To celebrate the University of Utah’s 175th anniversary, College of Fine Arts students are invited to participate in a visual arts contest. This competition is an opportunity to showcase your artistic talent while honoring the U’s campus. Over $2,000 of cash prizes will be awarded.
Theme:
Create a proposal to visually represent the University of Utah’s campus, highlighting its iconic buildings, stadiums, gathering places or other notable locations. Your piece may depict these spaces as they are today, as they appeared in history or a combination of both. Your piece may also depict place as a space defined by a gathering of people, such as in a classroom, at a sporting event, tailgating, etc.
Awards:
- First place: $1,000 and the opportunity to complete the final piece under faculty mentorship by Sept. 5, 2025.
- Second place: $800
- Third place: $600
Eligibility:
Open to all University of Utah students currently enrolled in the College of Fine Arts working in visual mediums.
Submission Guidelines:
Submit a proposal of your intended piece, including a concept description and any preliminary sketches or plans.
All proposals must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 5, 2025.
The first-place winner’s final artwork will be reproduced and sold as part of the University of Utah’s 175th-anniversary celebrations.
We look forward to seeing your artistic vision of the U’s campus! Enter the contest here.
Visual mediums include, but are not limited to the following:
Acrylic on board
Acrylic on book
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on cardboard
Acrylic on panel
Acrylic on paper
Aquatint
Archival pigment print
Ballpoint pen
Block print
Charcoal
Chromogenic print
Collage
Colored pencil
Conte crayon
Cyanotype
Digital
Digital collage
Digital painting
Digital photography
Drypoint
Encaustic
Engraving
Etching
Film photography
Gouache
Graphite
Ink
Intaglio
Kallitype
Latex
Letterpress
Linocut
Lithograph
Marker
Mezzotint
Mixed media
Monoprint
Monotype
Oil on board
Oil on canvas
Oil on copper
Oil on paper
Oil pastel
Palladium print
Paper
Pastel
Pen and ink
Pencil
Photogravure
Platinum print
Platinum/palladium print
Prismacolor
Scratchboard
Screenprint
Serigraph
Sharpie
Silkscreen
Silver gelatin print
Spray paint
Tintype
Vandyke
Watercolor
Woodblock