Welcome to the third annual Healing Art Showcase! Sponsored by the University of Utah’s Counseling Center and the Department of Art & Art History. This Showcase, February 24th through the 28th, in the Union Lobby, addresses how mental health impacts our student’s well-being, including their academic and personal functioning. Through the sharing of student-created art, we hope to decrease mental health stigma and help students find commonality among a shared experience.

The theme for this year’s showcase is Loneliness and Connection. In an age where digital interaction often replaces face-to-face connection, we invite student artists to explore their own experiences of feeling socially isolated and disconnected from others. Then, either as a separate piece of art or as part of the same piece, we invite artists to depict the experience of connection to others. Consider the healing that can be experienced when being understood and truly seen by someone else, the comfort that can come from shared vulnerability, or the experience of belonging to a group—be it family, friends, roommates, classmates, coworkers, a therapy group, a club, a religion, etc. This exhibit invites you to explore the unique perspective on how we navigate the ebb and flow of being alone and being together.

Cash prizes of $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place will go to the top three entries that will be decided on by the attendees of the exhibit, i.e., this will be determined by the People’s Choice Awards or a “community vote.”

Entry Submission Deadline is Feb. 19th, 2025.

If you are interested in submitting work, please scan the QR code or follow the link. Submissions are due by February 19, 2025.