Wednesday, January 20, 6:00 PM: Juror’s Lecture with Mia Pearlman

Friday, February 5, 5:00 – 7:00 PM: Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony at the Halsey Institute & Hill Exhibition Gallery

Thursday, February 25, 6:00 – 7:30 PM: High School Night at the Halsey Institute & Hill Exhibition Gallery

• Submission Day: Wednesday, January 20, 10:00AM – 6:00PM, Halsey Institute

• Juror’s Lecture: Wednesday, January 20, 6:00PM

• Accepted Works Announced: Monday, January 25, 6:00 PM, online

• Released Works Pick Up Day: Tuesday, January 26, 10:00AM – 6:30PM, Halsey Institute

• Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Friday, February 5, 5:00PM – 7:00PM

• Exhibition Dates: Friday, February 5 – Saturday, March 13

• Exhibition Artwork Pick Up: Monday, March 15, 10:00AM – 5:00PM

All College of Charleston degree-seeking students enrolled in the Fall 2026/Spring 2027 academic year, including December 2026 graduates, are eligible to submit their work. All majors and levels are encouraged to submit. You do not need to be currently enrolled in a Studio Art course to submit. 

Original (and dry!) artworks completed in 2025 and up to the submission date are eligible for entry. Students may submit up to three artworks per medium (prints, sculptures, etc.). 

All students submitting artworks must include an Artwork Label attached to the back of each artwork submitted AND turn in a Conditions of Submission contract with your entries on Submission Day. You are encouraged to complete these forms PRIOR to dropping off your artwork at the Halsey Institute.

Printed forms will be available at the Halsey Institute or you will be able to download and print them yourself once available in December.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION DAY:

• All artworks must be dry to the touch, adhesives must be cured, and charcoal drawings must be sprayed with fixative at the time of submission. This is to protect all student artworks as the jurying process requires a lot of movement behind the scenes. Though your artwork will be handled with care, ignoring this rule puts all submitted works at risk of being damaged.  

• If submitting digital works (video, AR, etc), please email your submission to lasskr@cofc.edu with the subject line “YC Digital Submission – Artist Name” and include clear instructions for viewer experience and presentation. You may also submit digital works on a flash drive in person on Submission Day. Attach artwork label information to your flash drive or include artwork label information in the body of your emailed submission. Digital artworks intended to be presented as printed media must be submitted as such.

• If submitting performance or installation works, include a written proposal and photo or video documentation if presented previously. 

• Though your work is best presented to the juror in person, you may submit photographs and/or videos of oversized works that you are not able to transport on submission day. Please include where the artwork is currently located. Selected artworks must be delivered to the Halsey Institute by Monday, February 1.  

• Singular artworks presented with multiple parts (diptychs, etc. but not series) may be considered as one work. Please include photographs and/or instructions on the orientation of the works. The juror may use their discretion to isolate a portion of the work due to exhibition space.  

• Major prizes including Best in Show, the Norton M. Seltzer Prize, and the Karin Jurick Prize are not restricted by category. Category-specific prizes will be awarded in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. Artworks submitted in these categories that are not selected by the juror will be eligible for exhibition in the Salon des Refuses.

Still have questions? Contact Director of Exhibitions Kaylee Lass at lasskr@cofc.edu.