The Annual Art Student Competitive Juried Exhibition features School of Art and Design student artwork created since last year’s student competitive. Student’s have a year’s worth of artwork eligible for submission for this year’s juror to select from. This includes artwork reviewed and graded by instructors and all artwork made in relation to course expectations.

Artworks created at the School of Art and Design are in the disciplines of painting, drawing, photography, illustration, graphic design, furniture design, ceramics, small metals, blacksmithing, and, mixed media artworks as many course projects encourage students to explore media to expand their understanding of what is possible beyond the strictest definition of a particular discipline.

Exhibition awards are generously donated by these amazing local business: Art Outfitters materials awards, Boulevard Bread Company starving artist awards, Cantrell Gallery custom framing award, Gallery 26 custom framing awards, Hearne Fine Art custom framing award, The Root Cafe starving artist awards, Alman Recycling Company materials award, and Trio’s Restaurant starving artist award. And new awards for 2024! Michaels Arts and Crafts materials awards and a Michaels Art & Crafts custom framing award! A swag bag from The Hall, a live concert and event venue! A starving artist award from Doe’s Eat Place!

Art Supplies Awards:

Art Outfitters award winners: Ashlly Lambaren for her print La Calavera and Macey Mclaughlin for her graphite drawing Still Life Study #2

Michael’s Arts and Crafts award winners: Lucio Tapia for his digital media print Schultz Lab, Kristi Crow-Pruett for her painting White Passage, Velveteen Night, Ashi Franke for her digitial print Treehouse #1 and Sunny Jenkins for her mixed media painting Untitled (Fish)

Alman Recycling Co. award winner Lily Warren for her copper and enamel Winged Cuffs

Custom Framing Awards:

Cantrell Gallery award winner Kristi Crow-Pruett for her painting White Passages, Velveteen Night

Gallery 26 award winner Macy McLaughlin for her graphite drawing Still Life Study #2

Hearne Fine Art award winner Nat Emons for his mixed media painting Untitled #1

Michael’s Arts and Crafts award winner Anna Hursey for her cut paper collage Growth Value

Starving Artist Awards:

Trio’s Restaurant award winner Jennifer Antonetz for her mixed media construction Projector of Lives

Boulevard Bread Company award winners Nathan Cook for his painting Chromatic Persona and Emily Reynolds for her print Up Close and Personal

The Root Cafe award winners Katherine Kearns for her digital print Lunar New Year 2024 and Leianna King for her graphite drawing Fantastic Landscape

Doe’s Eat Place award winner Saraswati Hills- Erikson for her print Field of Flowers

Entertainment Award:

The Hall Concert and Event Venue award winner Allison Andreassen for her photograph Mirrored Emotions

Wilma and Jack Diner Awards:

Scholarship award winner Amanda McFarland for her graphite drawing Spring

Purchase award winner Antonio Keys for painting Self Portrait on Copper (this artwork will become part of the UA Little Rock Permanent Art Collection)

Cash award winner Courtney Wilson for her ceramic bust Father Fred

Charles D. Massey Scholarship Awards:

Ashley Garrison for her painting Stars in Norfall and Beatriz Garcia for her digital poster and style guide Johannesburg Olympics 2025