Annual Juried Student Exhibit

April 7 - May 9, 2025

Reception: April 16, 3-5 p.m., 4 p.m. Awards Ceremony

The 2025 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, hosted by the Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, brings together the best artwork of the summer, fall and spring semesters by students taught at Pima Community College’s five campuses. Each student was allowed to enter up to three works in any category. This year, jurors accepted 71 entries by 51 students from a total of 198 entries by 92 students. The jurors were Christina Brindza, Senior Curator, Tucson Museum of Art; Chelsea Farrar, Curator of Community Engagement, University of Arizona Museum of Art; and Alexis Wilkinson, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art – Tucson.

The jurors also designated 24 awards for works ranging from painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography and digital arts. More than $6,000 in certificates, gifts and financial donations were given to the Bernal Gallery for the awards. The gallery and awardees thank the many donors and community members for their generous donations. 

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The 2025 Annual Juried Student Exhibition Donors are Ace Hardware (Mark’s), Anonymous Award, Antigone Books, Arizona Art Supply, AZ Picture and Frame Gallery, Barrio Bread, Betty/Joe Harris – Sculpture Award, Buffalo Exchange, Chicago Store (midtown), Contreras Gallery & Jewelry, Etherton Gallery, Grandma’s Spinning Wheel, Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort, JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, The Loft Cinema, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery – Award for Excellence, Marjon Ceramics, Museum of Contemporary Art – Tucson, McGuire’s Jewelers, Claire Campbell Park – Award, PaperWorks – The Sonoran Collective for Paper and Book Artists – Awards, Pima Bookstore West Campus, Philabaum Glass Gallery, Posner’s Art Store, SAAG Southern Arizona Arts Guild, Rick Spriggs – Awards, Trader Joe’s Co. – Campbell Avenue, Tucson Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Society – Tucson Museum of Art, Latin American Art Patrons (LAAP) – Tucson Museum of Art, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Marcy Wrenn Ceramic – Award, Woodcraft.

Pima Community College’s Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery is located at the Center for the Arts at West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road, west of Downtown Tucson. For more information about this exhibit, please contact gallery director David Andres, dandres@pima.edu or 520-206-6942.

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where: Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Center for the Arts – West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road

when: Reception, April 16, 3-5 p.m., Award Ceremony, 4 p.m.

Gallery Information: The gallery and its programs are free and open to the public. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and before most evening performances in the Center for the Arts theaters.

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