Tryon Prizes for Art and Writing
Tryon Prize for Art
2025 Submission deadline: Friday, May 2 by 11:59 PM
A jury awards monetary prizes for installation, performance, video, sound, digital, internet and interactive art. Jurors seek a high level of artistic expression and presentation. Only one submission is allowed. Photography and work submitted to the Megan Hart Jones Studio Art Prize is not eligible.
Submission form for art: https://forms.gle/X1Dofqdch4UQzJtX6
Tryon Prize for Writing
2025 Submission deadline: Friday, May 2 by 11:59 PM
A jury awards monetary prizes for outstanding writing related to art seen at the Smith College Museum of Art. Writing may take any form including an essay, poem or research paper. Jurors seek insight and scholarship.
Submission form for writing: https://forms.gle/Kmbm3od9hhDSK6N98
Send any questions regarding the Tryon Prize for Writing or the Tryon Prize for Art to museduc@smith.edu.
The Tryon Prizes are named for painter Dwight W. Tryon, professor of art at Smith
College from 1886 to 1923 and SCMA benefactor.
Image credit: Still from "Recluse" video by Jane Statchen '25, recipient of the 2023 Tryon Prize for Art