Creative Futures

CREATIVE FUTURES 2025

High School Art and Design Competition

The School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is pleased to present Creative Futures 2025, the result of our second statewide high school art and design competition. Forty-two works by Illinois high school juniors and seniors were accepted. Congratulations to all of the student-artists in the show!
The online exhibition will run from February 16, 2024 to February 14, 2025. Check it out by clicking the "Web Gallery" menu button above or simply click here.

Exhibition Calendar

February 23, 2024- Award winners announced.

February 14, 2025- Exhibition closes.

Thanks to the generosity of Blick Art Materials (www.dickblick.com), we'll be awarding gift cards for First ($100), Second ($75), and Third ($50) place awards in each of the following categories:

2-D art- including media such as, but not limited to: drawing, painting, photography, and printmaking

3-D art- including media such as, but not limited to: ceramics, glass, metals, and sculpture

Design/Digital Art- including media such as, but not limited to: web/graphic design, industrial design, animation, and video


Exhibition Calendar

May 5th, 2025- Online exhibit goes live/award winners announced.
May 4th, 2026- Exhibition closes.


Awards generously sponsored by:


View Past Competition Galleries