The Art & Design program is proud to offer the annual Juried Student Exhibition for current students. Artworks in this exhibition are selected by an external juror(s) and offer students a real-world experience in applying for a juried exhibition. In addition, many awards will be given. Selected students will be notified via email.
Exhibition Dates: March 9 – 26, 2026
Reception: Thursday, March 26, 2026 (5-7pm) | Award Ceremony starts at 6pm
NO LATE ENTRIES. The artwork(s) and image list must be uploaded by the deadline above to be considered in the jurying process.
An outside juror(s) will review submitted artworks from 91´óÉñ Art and Design students to curate into the exhibition. Not all artworks will be juried into the show; this is a professionally curated exhibition. You must currently be an enrolled student and have taken an art class within the last academic year to be eligible.
Up to 5 artworks in any medium will be considered.
Please submit digital image/video files labeled like this:Last name_Title 1.jpeg, Last name_Title 2, Last name_Title 3, and so on. Each video file should be less than 20-minutes and saved as a .mov, .avi or .mp4.
Application/Image List (saved as a .jpg)
As part of the application, please include the completed application and image list of work submitted as a .jpg/jpeg. The application and image list form can be downloaded by clicking on the yellow button above. That information should include:
First Name, Last Name
91´óÉñ Email Address
Major
Title of each artwork
Medium
Dimensions (if 3-D all dimensions) or duration (if time-based)
Price (if not for sale, please put NFS)
Insurance Price (value of the artwork for replacement costs)
Please upload your image list (up to 5 artworks) saved as your Last Name_Title 1.jpg, Last Name_Title 2.jpg, etc. (.mov/.mpeg for videos) and your application saved as your Last name_First Name_app.jpg. The application and artwork can be uploaded by clicking on the yellow button above.
(The artwork uploader does not accept .pdf's. All application/image lists must be saved as a .jpg)
Aspects, which may be looked at during the jurying process. (However, the juror(s) may bring their own opinion and criteria to the jurying process):
Jason Franz
Jason Franz is a Cincinnati, Ohio–based artist and educator, and co-founding Executive Director of the nonprofit Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, where he has led exhibition and studio education programs for over 22 years. He holds a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati (1988) and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati (1998). Franz began his teaching career in the late 1990s, developing and teaching courses in art and design at both the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. He later served as head of painting and drawing at Xavier University, where he rebuilt the programs and helped shape their curricular direction. From 2006 through 2012, he taught drawing in the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design and served as Content Coordinator for the Foundation Design Drawing program, overseeing curriculum and instruction for hundreds of students annually. He continues to work with students, emerging artists, and established professionals through teaching, mentorship, and the curatorial, exhibition, and publication programs of Manifest, engaging artists nationally and internationally. Franz exhibits his drawings nationally, with recent solo exhibitions at Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) and New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM), and a scheduled solo exhibition at Buckham Gallery in Flint, Michigan, in 2026. His work is held in museum, university, and private collections across the United States.
Keith Neltner
Keith Neltneris the owner and creative director of NeltnerSmall Batch, a branding and design studio based inrural Camp Springs, Kentucky—grounded inthe same OhioValley hisancestors settled in1845. Like a master distiller, Keith learned the craft before shaping his own signature. After 15 years working across large and small studios, including global design firm Landor, he stepped off the traditional agency path in 2012 to build brands with patience, purpose, and a hand-built sensibility.
Neltner Small Batch works across a full range of touchpoints—identities, packaging, murals, and limited-edition merchandise—carefully blending typography, illustration, and texture to create depth, character, and narrative. The studio’s work favors storytelling over shortcuts, producing lasting artifacts rather than disposable design for brands in the music, distilling, confections, and hospitality industries.
1. How old can artwork be?
Artwork must be produced in the last two years. High school work is not eligible.
2. Does a series of work count as one piece?
No. A series of work is made up of several individual pieces of artwork. Each piece of artwork would be counted as one entry.
3. Can I enter pieces that did not get in last year?
Yes. as long as they were not displayed in last year’s exhibition and was produced in the last two years.
4. When will the awards be announced?
All awards will be announced at the mid-point of the reception and then posted by artwork.
5. I do not want my piece for sale, can I enter the piece of artwork?
Yes. Mark on your entry image list that the artwork is Not For Sale. Please consider selling your artwork as this is a great opportunity for your work to be sold. If needed for your thesis exhibition, you can make arrangements with the buyer to borrow the piece for that time frame.
6. How do I determine the insurance value of my artwork?
The insurance value is typically lower than the sale price and you can prove that you have sold similar work for that amount.
