October 28, 2025
The University of Southern Indiana annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, a presentation of selected student artworks from the past academic year, is being held Monday, November 3 through Sunday, December 7 at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace (MAC/Pace) Galleries, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. This year’s exhibition features 85 artworks chosen by the juror from 229 submitted entries.
The works are chosen by an expert in the field of art, invited by the Art and Design faculty for their expertise and understanding of undergraduate art works. This independent juror is brought in to ensure an objective selection of artworks and awards and to provide an educational experience for students in preparation for professional careers in art.
The Fall 2025 juror is Garrick “The Grik” Hargrove, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, Sculpture at Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Indianapolis. Originally from San Diego, California, Hargrove is an award-winning composer, artist and educator who is always in pursuit of learning and making a difference in the world. Hargrove has been showing and performing worldwide for the better part of 20 years. His work involves his multi-hyphenated skillset to create immersive and memorable experiences.
This year’s participating artists are Shelby Altman, John Atkinson, Jeraldi Barrientos, Abigail Bigge, Clementine Blair, Abigail Brown, Ella Ellerbrook, Amy Elsner, Luke French, Madelyn Galindoi, Ian Girten, Nancy Grant, Rachel Greenwell, Faith Guzman, Deanna Hardy, Ava Harmon, Daniel Heeke, Payton Henn, Judah Henson, Sincere Howard, Michelle Hutchinson, Sebastion Fisher, Holly Karges, Renea Kerchief, Kye Klemczewski, Abbie Kline, Ava Lamey, William Le, Isaiah Lowe, Emily Matheis, Katherine Medina-Martinez, Vanessa Mejia, Madilyn Piper, Hannah Rasche, Angelina Redd, Anthony Reeves, Justin Reherman, Ethan Reherman, Abby Rodocker, Geneva Sagers, Abby Scheller, Delaney Smith, Rae Spears, Baron Stevens, Terry Stuckey, Gwendolyn Stuckey, Addison Sumner, Brielle Taylor, Maxwell Wheeler, Noah Whitler, Sydney Young and Kyhlee Young.
At 4 p.m. Thursday, November 6 in Rice Library (RL0017), the juror will give a lecture about their design work and creative process, as well as speaking to the process of selecting artworks for this exhibition.
A reception for the exhibition will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 16. This will include an awards ceremony in the Galleries beginning at 2 p.m. Participating artists and their friends and family are encouraged to attend.
Visit the Galleries website for more details. The MAC/Pace Galleries are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.