Student Events
Off the Wall: Honors Performing Arts Showcase
Celebrate the creativity of the Judy Genshaft Honors College community at the annual Off the Wall Performing Arts Showcase! Founded in 2015, Off the Wall highlights the artistic talents of Honors students, faculty, and alumni.
Offerings span from visual arts through our gallery exhibits, as well as live performative arts through song, dance, creative writing, poetry, and other dynamic forms of artistic expression.
Spring 2026 Honors Off the Wall
The Spring 2026 Off the Wall exhibition centers on the theme of Embodiment — how we experience, understand, and express being human through the emotions we carry, the bodies we inhabit, and the stories we live.
We invite our community of students and staff to submit creative work, including but not limited to visual art, musical performance, dance, spoken word, and creative writing.
Be Part of Off the Wall
We are looking for artwork to be showcased at the Honors Off the Wall Exhibit. This juried exhibit aims to highlight our Honors students' diverse talents and interests, ranging from photography/film, visual art, dance, sculpture, creative writing, painting, performances, and more. Any and all creative media may be submitted through this form. This exhibit will be hosted by Professor Crosland's students in the IDH 3100 Curatorial Practice & Public Art course.
Requirements:
- Applicants must be students in the Judy Genshaft Honors College or enrolled in the Global Classroom: Health Humanities and Geographies partnership.
- Non-Honors student applicants may submit work if they collaborate with at least one Honors student, if not enrolled in the Global Classroom: Health Humanities and Geographies. The Honor student must submit the form.
- Applicants may submit 1-5 pieces of artwork.
- A series, such as triptychs or other bodies of work to be hung as part of a whole, can be considered one piece of artwork for submission purposes.
If selected to be a part of this exhibit, this event can satisfy one of the two experiential learning activities required for Honors students accepted to the college in Fall 2025 and later, which will also result in an experiential learning scholarship. The Honors Public Art Committee will review submissions on a case-by-case basis to determine if the artwork qualifies for experiential learning credit.
- Application deadline: March 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
2026 Off the Wall Performing Arts Showcase
The 2026 Off the Wall Performing Arts Closing Showcase will feature performances in music, dance, theater, spoken word, and more, highlighting the diverse artistic talents of our USF students, faculty, and alumni.
WHEN AND WHERE
Off the Wall Exhibition:
- Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 24, 2206 | Tampa | | Zimmerman Family Foundation Atrium
Off the Wall Performing Arts Closing Showcase:
- Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 5 – 7 p.m. | Tampa | | Zimmerman Family Foundation Atrium
5x5 Art Exhibit and Fundraiser
This exhibit also serves as a fundraiser, with all displayed artworks available for auction. 100% of the proceeds will support .
The highest bid for Honors student artwork will receive a $150 scholarship.
Submission Guidelines
- Artwork must measure exactly 5 inches by 5 inches (or 5x5x5 inches for 3D pieces).
- All artistic skill levels and mediums are welcome, including painting, drawing, mixed media, crochet, sculpture, photography, digital art, and more.
- Each artist may submit up to three pieces for consideration.
Artists may pick up a 5x5 plywood panel to use in their work or create a 5x5 piece using their own materials. All works must be able to hang (e.g., framed or on canvas). Plywood 5x5 pieces will have pre-drilled holes for easy display.
Plywood pickup will be available at designated pick-up locations starting Friday, Feb. 6.
Bring the completed 5x5 ready-to-hang to the front desk of the Honors Building or any of the 5x5 pickup locations any day during building hours between now and April 6 by 3 p.m, and submit this form at that time to include a photo and info about the work.
5x5 Pick-Up Locations
- Judy Genshaft Honors College Front Desk
- USF Contemporary Art Museum
- USF Fine Arts Building FAH, Tampa
- USFSP Honors Snell House
- USFSP Harbor Hall
Bids will be placed throughout the two weeks of the exhibition as a fun way to raise money for our community. During the Closing Reception event and Performing Arts Showcase on Thursday, April 23, from 5-7 p.m., we will finalize all of the bids and invite community members and artists to take their pieces home.
Questions? Contact Honors affiliate faculty member Taylor Crosland.