Foundation Studies Honors Exhibition 2025-2026
The purpose of this exhibition is to honor exemplary work by individuals emerging from the Savannah College of Art and Design. It will feature a thoughtfully selected presentation of outstanding pieces created by students enrolled in Foundation Studies Classes during the 2025-2026 academic term, while also highlighting one student’s oeuvre of Foundation Studies work. This exhibition aims to acknowledge the dedication and accomplishments of students who are often at the beginning of their artistic journey, shedding light on their pursuit of academic excellence and mastery in the arts and in design.
Eligibility: Open to all students enrolled in a Foundation Studies Class at the Savannah location and SCADnow location (SAV, NOW) during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Submission Guidelines:
To be considered for Exhibition for Honors individual artworks awards, students may submit up to 3 images of artworks created in any Foundation Studies course. These should be clear, professionally-documented .jpg images at 300 dpi.
To be considered for Exhibition for the Portfolio Award, students must submit a .pdf of 4 images of artworks created in Foundation Studies courses (along with their unofficial transcript). These works should be 4 exemplary works from across different Foundation Studies courses. Exemplary work should demonstrate mastery in 4 out the following 5 areas: 2D Design, 3D, 4D, Drawing and Color. Students must choose only 4 out of the 5 foundation areas to include in their PDF submission. Works submitted for the portfolio award will automatically be considered as individual artworks for exhibition. To be eligible, students can have no more than 90 Credit Hours.
No group project submissions are currently being accepted.
Only complete submissions will be considered.
*Please do not duplicate images in both categories
Submission Requirements:
Open to all students enrolled in a Foundation Studies Class at the Savannah and SCADnow locations (SAV, NOW) during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Students must provide an unofficial transcript only when applying for the Portfolio Award (transcript accessible via MySCAD) and must be placed on the last slide of the portfolio pdf.
Honors Exhibition Award Prizes:
Best use of Drawing (effectively demonstrates drawing techniques to build visual form) $500 valued prize
Best use of Color in Context (effectively demonstrates color in a dynamic way) $500 valued prize
Best use of 3D (effectively demonstrates 3D design principles depicting spatial concepts and form) $500 valued prize
Best use of 2D (effectively demonstrates 2D design principles) $500 valued prize
Best use of 4D (effectively demonstrates design principles using time-based media) $500 valued prize
Overall Portfolio Award Prize:
Tuition waiver for one SCAD course
AWARDS NOT CLAIMED AFTER 10 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER BEING AWARDED WILL BE FORFEITED.
Important Dates:
- Call for Entries: Monday, March 2, 2026
- Entry deadline for submissions: Sunday, April 5, by 11:59 p.m. EDT
- Notification of Acceptance: Friday, April 10
- Delivery of artwork:
- 2-dimensional artwork by Monday, April 13 by 4 p.m. EDT
- 3-Dimensional and digital artwork by April 17 by 4 p.m. EDT
- Exhibition Dates: Monday, April 20 – Thursday, May 15, at Wallin Hall.
- Reception: Friday, April 24, 4 - 6 p.m.
Procedure:
All files must be digitally submitted via the Submittable link provided.
Images must be .jpg or .jpeg, 300 dpi, and not exceed 12 inches in any direction.
- Video – mp4 or mov. files only.
- Digital Work that is not time-based that is accepted for exhibition will be displayed as prints. Student will need to print at 300 dpi. This will be addressed in the Acceptance Information.
Portfolio must be .pdf
Applications will need the following information:
· Student Full Name
· SCAD Email address (No external email accounts)
· SCAD Student ID number
· Student Phone number
· Student Intended Major
· Home Address (not your SCAD address)
· Instagram Handle (if applicable)
· Artwork Title
· Artwork Medium
· Artwork Dimensions - Dimensions should be listed (in inches) as height x width. Or for 3D work height x width x depth. For example: 48" x 24" x 3"
· Date of Completion
· Class in which it was Produced
· Professor of class in which work was produced
· Question: Was this work in a different SCAD student competition or exhibition?
Important: If you are applying for the Honors Exhibition, you will need to upload only one image with its respective information at a time, then hit submit. Then upload the second image with its appropriate information, hit submit. And repeat this for the third piece.
NOTE:
All SCAD SAV and SCADnow pieces submitted for review must be available to hang on or before April 17, 2026 by 4 p.m.
All SCAD NOW artwork accepted will be displayed digitally on a digital monitor.
Further information will be provided upon final notification about the exhibition. The exhibition committee holds the right to refuse any works that are not available or are found not to be representative of the work submitted for the application.
AI Disclosure: For the Foundation Studies Honors Exhibition competition, student participants are allowed, but limited, in using AI as a Consultative and Transformative tool. For example, participants are allowed to use AI to help brainstorm ideas and color palettes, as well as help visualize style changes. Student participants are NOT allowed to use AI as a Generative Primary: AI-generated text, images, audio, video, code, data that materially shape the submission. Student participants must add an AI Disclosure Note on any AI-involved submission (tool, version/date, what AI did, key prompts). Keep process evidence: drafts, sketches, notes, prompt/output logs; provided on request. Student participants are responsible for accuracy, originality, and ethics in your work.
- Disclosure: If used, add an AI Disclosure Note (tool, version/date, and key prompts). Keep a brief log of prompts and outputs.
- Original work first: AI can support brainstorming or refinement; it cannot do the work for you.
- Verify & cite: Verify all facts in original sources; build your own citations/reference lists. Don’t submit AI-generated bibliographies.
- Integrity: Undisclosed or unauthorized use of AI (or fabrication of sources) constitutes academic misconduct and will result in automatic disqualification and other sanctions.
Examples: outline with ChatGPT; generate mood-board thumbnails with Adobe Firefly; get a code refactor suggestion and then write tests yourself.
