2025 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

FGCU STUDENT ART ENTRY GUIDELINES 2025

(If, after reading through all of the guidelines, you have a question not addressed,
please email asturdiv@fgcu.edu or call 239-590-7199).

GENERAL RULES

1. All entries must have been created during the time you have been enrolled at FGCU.
2. You may submit up to (6) pieces of work.
3. Each student must acquire and fill out the mandatory submission form associated with the Student Juried Exhibition and submit the completed form with their work during the drop-off period. Submission forms can be found in the Wasmer Art Gallery (AC 131). Please retain your copy of the submission form as work is neither accepted or returned without your copy of this form.
4. All work must have identification written on the back or bottom of the piece AND printed on a piece of paper and affixed in such a way that it will not fall off at any time. The information must be printed from a word processing document. Below is the required information for each piece submitted:

• Your Name
• Title of Work
• Year work was created/completed
• Medium
• Price of work if for sale (Mark ‘NFS’ if it is ‘Not For Sale’)
• Submission Number (found on the NCR submission form, top right corner - this same number is to be repeated on each piece you submit.)

 Whether you are submitting (1) piece or (6) pieces, all of your ‘Exhibition Ready’ artwork submissions and completed paperwork must be brought to the gallery during the drop-off period at the same time. Multiple submission forms by the same student will not be accepted.

5. All entries must be ‘Exhibition Ready’. This means the work is ready to hang or place, AS IS, on walls or on pedestals. Ask yourself: Can the gallery install the work without having to figure out how it will be displayed? Additional information on exhibition ready requirements can be found below:

FGCU Art Galleries ‘Exhibition Ready’ Hanging Hardware Requirements

Paintings, works in frames, etc., all must have d-rings or be wired. If you have a particularly heavy piece, you are advised to use d-rings. Works submitted that do not adhere to the instructions for your medium will not be included in the jurying process.

Any unframed works on paper will be hung using mirror clips and plexiglass supplied by the gallery. However, works on paper that are not framed must be matted with white mat board and backed with white mat board (foam core will not be accepted). Further instructions can be found below:

FGCU Art Galleries Matting Requirements for Works on Paper

ANY 2D WORKS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH D-RINGS OR HANGING WIRE MUST BE MATTED AND BACKED WITH MAT BOARD. THIS INCLUDES PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DIGITAL PRINTS, POSTERS, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS ON PAPER, 2D COLLAGE, ETC.

If your work is matted, but not framed, the exterior dimensions of the matted work must fit one of the following standard dimensions:

4 x 6"       5 x 7"       8 x 10"        9 x 12"      11 x 14"      12 x 16"     16 x 20"        20 x 24"      24 x 30"    30 x 40"

• Minimum of 2-inch matted border on each side (top, bottom, left, right) (borders may be wider than 2 inches)
• The overall dimensions of the mat must be of whole number dimensions (8" x 10" rather than 8 ¼” x 9 ½") and must fit one of the following standard dimensions listed above. The gallery cannot accommodate custom cuts of plexiglass for unframed matted 2-dimensional works.
• Mat must be white. The only exception of colored mats will be works that are housed in a frame, though white mat is still preferred.
• Matted works on paper must be measured, and the overall dimensions of the matted work must be written on the submission form and the identification sheet attached to your piece.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Drop-off in Wasmer Art Gallery (Arts Complex 130):

MONDAY,  March 10 • 9am to 5pm

TUESDAY, March 11 • 9am to 4pm (deadline is strictly enforced as the jurying process begins at 5:00PM)

All of your ‘Exhibition Ready’ artwork submissions and completed paperwork must be brought to the gallery during the drop-off period at the same time. Multiple submission forms by the same student will not be accepted. Submission forms can be found in the Wasmer Art Gallery. Please retain your copy of the submission form as work is neither accepted or returned without your copy of this form.

Jurying of Student Work
TUESDAY, March 11 • 5pm

Posting of ACCEPTED WORKS
WEDNESDAY, March 12 • 1pm

Pick-up of NON-ACCEPTED WORKS
THURSDAY, March 13 • 9am to 5pm

FRIDAY, March 14 • 9am to 5pm

Works accepted into the juried exhibition will be on view March 20 - April 3, 2025. 

Pick-up of EXHIBITED WORKS

FRIDAY,   April 4 • 9am to 5pm

MONDAY, April 7 • 9am to 5pm

Any work not picked up on these days will be discarded unless prior arrangements have been made.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

WORKS SOLD DURING THE EXHIBITION

Artists exhibiting work are responsible for any works sold during the exhibition. The FGCU Art Gallery will facilitate communication between potential buyers and the artist. The arrangement for payment to the artist and delivery to the buyer is the sole responsibility of the artist. The FGCU Art Gallery takes no fee in the sale of work and takes no responsibility for the exchange between buyer and the artist. All works must stay in the exhibition regardless of a sale. Artists may release the work to a buyer no sooner than April 5, 2024.

PLAGERISM POLICY

This exhibition strongly encourages originality and strictly enforces plagiarism penalties.

No copying is permitted. Simply changing an existing image is not acceptable without your instructor’s approval. Fan art, concept art, and anime imagery are not accepted in this exhibition. 

The penalty for plagiarism is the removal of the plagiarized work from the exhibition

The use of AI and/or appropriation of existing imagery may be acceptable if the context of the image is changed by you, the artist, to communicate an original message. If your work uses appropriation or AI, you are required to fill out the following information for each work of art that uses appropriation or AI.

• Artist’s name 
• Title, date of original image  
• Source of image 
• A list of any prompts used when working with AI generated imagery. 
• Artist statement explaining the reasons why this was necessary to communicate this idea.  

Failure to do so will result in the work of art being removed from the exhibition

If you are unsure whether your work falls within these exceptions, contact Assistant Curator Anica Sturdivant via email: asturdiv@fgcu.edu, phone: 239-590-7199, or in-person.

Below is a video compiled by Gallery Assistants demonstrating how to cut your own mat.

In addition to cutting your own mat, you may want to consider purchasing a professionally cut mat from

Michi's or Frame-it who offer FGCU student discounts for their service.

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Philips Award for Excellence in Metal or Wood Sculpture

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"Roaring Lion"

Philips Award for Excellence in Metal or Wood Sculpture

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"Leo"

Award from Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild / Scholarships Committee

Nicole Gonzalez Mata

Elana Ramos

Eva Petrovski

Kaiya Fravel

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“Year of the Cat”

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“My Pride and Joy”