Durham Tech Student Art Exhibition

2026 Durham Tech Student Art Exhibition

Durham Tech students are invited to submit original artworks to the 2026 Student Art Exhibition, sponsored by Viva the Arts!

2026 Student Art Exhibition: April 8 - May 8, in the Library (5-217) and D. Thomas Jaynes Art Gallery (10-103)
Awards Reception: April 29 at 4 - 6 p.m., in the D. Thomas Jaynes Art Gallery

The exhibition will be juried by members of the Viva the Arts on Campus Committee and a guest juror. Award winners will receive cash prizes:

Vote for the 2026 People's Choice Award! Voting is open to all Durham Tech students and employees. Get your votes in before April 24, 2026.

The Durham Tech AFA program and Viva the Arts on Campus are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Student Art Exhibition.

Max Shafer. False Spring, 2024.
Pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic ink, gold leaf on Arches watercolor paper.
(Welding Technology)

Jonathan Byrd. Self Checkout, 2025.
Oil on canvas.
(Associate in Engineering)

Stewart Beavers. Pileated Woodpecker, 2025.
Scrap metal.
(Industrial Systems Technology)

Amyah Shaw, These Old Shoes, 2025.
Charcoal.
(Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts)

Alec Jan Recentes. Jason Mantzoukas, 2023. Graphite. (Associate in General Education)
Luis Galvan. Acordeonista, 2024. Photography, Lightroom. (Associate in Arts)
Riley Mallett. Our First Anniversary, 2023. Plaster, foam, clay, acrylic paint. (Associate in Arts)