SMF ‘26: Students

Date: March 20, 2026 - May 3, 2026

Gallery: Gamble & Rossi Galleries

SMF ’26 is one of the Art Center’s most anticipated annual exhibitions. The large-scale showcase features work from more than 200 DFAC students, members, and faculty, offering visitors a dynamic look at the creativity and dedication of the Art Center’s community of artists. DFAC faculty members will present their own artwork, giving visitors the opportunity to see work by the artists and instructors who help shape the Art Center’s creative programs.

Guest Judged by Sara Felice, curator of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, cash prizes will be awarded for the Student and Member SMF Exhibitions.

The Exhibition Opening is Friday, March 20 from 6–8 p.m.

Meet our Guest Judge Sara Felice

Sara Felice is the Curator of the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs, where she cultivates over fifteen rotating exhibitions per year, implements collegiate and community programming, and develops LRMA’s permanent collection of over 7,000 works of modern and contemporary photography, prints, fine art crafts, paintings and sculpture. Outside of her practice as a curator and arts administrator, Sara has been a working professional photographer since 2006.

Important Dates for Artists

Call to Artists Entry Form Closes: March 2, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Artwork Drop-Off: March 9 & 10, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, March 20, 2026, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Exhibition Closes: May 3, 2026
Artwork Pick-Up: May 4 & 5, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.