirements. Artwork not accurately represented by the submitted image may be withheld from the exhibition.

Eligibility CriteriaELIGIBILITY This competition is open to any artist who is over the age of 18, working in two-dimensional media. Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber art, and photographs created in the last three years are welcome.

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