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.

Who is eligible to apply for this exhibition?      Any current ATL SCAD student that has taken Foundation Studies classes during the 2025/26 school year can submit work for the exhibition. All work submitted must come from Foundation Studies classes from April 2025 to April 2026.  All submissions other than Collaborative Work should represent a single author (1 student pre submission). Only work from DSGN, DRAW and FOUN class only.

 Award Categories 

• 2D Design            
• 3D Design            
• 4D / Time            
• Digital Art / Design            
• Color Work             
• Drawing            
• Figurative Works    
• Collaborative Work (may include video, images, process book, client/promotional presentation).        
• Sketchbook or Process Book: collection of process work from foundation studies courses only.  This must be a single physical book for exhibition.  

Award Criteria:  Awards are given to works that exemplify creativity, skill, and craftsmanship.    

When are the awards announced?  The awards will be announced during the exhibition closing ceremony on May 22nd, 2026, between 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Award presentation will happen at 4:30. Participants should be present to receive their awards.   

How many works can I submit?  

• 3 submissions for individual (single author) projects across any Foundation Studies course taken from April 2025 - April 2026. Students can submit more than one project from a single course as individual work (single author).  
• 1 Collaborative work (6 member max): One submission for this category in addition to the 3 individual works from other categories (total of 4). The submission should indicate no more than 6 members of that team which participated on the project. Submission should include final product and process book and or promotional slide deck. One one team member should submit for the group, please avoid multiple submissions for the same project.
• Sketchbooks/Process books (single author): please submit at least 6 pages, designed and composed into a single image file (JPG). Remember that this must be book intended for exhibition - a bound book, original sketchbook, process book in a portfolio folder or bound.

Minimum presentation requirements for accepted works 

• All 2D work must at least be matted (white or off white only). 
• We strongly encourage you to frame your work for the exhibition. All framed works must use plexiglass, no glass will be allowed.
•  Framing in white or black wood is required, no metal frames.
• If you choose not to frame the work, a white or off-white window mat may be used. Colored mats are not allowed.   
• Artworks must be professionally presented and ready to hang (with wire on back, if framed) at the time of submission.    
• The exhibition committee holds the right to refuse any works that are not found to be representative of the work submitted for the application or does not meet professional presentation standards. SCAD is not responsible for damage due to poor craftsmanship of presentation or the use of glass in frames.   
• Accepted works that do not meet these requirements or do not exhibit a high level of craftsmanship may not be exhibited.   

Digital artworks must adhere to these presentation requirements: 

• Images must be submitted as a .jpg (at highest resolution) and be at least 3000 pixels on the largest side, with a 300 ppi resolution, and should be saved in RGB color mode.   
•  Videos must be submitted as a .mov or MP4 file and be no larger than 100 MB.

All students are encouraged to work with their professors to ensure professional presentation standards.  

Matting workshops      A workshop for matting will be offered during the spring term to assist those students that would like to mat their own work. You may also have your work professionally framed. We recommend Binders for framing works for the Beyond the Dot exhibition.   

Delivery of accepted works      Accepted works must be delivered May 8th to 707 at the 1430 building. To be accepted all work must be matted or framed and ready for exhibition.   

Calendar (Spring Term)

Monday, March 23, 2026 (Week 1) - Spring Term begins.

• Wednesday, April 1 (Week 2) - Submittable portal open for submissions.
• Friday April 17 (Week 3)  - Deadline for submission is 11:59 pm.
• Friday April 24 (Week 5) - Students will be notified of accepted works.
• Friday May 1 (Week 6) - Matting workshops TBA, 1430/707  
• Friday May 8 (week 7) - Works must be delivered, framed  or matted and ready for exhibition.
• Friday May 15 (Week 8) - Works will be installed
• Wednesday May 20 (Week 9) - Exhibition opens on 5C / 1600 Building
• Friday May 22  (Week 9)- Exhibition Awards and Closing Ceremony. Please invite friends and family. 
• All award winners will keep their work in the exhibition for future display at the Foundations building 1430. All other work should be removed and taken home at the close of the exhibition .

 Questions?      For any questions about the exhibition, please email beyondthedot@scad.edu 

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.