53RD ANNUAL UTAH ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW

Online Submission

The 53rd Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show will held in person at the Museum from February 1 - March 21, 2025. Jurying of this year's High School Art Show will be held online. Teachers will be contacted with a submission link and their number of allowed entries in November; the online submission link will go live December 2, 2024, and it will close at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. If there are more entries submitted than are allotted to a high school, the entries will be counted in the order they are submitted, with later submissions not taken into consideration. Teachers will be notified of accepted works on January 10, 2025 by 3:00pm. Accepted artworks must be brought to the Museum between January 15-18, 10am-5pm. Works not received by Saturday the 18th at 5:00pm will be disqualified from exhibition.

(Tips for photographing student artwork can be found here.)

Homeschool students may contact Elena Free at EFree@springville.org to submit up to two entries into the exhibition. 

If you are a teacher who needs the link to the submission form please email Elena at EFree@springville.org. Artists must receive the submission link from their teacher -- Museum staff will not provide the link directly to students. 

Eligibility 

• Original Artwork: Developed from personal experience, imagination, and direct observation; from multiple personal photographs or sketches. Please include images of any personal photographs or sketches used during the creation process in your online submission.

• Adapted Concept: Artwork developed from other sources using multiple elements or photographs with personal interpretation to create a new perception. We require the use of two or more images for each adapted work. All source material must be identified on the entry and the entry card, and an image or copy of the actual source must be included with the online submission.

• Copy Work: Artwork that is directly copied from one source without original or creative adaptations is not allowed in this exhibition.
• A.I. generated artwork will not be accepted in this exhibition. Submissions of digital artworks that utilize rendering software (i.e. Blender, Unity, Maya, etc.) must include sketches, screen shots, and/or screen recordings from throughout the creation process. Museum staff will make final decision if artwork complies with eligibility requirements.   

Open to Utah public and private high school students in grades 11 and 12. Works must be submitted by the high school art department (not individual students). Each student may be represented with up to two pieces which meet the specifications of original or adapted concepts (see above).

Artwork must be prepared securely for display and “ready to hang” with appropriate hardware. Artwork cannot exceed 11ft on its largest dimension. Framed works that hang on a wall cannot exceed 9ft. in height.

Entry cards must be filled out and attached to the back of accepted work before the work is brought to the Museum.

Jury Groups

49th Annual All-State High School Show, 2021 here. 

Artwork Delivery & Pickup

Teachers will be notified of accepted artworks on January 10, 2025 (by 3pm). Accepted artwork must be delivered to the Springville Museum of Art, January 15-18, 2025, between 10am-5pm. All work may be picked up from the Museum from Saturday, March 22, 2025 or Tuesday,  March 25 - Friday, March 28, 2025, 10am-5pm. No artwork accepted for exhibition will be released from the Museum before March 22, 2025*. Failure to pick up work by Friday, March 28, 2025 may result in the reduction of bonus entries the following year for the school. No staff will be available to assist with art pickups on Saturday, March 29th. If students would like to pick up their own artwork they need to make an appointment with Museum staff by emailing KKimball@springville.org.

*Students who need artwork for a Sterling Scholar interview must contact the Museum at least one week in advance to schedule art pickup. Artwork can only be removed from the Museum for a 24-hour period - please plan accordingly. Email KKimball@springville.org with any questions. 

*Students who are accepted into the National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition (NCECA) and need to pick work up prior to March 22nd must make arrangements in advance by emailing KKimball@springville.org.

Traveling Show 

The Utah Division of Arts and Museums will sponsor a traveling exhibition selected from and immediately following the Springville show. It will travel during the 2025-2026 school year to museums, galleries, libraries, and schools throughout Utah. This is a very prestigious show, consisting of less than 10% of works accepted into the High School Show. The traveling show is a great opportunity for student artists who are looking to expand their audience and build their résumé. Two dimensional works should be covered with Plexiglas. The artwork will be selected by the Visual Art Committee of the Division of Arts and Museums. If you would like your work to be considered for this exhibition, please indicate so on your entry paperwork.