Digital Salon Submission Process
Submit work for the 18th Annual Digital Salon!
The 18th Annual Digital Salon is now accepting submissions from UW–Madison graduate and undergraduate students. The final deadline for acceptance will be Monday, March 15th, 2027, at 11:59 pm. Please submit your work for review online. The Digital Salon Showcase Exhibition will be on display in Open Book, Room 1250, at College Library in late April 2027.
The selection committee will review submissions in late March/early April and select work to be displayed in the online collection and at the Showcase Exhibition.
To be considered for acceptance into the Digital Salon, students need to complete an online submission form. Students will be asked for the following information about their project:
- medium/project type
- the course for which the work was created, or if not for a course, information about why the work was created
- description of the work
- an artist statement
- a link to the work (if available) or an uploaded copy of the work
Submission Criteria
For acceptance in the online collection, work is evaluated using the following criteria:
- To what extent does the work use new media or digital technology in interesting and engaging ways?
- If the work is research-oriented, how clear and understandable is the presentation of the data?
- Does the work represent original thought?
- Are sources consulted and others’ ideas appropriately cited?
- Is the work in a completed state or is it a work-in-progress?
- Is communication – written or in other formats – clear, concise, and free of errors?
- Is the submission form complete?
Some of the works from the online collection will be selected for an exhibition in April to be housed in College Library. The exhibition is usually in conjunction with the Undergraduate Symposium. The Digital Salon team will select a subset of the best work that represents different media, fields of study, and independent work to create an exhibition suited to the constraints and opportunities of our exhibition space.
The Digital Salon Team will also consider the following questions:
- Is the work an exemplar when compared to the other works accepted in the collection?
- Can the work be printed in large format for wall display?
- Can the work be displayed within the constraints of the available space and technology?