Masur Museum of Art's 60th Annual Juried Competition

First started in 1964, the Annual Juried Competition is the Masur Museum's longest-running tradition and one of its best-reviewed exhibitions each year. Annually, 700-1000 recent artworks are submitted by artists all over the nation, in all styles and media. The Masur Museum is proud to offer cash awards totaling $3,200.

The guest juror for this year is Jovanna Venegas, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She has worked on public programs and exhibitions at e-flux, the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, the 11th Gwangju Biennial, and was a curatorial advisor on the U.S./Mexico border region for the 2022 Whitney Biennial. At SFMOMA, she curated Bay Area Walls: Liz Hernández and co-curated New Work: Wu Tsang Presents Moved by the Motion and Shifting the Silence. She is co-curating the SECA Art Award, opening in December 2022, and is currently a lecturer at the California College of the Arts in the Master's in Curatorial Practice.

Entry deadline is December 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Artists must be over 18 years old and reside in the United States. All work must be completed after December 31, 2020. Submit 2-5 artworks with a $10.00 media fee per artwork (minimum $20.00 for two artworks, maximum $50.00 for five artworks). Fees are non-refundable. Work samples may include images, audio, or video. Artists will be notified of selections on January 14, 2023. The exhibition runs February 23 – May 6, 2023 at the historic Masur Museum. Best in Show award is $1,000.00, with total awards of $3,200.00. An additional Best Packed award of $100.00 will be given for the most professionally packed artwork. Awards will be presented at the opening reception, and artists do not have to be present to receive awards. Checks will be mailed after the reception.