The Intermedia Gallery Group at Eastern Michigan University opened its Annual Juried Student Show Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
The show features work from many different artists at EMU. A call for art was put out, and all students were welcome to submit work until the Jan. 12, 2026 deadline.
The show will run until March 20, 2026. The show is in the Ford Gallery in Ford Hall. Ford Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
There will be a reception for the Annual Juried Student Show on Feb. 26, 2026, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The reception is a celebration of the show. Art professors will attend, and students whose work is featured in the show will talk about their work, said Kristen Holsworth, president of IGG.
“Last year I was beaming ear to ear because I was just so excited to be there. It's really nice to see everyone there come together to celebrate each other. It's not about whether you win or lose at the reception; it's just about all of the people there that have supported you to be here and make your work,” Holsworth said.
IGG is responsible for putting out the call for art and curating the show, Holsworth said. It is IGG’s biggest show each year, and the group wants to include many different types of art from different students. Holsworth said this year, they received much more 3D art than usual.
“This is not a themed show, but it is cohesive because we all make works that are reflective of the current world, and I think it is cool that a lot of the works go together even though they were not made with the intention to go together," Holsworth said. “I think it's cool that we have a lot of variety, because Eastern has a lot of variety in students and art is so broad.”
The show is called the Juried Student Show because each year, the group has a juror come in and select three pieces of art to win a monetary prize.
“It's really cool to have someone working in the industry to look at your work and decide whether or not it's technically proficient. It's really cool to have someone look at your work from outside of Eastern,” Holsworth said.
This year's juror is Thea Augustina Eck, a visual artist who has worked with many different mediums. She founded Hosta Designs in 2016, where she sold 3D wood pieces. The store is now closed, but custom orders are still available, according to the store's website. In addition to being an artist, Eck is a co-founder and director of the Cluster Museum in Ann Arbor. The Cluster Museum is an artist-led organization for visual artists and writers, according to the museum's website.
“We really wanted to have a local juror because having connections in the area is really nice to branch out to Detroit, which is the bigger art area in Southeast Michigan,” Holsworth said.
