The Edge is an annual fine art exhibit by students in the Department of Digital Art and Design at the University of Dubuque.

“The Edge Show” is free and open to the public Monday, April 1, 2024, through Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the art gallery inside Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street. Approximately 30 student artworks will be on display. The digital images and illustrations include digital paintings, graphic illustrations, imagined landscapes, contemporary icons, expressive portraits, and abstract expressions.

All digital art and design majors are required to submit one digital artwork that they have created for “The Edge Show.” They can not use a class project.

“The DART program’s emphasis is on client-driven projects, not in the fine arts,” said Sheila Sabers, MAC, head of the Department of Digital Art and Design and assistant professor of digital art and design. “‘The Edge Show’ allows our students the experience of presenting digital expressions in a fine arts format for the gallery. Students have an outlet to explore composition, process, and media outside the classroom using their objectives and establish their visual voice to communicate through image.”

Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The art gallery is open in conjunction with all major events in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center..

Award Winners 2024

Best of Show
Dillon Leffler, a senior digital art and design major from Plattsmouth, Nebraska - The Final Show

First Place
Peyton Metzger, a junior digital art and design major from Clinton, Iowa – Peyton’s World

Second Place
Jenna Benzing, a senior digital art and design major from Caledonia, Minnesota – Ready. Set. Focus.

Third Place
Kaytelynn Gable, a junior digital art and design major from Lena, Illinois – Reality Overgrown

Honorable Mention
Alyssa Classen, a senior digital art and design major from Rib Lake, Wisconsin – A Loyal Friend