Hyde Collection 2026 High School Juried Show

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Hyde Collection 2026 High School Juried Show

The Hyde Collection is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated 35th Annual High School Juried Show. This spring exhibition serves as an extraordinary platform for budding student artists across Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, and Essex counties to showcase their talent and immerse themselves in a professional, competitive arts environment.
The High School Juried Show serves as a transformative opportunity for area high school students to delve into the intricacies of the art world, gaining invaluable experience and knowledge along the way. High school artists employ diverse styles and mediums, including drawing, painting, digital illustration, photography, mixed-media, jewelry, sculpture, and ceramics. This esteemed exhibition exposes participants to the finer points of a professional competitive exhibition process, fostering growth, creativity, and a deeper understanding of their craft.
Artworks are juried by a panel of 3 artists and arts professionals from the region.
All artworks are evaluated by “blind” jury throughout the entire process, the committee will not be provided school, teacher, or student names.
Selection Standards and Rubric:
In 2020, the Juried Show Committee comprised of teachers, Hyde staff, and community volunteers elected to adopt a new selection standards and rubric to address rising concerns over the juror selection process.
The rubric provides teachers and students more definitive goals and guidelines. As well as provides clarification for the jury committee members and aims to create a more neutral environment for all persons involved with this art show process.
Jurors will review artworks, viewing the artworks initially once through and second time through apply their score.
Jurors will evaluate each artwork by assigning a 1-5 score for Artistic Merit in 2D and 1-5 for Craftsmanship in 3D and for all works 1-3 for Originality (see “selection rubric” for complete description). The two scores will be totaled together. The highest score an artwork can receive by a juror is 8.
Jury coordinator will then gather scores to create a point total for each artwork. The highest totaled score an artwork can receive is a 24.
Artworks that score 16 or higher will move on as a possible semifinalist. The jury coordinator will review artworks that score 15 and under with the committee to determine if any works should remain as a possible semifinalist. The jurors may (by majority vote) select an artwork to remain regardless of score as a possibility toward the 200 semifinal artworks. Ultimately works are selected through juror discussion.
The point evaluation system will occur across all artwork categories after which the jury coordinator will total all artworks to see how many artworks have been selected. Depending on if this total is over 200 the coordinator will ask the jurors to review artworks that scored 16, then 17, 18 and so on until 200 is reached.
Following the conclusion of the full selection process teachers can request to receive the totaled scores for their student’s artworks. They cannot review scores for another student not in their classes or district. It is at the teacher’s discretion to share these scores with their students.
Selection Rubric
Two-dimensional artworks: (painting, drawing, mixed media, digital imaging, digital illustration, graphic design, photography, new media, printmaking)
Artistic Merit
1. Lacks technique concerning medium and/or composition. Very little evidence of the understanding of the elements or principles of design. 
2. Evidence of effort but technique and use of medium could be improved. Understanding and application of the elements and principles of design is lacking. 
3. Attempt to properly apply the elements and principles of design is evident. Adequate technique concerning medium and/or composition is visible but lacks finish and/or resolve. 
4. Effectively applied at least one or two of the elements and principles of design. Shows awareness for the technique concerning medium and/or composition. Skillful use of the tools and media but lacks finish or resolve. 
5. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the elements and principles of design. Technique concerning medium and/or composition is exemplary. Skillful use of tools and media. 
Originality
1. Not very unique in theme, method, and medium and is not interesting
2. Somewhat unique in theme, method, or medium and somewhat interesting
3.  Very unique in theme, method, and medium and very interesting
Three-dimensional artworks: (jewelry, sculpture, and ceramics)
Craftsmanship
1. Lacks technique concerning use of materials to build a form. Very little evidence of a concept of design- forms do not support overall intention of the structure or idea. Objective is unclear. 
2. Evidence of technique with use of material but lacks concept. Design is lacking. Some details considered with major parts of the form lacking a clear intention, structure, or idea.
3. Attempt to properly apply technique through use of the material visible. Adequate understanding of structure and/or proportion but lacks finish diminishing the intention or idea of the overall structure.
4.Effective use of material or technique in support of a concept or design. Show awareness for process, proportion, and structure. Lacks finish and/or a clear objective.
5. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of material and technique to build a form. Concept is fully realized and reflected through craftsmanship supporting the overall idea or design.
Originality
1. Not very unique in concept, method, and use of material and is not interesting
2. Somewhat unique in concept, method, or use of material and somewhat interesting
3. Very unique in concept, method, and use of material and very interesting
We are very excited that with support from our partners at Glens Falls Hospital we will once again expand our 2026 exhibition with an additional venue to hang artwork. Artwork will be selected to be installed both in our Wood Gallery and in the west lobby of the main hospital entrance. This will expand the number of artworks that can be included in the exhibition. The dates of the exhibition in Wood Gallery at The Hyde Collection is April 18-May 17 and the artwork installed in the Hospital lobby will be up from April 21-May 20. We are enthusiastic about this continued expansion and working with local partners to celebrate young artists from our community.
Due to the generosity of a donor all the $2 per artwork student fees for 2026 will be covered by a scholarship fund. The submission fee of $35 per school will be invoiced in February after submissions are in.
2026 HSJS Important Dates
January 5th Submission Form Open: Participating teachers will receive link to access online submission form.
February 2nd Submission Deadline: All student work must be submitted before midnight.
February 27th Semifinalist Notification Deadline: Hyde Collection will notify all teachers of student work selected for the semi-final round.
Mar 12 & 13 Drop off semi-finalist artworks to The Hyde Collection, 10am - 5pm.
March 27th Finalist Notification Deadline: Hyde Collection will notify all teachers of student work selected for the exhibition.
 April 2 & 3 Semifinalist artwork pickup & Finalist artist statements due
April 3rd All payments due: $35 school submission fee and $2 per artwork student fees**. All balances will be invoiced by The Hyde Collection. **ALL 2026 $2 per artwork student fees will be covered with a scholarship fund due to the generosity of a donor.
April 17th Student and Teacher Opening Reception
April 18th Public Reception and Award Ceremony
May 28 & 29 Artwork pick up 10am – 5pm at The Hyde Collection