Banner image: Spotlight on the Arts Student Spotlight participant wearing the 2023 winning design by Megan Montgomery, advertising student in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Image courtesy of the UGA Provost's Office.

Spotlight on the Arts is the University of Georgia’s annual celebration of the literary, visual, and performing arts. Held each November, the month-long festival highlights the arts and humanities on campus with dozens of events and exhibitions. Visit arts.uga.edu to learn more about the festival and the UGA Arts Council. See winners of the 2023 competition here.

When selecting the winning design, judges will consider the creativity, functionality, and reproducibility of the design. In addition, they will consider how well the design represents the Spotlight on the Arts festival.

All students submitting artwork must be current attendees at the University of Georgia. All entries must be the original creative work of the student submitting the artwork (i.e., no submissions of artwork created by another person or artwork created using digital AI tools like Dall-E). A maximum of two entries per student may be submitted. 

Awards include $500 for 1st place, $125 for 2nd place and $75 for 3rd place. The award funds will be paid directly to student accounts.

Please see the Rules and Entry Form for the full competition rules, design requirements and entry submission details. The Spotlight on the Arts 2024 Design Competition is sponsored by the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the UGA Arts Council. 

The deadline to submit designs is Friday, September 6, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

2023 Spotlight on the Arts merch featuring the winning design of the 2023 Spotlight on the Arts Student Design Competition by Megan Montgomery. Photo courtesy of the UGA Arts Council.