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29th Annual John Fergus Family Scholarship and Exhibition Application

October 29, 2020

29th Annual John Fergus Family Scholarship and Exhibition Application

a painting of the back of a yellow chair
Image: Chair by last year's Fergus Scholarship recipient Kristen Phipps

John Fergus Family Scholarship and Exhibition

The John Fergus Family Scholarship is a juried art competition open to studio-based visual art and design students at The Ohio State University. Students submit their work for review by a jury of faculty from the departments of Art; Arts Administration, Education and Policy; Design; and History of Art. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 scholarship applied to their student account and exhibit their work at the annual Fergus Scholarship Award Exhibition, a group exhibition featuring work selected from the scholarship recipients' application.

Apply at Urban Arts Space website

Important Dates

  • November 16, 2020: Application due by 5:00pm.
  • November 23, 2020: Uploaded images to BuckeyeBox due by 5:00pm EST
  • January 2021, exact dates TBD: Exhibition at Hopkins Hall Gallery, Urban Arts Space, and/or Virtual Gallery.