The National Society of Arts & Letters along with FAR Center for Contemporary Art presented the 2025 Visual Arts Competition + Exhibition. The work was exemplary and displayed a wide range of painting, mixed media, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, small sculpture, metalsmithing, fiber and video art. The exhibition took place at FAR Center for Contemporary Art from March 3 — March 13. An awards ceremony took place at 5:30pm on Friday March 7^th, during Gallery Walk. Eleven awards were given out with the awards totalling $7400.

Exhibiting Artists

Morijah Kahl, Lexi Harford, Olivia Kays, Naomi Grossman, Alison Cofrancesco, Liv Wampler, Aya McGee, Morgan Queener, Olivia Childress, Brady Fanning, Sydney Miller, Amanda Ruddell, Lydia Norton, Juan Wortham, Ashton Newkirk, Quinn Sholar, Lillian Frazer, Abby Knobeloch, Faith Belflower, Jacob Abshire, Nathan Allen Wilkinson, Lily Nuest, Sabine Browning, Lee Raigner, Amira Alquraishy, Bridget O’Brien, Zoe Dognaux, Chi Nguyen, Bee Shaffer, Nicholas Johnson, Braydon Letsinger, Isabella Arp, Emkay Fahrnow, Nghi La, Anna Corso, Cassidy Kaufman, Bailee Parsons, Michelle Pokorny, Bethany Habegger, Ellie Prisbrey, Al Sheets, Wren Spellman, Gracie Klingbeil, Boneger Oduro Kwarteng, Hannah Toepp, Olivia Arnold, Damion Pollard, Leni Mae Wiegand, Austin Clark, Sookyung Augustin, Sofie Koenig, Zo Croxford, Danielle Shum, Max Meier, Alyxandra Hlawacz, Julia Peterson, Sajal Siwakoti

Award Winners

Brady Fanning ​“Insectile Circuitry” @fkabrady
Wren Spellman ​“Carrion Angels” @art.by.a.bird
Michelle Pokorny ​“Abandoned, Forgotten, and Left Behind”
Sookyung Augustin ​“Biophilia Lamp”
Braydon Letsinger ​“Weigh” @letsinger_fine_art
Cassidy Kaufman ​“A Tension” @cassidykaufman
Nicholas Johnson ​“How Sweet” @comicalbug
Bee Shaffer ​“An Utterance of the Angel” @realm_of_b
Amanda Ruddell ​“Laying In Wait” @mandytheceramicist
Sofie Koenig ​“Oral Fixation”
Jacob Abshire ​“Glossbrenner” @jakeryanarts

NSAL stands for ​‘National Society of Arts & Letters.’ The mission of NSAL is to identify, encourage and support artists, between the ages of 18 to 29 years, preparing for professional careers in their individual disciplines. The Indiana Chapter was founded in 1966 by professionals and patrons representing both Indiana University and the south central Indiana region. Since its founding, the chapter has awarded more than $800,000 to emerging young artists preparing for professional careers. Annual competitions in the arts are judged by active professionals in visual arts, ballet, contemporary dance, drama, literature, instrumental music, voice, and musical theater. Many Bloomington award winners have gone on to distinguished national and international careers.