The Stratosphere, a juried art competition open to all undergraduate majors, will return this year with the theme of ‘environment.’  

According to the competition’s website, the display of work is to be shown at the School of Art’s Downtown Gallery in Kent.

There is a limit of three pieces per submission and they can be any visual art form. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 26, 2016 and will be reviewed from early March until April 21, 2016. Artwork will be displayed until April 30.

Stratosphere’s award ceremony will be April 21, 2016. Cash prizes will be awarded to four different titles. These titles include Best in Show, First Runner Up, Second Runner Up and People’s Choice, according to its website. 

To make a submission, use a Kent State University Banner ID and visit the Stratosphere’s page on the College of the Art’s website.

Holly Disch is the visual arts reporter for The Kent Stater, contact her at [email protected]