Annual International Exhibition
The 42nd Annual International Exhibition is a juried visual art competition organized by the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler and displayed at the university’s Meadows Gallery. Internationally known artists, curators, and scholars have served as jurors selecting works for exhibition created by some of the best contemporary artists working today. The department purchases three to six works from the exhibition each year; purchased works are added to our permanent collection. The permanent collection serves as an educational teaching resource; much of the permanent collection is exhibited throughout the UT Tyler main campus.
Contact Information
Gallery and Community Outreach and Education Coordinator
Email: mbranch@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903-566-7237
Requirement Overview
Location Eligibility Type: International
Eligible Applicant Types: Artist
Submission Limit: 1
Media Requirements
Images | Min: 1, Max: 3
Audio | Min: 0, Max: 0
Video | Min: 0, Max: 0
Total | Min: 1, Max: 3
JUROR : Diana Roberts
Diana Roberts is an arts writer, curator, and arts administrator in San Antonio, Texas. She holds a BA in Music from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Art History and Criticism from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the past 30 years she has worked with numerous artists, musicians, nonprofit arts organizations, galleries, museums, and corporate collections around the state. As Membership and Administrative Coordinator for the Texas Sculpture Group since 2017, Roberts edited the 2025 publication, Contemporary Texas Sculpture: Artists of the Texas Sculpture Group.
In addition to independent curatorial projects, Roberts has been Director of The Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Curator of the Airport Art Spaces at SA International Airport, Coordinator for the UTSA Satellite Space, and Gallery Director for Galeria Ortiz Contemporary and the Art Gallery at Musical Bridges Around the World. She has juried exhibitions for the Texas Sculpture Group, the Southwest School of Art, the Friends of Dard Hunter, the San Antonio Art League Museum, and the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair in Rockport, Texas. As an arts writer, Roberts has contributed essays for numerous catalogues and other publications, including Ceramics Monthly, Sculpture Magazine, Art News, the Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas, ArtLies, San Antonio Magazine, Voices of Art, and the SA Current.
ENTRY AND FEES
This exhibition will be juried from digital media. Artists may submit up to three
works for consideration for the non-refundable fee of $35. Entries must be submitted
via CaFE (Call for Entries)
IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS
Submitted images must comply with CaFE’ s entry requirements. Artwork not accurately
represented by the submitted image may be withheld from the exhibition.
ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to any artist who is over the age of 18, working in two dimensional
media. Paintings, drawings, prints, fiber arts, and photographs created in the last
three years are welcome.
SHIPPING
Shipping costs and shipping insurance are the responsibility of the artist. Shipped
work
should arrive by January 8, 2027. Hand delivered artworks may be brought in on January
7-8, 2027,
between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Shipped work must be in a reusable shipping container
and have a pre-paid (ready to use) return shipping label included with the artwork.
All work will be returned in accordance with our shipping policy which will be sent
to accepted artists. The University of Texas at Tyler is not responsible for any artworks
without shipping labels that are left at the gallery beyond the designated pick-up
period.
AWARDS
Several purchase awards will be made; purchased works will be added to the University
of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection.
PRESENTATION
Works must be professionally presented and ready for installation upon receipt. Framed
works must use Plexiglass only. Pieces with glass will not be accepted. Entries must
weigh less than 50 pounds.
LIABILITY
The Department of Art and Art History will insure all works in the period between
delivery and pick-up at the Meadows Gallery. All reasonable care will be taken in
the handling of entries, however, works will be shipped and handled at the artist’s
risk. All works are insured subject to the limitations, terms, and specifications
of our fine art insurance policy and all liability will be isolated to our insurance
policy.
AGREEMENT
Completed entry constitutes agreement on the part of entrant to all conditions stated.
Works may be reproduced for publicity unless otherwise indicated.
KEY DATES
November 13, 2026: Entry Deadline
December 14, 2026: Notification of acceptance via email
January 8, 2027: Deadline for Receipt of Work
January 19, 2027: Exhibition opens
March 4, 2027: Reception and Juror Presentation at Meadows Gallery
March 5, 2027: Exhibition closes
March 15-19, 2027: Return of Works