Juried Art Exhibition
For 50 years, the Museum of Science and Industry has hosted the nation’s premier exhibition of African American art. The Juried Art Exhibition is a pillar of the Museum’s Black Creativity program, which showcases African American achievement in a variety of scientific, artistic, and technological fields. Each year, the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition presents more than 100 works of art from professional and emerging Black artists from throughout the U.S.
2024 Awarded Works
| Adult Category | Teen Category |
|---|---|
| Best in Show — Kaima Akarue, It took a long time to get here | Best in Show — Zabrina Seals, Unity in Youth |
| Second Place — Marlon Tobias, The Wise Corner | Second Place — Joseph Williams-Salgado, Disability is a challenge not a burden |
| Third Place — Nicholas Moody, Untitled | Third Place — Izaiah Davis, spring |
| Honorable Mention Keith Conner, Baldwin at St. Germain Paris Russell Harris, Ubuntu |
About the artwork
Featured Artwork: Jerry Jordan, The Drawing Party, 2022, Oil on canvas. Courtesy Jerry J. Jordan.
