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Exhibitions Info Sheet
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Awards and Competitions
 


SMFA students are eligible to compete for a wide array of awards, from juried exhibitions to prestigious awards and curatorial opportunities.

Here are just a few awards that our students regularly compete for:

The Stella and Sumner Cooper Award is awarded to students working in metal, glass, and mixed media.

The Will and Elena Barnet Painting Award is given to a student whose painting embodies the formal elements of painting and composition, and the principles of structural design. 
 
The Dana Pond Award in painting is given to three students who, in the opinion of the jury, have done the most meritorious work during the school year. 
 
The Boit Awards are given to encourage students to continue their studio projects during the summer recess, beyond classroom instruction. Download the Boit Information sheet.

The Traveling Scholars Awards. Fifth Year students and alumni compete for these awards, which include a scholarship for travel and an exhibition of winners’ work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. More about Traveling Scholars Awards for alumni …

The Eugene C. Ward Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of the late Gene Ward, former dean of admissions, to support a worthy student who has shown outstanding merit and commitment to his/her art in any media. 

The Robert and Ruth Remis Scholarship is a scholarship for artists of exceptional promise and merit awarded for the final year of their Diploma or BFA program.

The Karsh Prize in Photography is an annual prize awarded to three talented students of photography. Download the Karsh information sheet.