All Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Holy Cross College undergraduate creatives are invited to submit work for the Arts of Dignity juried art exhibit. Works should explore contemporary realities in which dignity is either threatened or enhanced.
Submit your art
Eligible media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramic, mixed media, and design. Any original art made in 2021 or 2022 is eligible, and students can submit up to three entries. For students in community-based learning courses, art that is co-created by a student and a community member is eligible.
The art should be photographed and images submitted along with title and artist statement describing how the work explores the question of dignity, to Arts of Dignity '22 Submission Form by 11:59pm on April, 14th 2022. Please provide hi-res photos with good lighting and crop if necessary to ensure nothing external to the artwork is included in the photo.
Arts of Dignity Submission Form
Exhibition and prizes
Submissions will be reviewed by South Bend artists Laurie Rousseau and Ramiro Rodriguez, chief art preparator, Snite Museum of Art. Selected pieces will be showcased at the Center for Social Concerns from April 21–24. First prize, $300; second prize, $200, third prize $100, audience prize (to be selected by visitors to the exhibit) $100.
This event is a partnership between the Center for Social Concerns, the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, the Office of the Vice President for Mission, Saint Mary's College, and the Common Good Initiatives, Holy Cross College.