Begun in 1947 by C. Kermit Ewing, founder of The University of Tennessee School of Art, the annual student exhibition has become one of the oldest competitions in the country and one of the highlights of the Ewing Gallery’s exhibition season. This competition has been an outlet for UT’s talented students for 80 years. The Ewing Gallery is now accepting entries in the Fall of 2026 for the 2027 Annual Student Art Competition. 

Submit entries of art and design for exhibition and possible cash prizes at the link below.

tiny.utk.edu/80_art

For more information about the competition visit | https://ewing-gallery.utk.edu/80th-annual-student-art-competition/

Submission is free and open to all currently enrolled University of Tennessee students. Please contact ewing@utk.edu with any questions.