The AI Disclosure Note should follow the following format(s):
Text: “Used ChatGPT (Aug 2025) to brainstorm 3 thesis ideas and suggest two transitions. Prompts/outputs attached. I verified all facts.”
Image: “Generated 6 studies with Adobe Firefly (2025-08-12). Selected one, composited with my photo, repainted edges in Procreate. Prompt log attached.”
Code: “Used Claude Code (2025-08-10) to propose a refactor of my function. I wrote 5 tests and documented changes.
Please direct any questions to:
Professor Lauren Howard- LHoward@scad.edu
Professor Jeremy Pelt- JPelt@scad.edu
SCAD Atlanta welcomes exhibition inquiries and proposals from faculty of all departments to showcase current student artwork in Trois Gallery.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but priority will be given to exhibitions showcasing 2D work with intent to show during the Fall and Spring quarters. The SCAD Exhibitions Team will not accept exhibition inquiries that are submitted 2 months prior to the anticipated exhibition date.
If accepted, the SCAD Exhibitions Team will offer guidance to the department on how best to realize the exhibition, including offering templates for wall labels and layouts/floor plans. SCAD Exhibitions Team will also oversee the maintenance and upkeep of the gallery space, schedule SCAD art handlers to install artworks, source pedestals (if needed), and create signage for the exhibition title. The department will be responsible for:
- Creating and advertising the call for entry, if needed
- Gathering student and artwork information to prepare a checklist
- Ensuring all exhibited work is properly framed
- Producing wall labels for each work on view
- Planning and covering expenses for the reception and catering, if desired
- Scheduling photography/exhibition documentation, if desired
- Ensuring all works are deinstalled after the closing date
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an application for current undergraduate students, alumni, or individual faculty members to propose solo projects or exhibitions. Current graduate students interested in showcasing their thesis exhibitions in Trois Gallery should submit their materials via the SCAD Submittable MFA Thesis Exhibition open call.
SCAD's Trois Gallery seeks proposals for MFA Thesis Exhibitions for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Students on track for their MFA Thesis Exhibition are able to apply to exhibit during the quarters listed below, and are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Please note this application is ONLY for MFA Painting OR Photography Thesis Exhibitions for Trois Gallery at SCAD Atlanta Campus. Only students who will be based in Atlanta at the time of their Thesis Exhibition should apply to this call.
Deadline for FALL 2026: Sun., June 5th, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
Deadline for SPRING 2027: Sun., November 15th, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
If you submit your application after the deadline, your application will not be considered for that quarter.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Before submitting your application:
- You must review your application materials with a professor. This can be an MFA Thesis Advisor, a professor on your thesis committee, the professor of your pre-thesis or thesis course, or a graduate coordinator.
How to prepare your application:
- Select and gather up to 5 images or videos of works that best represent your practice OR that you would like to include in your exhibition. Each image should only capture one work.
- The image/video file names must follow this format: Last Name, First Name, "Title," date, media, dimensions. (Ex: Smith, John, “Landscape,” 2023, oil on canvas, 20 x 40 in.).
- Please visit Trois Gallery to understand the space for your exhibition. Refer to the floorplan (LINKED HERE) for wall dimensions, but please be advised these dimensions are approximate.
If your submission is accepted:
- You must be available for installation and de-installation of your exhibition. Installations happen the week before the exhibition’s open date, and de-installations happen the week after the exhibition’s closing. You will be expected to install/de-install your works independently.
- You must deliver, transport, or arrange the delivery of your works to Trois Gallery. These details will be decided in discussion with SCAD Curators.
PLEASE NOTE: SCAD reserves the right to reject applications that do not follow the guidelines, procedures, and deadlines outlined above. SCAD also reserves the right to prohibit exhibition of works that appear incomplete by the time of installation, or are different from the work(s) originally proposed in the original application.
SCAD's Alexander Hall Gallery seeks proposals for MFA Thesis Exhibitions for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Students on track for their MFA Thesis Exhibition are able to apply to exhibit during the quarters listed below, and are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Please note this application is ONLY for MFA Painting OR Photography Thesis Exhibitions for Alexander Hall at SCAD Savannah Campus. Only students who will be based in Savannah at the time of their Thesis Exhibition should apply to this call.
Deadline for FALL 2026: Sun., June 5th, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
Deadline for SPRING 2027: Sun., November 15th, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
If you submit your application after the deadline, your application will not be considered for that quarter.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Before submitting your application:
- You must review your application materials with a professor. This can be an MFA Thesis Advisor, a professor on your thesis committee, the professor of your pre-thesis or thesis course, or a graduate coordinator.
How to prepare your application:
- Select and gather up to 5 images or videos of works that best represent your practice OR that you would like to include in your exhibition. Each image should only capture one work.
- The image/video file names must follow this format: Last Name, First Name, "Title," date, media, dimensions. (Ex: Smith, John, “Landscape,” 2023, oil on canvas, 20 x 40 in.).
- Please visit Alexander Hall’s Gallery to understand the space for your exhibition. Refer to the floorplan (LINKED HERE) for wall dimensions, but please be advised these dimensions are approximate.
If your submission is accepted:
- You must be available for installation and de-installation of your exhibition. Installations happen the week before the exhibition’s open date, and de-installations happen the week after the exhibition’s closing. You will be expected to install/de-install your works independently.
- You must deliver, transport, or arrange the delivery of your works to Alexander Hall. These details will be decided in discussion with SCAD Curators.
PLEASE NOTE: SCAD reserves the right to reject applications that do not follow the guidelines, procedures, and deadlines outlined above. SCAD also reserves the right to prohibit exhibition of works that appear incomplete by the time of installation, or are different from the work(s) originally proposed in the original application.