The King Awards 2023
APPLICATIONS DUE TODAY (3/6)
Cash Prizes:
- $3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad
- $2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad
- $1000 for third-placeÌýGrad and Undergrad
- $500 for 4 honorable mentions
All awards are based on artistic merit. In 2013, Gretchen King (BA in English’59) worked with the Department of Art & Art History to establish the King Competition and Exhibition, the department’s first juried student exhibition. Since that time fellow alums, Meridee Moore (BA in Philosophy ’80) and Kevin King (BFA in Fine Arts ’81) have joined Gretchen in generously supporting the annual competition and exhibition, allowing the department to award undergraduate and graduate students monetary prizes, and to showcase their work in the Visual Arts Complex.
Deadline & Rules
The King Exhibition
Award-winning artwork will be displayed both online and in the Visual Arts Complex:
- A virtual showcase of all applicants and awardees will be featured on the art and art history website in conjunction with a curated, in-person exhibition featured at the Visual Arts Complex of the 10 award winners (3 grads and 3 undergrads, and 4 honorable mentions)
- Up to three images for each applicant will be displayed online, chosen atÌýthe discretion of the Art & Art History faculty and staff. Please review last year's webpage as an example:ÌýKing Exhibition 2022
- All forms of artwork will be considered but there might be limited ability to accommodate the installation needs of all work(s) due to spaceÌýrestrictions
- A compilationÌýfeaturingÌýaward-winning time-based artworksÌýwill be displayed
- The student assumes the responsibility for any liability or damages to work on display
ÌýVAC Exhibition timeline:
Installation: April 3-7, 2023
Exhibition: April 12-20, 2023 (featuring three grad and three undergrad winners)
King exhibition reception and award ceremony: Friday, April 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Deinstallation/Repair: April 21-23, 2023