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2026 Submissions open for The Woodlands High School Art Trust
The Woodlands High School Art Trust (TWHSAT) of The Woodlands has announced that the application form is now open for entry into the collection for 2026, their 16th year.
In 2011, The Woodlands High School students began the process of forming a permanent art collection. Funds from the Homecoming Dance were used to purchase an initial 5 pieces of art from a pool of submitted artworks by established artists. Each student in the school voted on the submitted works, thus the collection is truly student-selected and student-purchased. This process has been repeated every year for the past 15 years. The Woodlands High School Art Trust was established to assist the students in this process and to organize and maintain this collection. Currently, the collection is comprised of 76 pieces by Texas artists.
TWHSAT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports The Student Art Trust Committee. The student committee is overseeing the application process for Texas juried artists’ work, to add to the student-selected and student-purchased professional art collection. The student committee will narrow the submissions to 12 pieces which will be voted on by the entire student body of approximately 4,500 students. The top choices will be purchased and added to The Woodlands High School Art Collection. The application deadline is October 4, 2026 and TWHSAT encourages artists to submit work they are willing to sell.
Requirements include:
- Artwork is limited to drawings, paintings, mixed media, printmaking, photography and digital media
- Artwork must be able to hang on a wall with appropriate hardware
- Artist must be a current resident of Texas, a juried artist, 22 years or older
- Artwork must be school appropriate, this is a public school collection
See full requirements on the website www.twhsat.org and application form here.
No physical work will be reviewed, only one online submission is accepted per artist. Texas juried artists age 22 years or older are asked to submit artwork to be voted on and purchased by The Woodlands High School student body. Please email twhsat@gmail.com for questions.
The vision for TWHSAT is to see the art collection grow each year and to have it extend through the hallways of the high school. Students use funds from the Homecoming Dance to purchase the art works. TWHSAT fundraises for the preservation and permanent display of the art works.
Show your support for TWHSAT by joining “One Hundred Friends of Art.” Their goal is to have 100 arts supporters make an annual donation to support our cause. Donations are tax deductible and start as low as $10. Visit thewebsite to make a contribution at www.twhsat.org.
Source: The Woodlands High School Art Trust
