87th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition

The  John J. McDonough Museum of Art is excited to announce the opening of the highly anticipated 87th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition sponsored by the Cliffe College of Creative Arts, the Department of Art, the McDonough, and the Student Art Association. An opening reception and awards ceremony for the exhibition will be held on Friday, March 22, from 5-7 pm, with awards announced at 5:45 pm.  The exhibition and awards reception are free and open to the public. The McDonough Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. The works will be on display through April 6.

The juried show is a yearly tradition that features works by students who have taken classes in the Department of Art at Youngstown State University during the 2023-24 academic year.  Local businesses and individuals generously support this annual exhibition and its talented artists by contributing cash awards and gift certificates. Award categories include ceramics, photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, digital media, and graphic and interactive design. The exhibition is an opportunity to witness the strength, breadth, and diversity of YSU’s Department of Art.

We are honored to have Liz Maugans as the juror for the exhibition. She is currently Director of YARDS Projects and Curator of the Dalad Collection at Worthington Yards in Cleveland. She is the Chief of Community Engagement and Programming at ART EverySpace. Maugans co-founded and is the former Executive Director of Zygote Press, a non-profit printmaking studio also located in Cleveland. She founded the Collective Arts Network, a quarterly journal, online resource, and arts consortium that works to promote northeast Ohio artists and organizations to a greater audience. An advocate for artists and the visual arts, Maugans has served as a consultant for numerous community development organizations and art business start-ups.