St John’s College 11th Annual Student Art Competition
St John’s College is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 11th Annual Student Art Competition!
Determined by a selected jury:
- First Prize $300
- Second Prize $200
- People’s Choice Award $100
Who can enter: Any University of Manitoba student registered during the 2022-2023 school year. What: One submission per student, less than a meter across. Submissions accepted are usually 2-dimensional, including: wall pieces, prints, paintings, and photographs. There is limited space for ceramics. When submitting your piece, please provide your full name, title of the piece, artistic medium, email and the price (if you wish to sell your piece). A tag will be created with this information and hung beside your artwork. All art must be ready to hang from two anchor points using wire and s-hooks. We will not be able to accept pieces that are not ready to be hung on a picture rail system. Please contact Jackie Markstrom (jackie.markstrom@umanitoba.ca) with any questions and clarification on what is required to accept and safely hang your piece.
(Click here for a downloadable PDF poster with image of how to prepare your piece for hanging).
Where: All submissions must be dropped off in the General Office, 214 St John’s College
When: The submission deadline is 4:30 p.m. on February 3rd.
In order to facilitate judging, late pieces and pieces that are not ready to be hung on a picture rail system will not be accepted.
The submissions will be showcased in The Daily Bread Café at St John's College.
Winners will be announced at a public reception on March 17th, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in The Daily Bread Café. The event will also honour and feature performances by the winners of the 1st Annual SJC/Desautels Faculty Music Competition.
Contestants must retrieve their work on March 31st between 8:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
St John’s College is not responsible for any damaged, missing, or left artwork in The Daily Bread Café.
