Juried Art Exhibition
Apply for the 2024 exhibition through October 15, 2023.
For 50 years, the Museum of Science and Industry has hosted the nation’s premier exhibition of African American art. The Juried Art Exhibition is a pillar of the Museum’s Black Creativity program, which showcases African American achievement in a variety of scientific, artistic, and technological fields. Each year, the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition presents more than 100 works of art from professional and emerging Black artists from throughout the U.S.
2023 Awarded Works
| Adult Category | Teen Category |
|---|---|
| Best in Show — Kaima Akarue, This can't be the only way | Best in Show — Kyla Henderson, Intertwined, Photography |
| Second Place — Adonte Clark, Lead by Example | Second Place — Amber Smith, We Got Soul and Funk |
| Third Place — Candace Hunter, BLACK MEN/WHITE SHIRTS, #1 (Grieving) | Third Place — Tianna Bond, Pieces of Me |
| Honorable Mention Malik Hayward, A Royal Virtuous Woman Clarence Heyward, George Clarence Heyward, God is Dope |
