Poly-Kroma 2026

POLY-KROMA 2026 ON-SITE EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES

The 2026 annual jury-reviewed 2D3D+ Student Art Exhibition will be initially digitally juried again this year. Its physical iteration to occur on-campus during the Spring 2026 semester. Please note that dates and events, submission terms and procedures are subject to change, or postponement, based on State and/or University directives at any given time. At this time, and until any further notice is provided, the current Terms of Submission for this year’s 2D3D+ will be found under the Submission Info tab and on the Poly-Kroma website.

2D3D+ Entry Submission

NEW 2026 TERMS OF SUBMISSION

Digital Entry Submission Forms are used this year to submit work to 2D3D+. Necessary details for what to provide with your submission are listed below. These will need to be submitted no later than March 21, 2026.

All graduating seniors and Art students of all levels are encouraged to participate with their best work from any CPP Art Dept. classes created from March 2025 through March 2026.

Email notifications of selected and non-selected works will be sent on or around April 1, 2026 to each student’s @cpp.edu email. If selected, artwork must be physically dropped off at the Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A) on:
weekdays, April 8–22, 2026, from 9am–5pm

No exceptions.

This year, ARTWORK RETRIEVAL begins post-commencement, for graduating Seniors only, after our:

FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY EVENT
Monday, May 17, 2026 @ 4:30p-6:30p
No artwork may be picked up prior to 7pm on May 17.

1. SUBMISSION ENTRY LIMITS: NO MORE THAN 3 ENTRIES PER STUDENT

• Entries with multiple parts count as 1 entry
  (e.g., VCD/Graphic Design packaging designs, branding campaigns, poster series, gameboards, diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs, ceramic or mixed media items
  that are a set pair, or grouping of interrelated pieces, etc., are also acceptable and counted as 1 submission.)
  - BEWARE that if 1 OR MORE components of a series, packaging, set, grouping, or branding campaign are unacceptable to the jurors, the ENTIRE entry may be rejected.

• Entries must have been completed within the last year.
  (March 2025 – March 2026)

• Entries must be part of Art Department class coursework.
  (The call for artwork is open to all Cal Poly Pomona Art Dept. Majors and students who have completed the submitted artwork in Art classes through the Art Dept. No extra-curricular, outside-of-Art-Dept coursework may be entered as part of this departmental show)

2. DIGITAL SUBMISSION ENTRY FORMATS

For all digital artwork entries (2D, 3D, 4D & 5D), submit:

• A high-resolution image of the artwork
  (Max file size: 10MB)
  Filename format:
  Lastname_Firstname_Course#_SemesterYear_ProjectName.jpg

For multi-part artworks

Submit 1 quality image that shows the entire grouping and best represents your work.

For 3D/2D works needing multiple views or close-ups

Use 1 binary image (a single image containing both views), with captions:

• 3D: “front-view” and “side/back-view”

• 2D: “full-view” and “detail”

For books or video works

• Binary image with 2 stills

• Full PDF (books) or video link (video works) must also be submitted

For 4D and 5D works

• Provide duration: ___ : ___ : ___ (hr : min : sec)

• 4D: Upload .mp4 video file (Max size: 1 GB)
  Filename format:
  Lastname_Firstname_Course#_SemesterYear_ProjectName.mp4

• 5D: Submit UX/Web link

3. ARTWORK SUBMISSION ENTRY FORMS

• Forms available: March 3, 2026

• Due: March 21, 2026 by 12pm (noon)

• Submit one form per artwork

• All selected works must be ready to hang or display

Each submission form will be sent to your @cpp.edu email.
Didn’t receive it? Email polykroma@cpp.edu.