39th Annual Juried Exhibition features UTSA’s student artists

Arte de San Antonio

By Gauri Raje News Editor

Every year, UTSA students have the opportunity to have their art displayed at the Main Gallery as a part of the Annual Juried Exhibition.

“[Juried shows] give students an opportunity to see how their work as artists is entering into professional conversations,” Dr. Scott Sherer, an art history professor who serves as the director of galleries at UTSA, said. “It’s not a question of judgment, it’s a question of entering dialogue and I think it’s important to enter dialogues. These kinds of exhibits [are] really about creating those opportunities, and I think that’s an important thing to think about. It’s not just the final work in the gallery itself — it’s the whole process of doing it.”

“In the space, you [also] have a lot of viewpoints and I think that’s a great thing, too,” Sherer added. “We really get a wonderful snapshot of what [UTSA students are making], what are they thinking about [and] what are they showing.”

Once applications are open, interested undergraduate and graduate students can submit up to five pieces for consideration. This year, close to 300 works were submitted by a total of 80 students.

Once the submissions are over, a juror then goes through