The Marriott Memorial
High School Art Show 2026
Discover the next generation of talent! Join us for the 2026 Colleen Marriott Memorial High School Art Show, featuring an impressive gallery of works from Bingham County students and local homeschoolers (Grades 9–12).
Celebration of America 250 Years Patriotic Work will Be Awarded This YearArtwork: ”Red Panda” by Makay Shulift – 2025 Best of Show
SUBMISSIONS DUE: March 27, 2026
Exhibit at the Candy Jar Art Gallery
105 NW Main, Blackfoot, Idaho
Reception for students and parents: 6:00 p.m. on March 30, 2026
Exhibit runs: March 30 – May 1, 2026
Where to Submit Your Artwork
Contact your nearest High School Art Teacher from the list below to submit your work:- • Blackfoot: Stephanie Talbot
- • Blackfoot Alternate HS
- • Shelley: A. Walker
- • Firth: D. Jolley
- • Aberdeen: Serena Tovey
- • Snake River: Tim Goodworth
- • Shoshone Bannock: Leah Pandoah
Questions? Need alternative arrangements? Contact the Show Chair, Jane Carter at 208-681-6133.
Submission Requirements
- Display Ready: 2D Art must be matted or framed. Larger pieces require a wire hanger (No sawtooth hangers).
- Forms: Attach the Student Entry Form & Disclaimer to the back OR attach your confirmation email from this form.
- Identification: Attach Name Tags to the front bottom right corner.
- Pick-up: Forms and tags are available at the schools listed above or at the Candy Jar Art Gallery.
- Mediums: All original mediums welcome (Graphite, Charcoal, Oil, Sculpture, Multimedia, etc.).
Note: The Candy Jar Art Gallery is family-friendly. Please self-screen art (avoid political statements, nudity, or violence). The Show Chair reserves the right to restrict art.
View the full Rules & Regulations Here.
- SUBMISSIONS DUE: Friday, March 27th, 2026 (Register through your participating school)
- RECEPTION: Monday, March 30th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (For students and parents)
- EXHIBIT RUNS: March 30th – May 1st, 2026 at the Candy Jar Art Gallery (105 NW Main St., Blackfoot, Idaho)
- PICK UP ART: May 1st, 2026 (at the Candy Jar Art Gallery). Any art not picked up during this time will be returned to the High School you submitted to for pick up. You will need to make your own arrangements with that High School Art Teacher.
Colleen Marriott was born and raised in Ogden, Utah, the second of four children. She married Jim Marriott in 1953, and they also have four children. Colleen and Jim were a great team and supported each other in everything they did. She was a kind, wonderful mother: adventurous and brave. Her hobbies were traveling, caring for her children and grandchildren, reading, serving, and making everything beautiful. Christmas was her favorite time of year, and she filled her house with Christmas decor, fragrant smells, and delicious food.
Colleen especially loved art. She always had a sketchbook in her purse, which she carried everywhere she went to keep track of all of her ideas, projects, and drawings. Often when camping, she would paint or draw while her husband fished.
She attended Weber State College for a year before her marriage and then completed her degree at Idaho State University when most of her children were older. She loved school and excelled in her art classes.
After graduating, she became the art instructor at Snake River High School. She worked very hard at developing an outstanding art program there. She started a complete art curriculum with drawing, watercolor, painting, calligraphy, illustration, and sculpting classes. She took her students on many trips to visit successful artists in their studios. One of her firmly held beliefs was that you could make a living in the art fields.
Colleen was non-judgemental and welcomed all students into her classes, but they were not classes where a student could get an easy A. She had high expectations and demanded quality work. She often said that art was 90% seeing and 10% drawing or painting.
Colleen became ill with breast cancer and faced this challenge with grace, courage, and dignity. After treatment, it seemed that the cancer was gone; however, several years later, while recovering from knee surgery, she slipped while climbing into bed and fell and broke her hip. It was then that the doctors discovered that cancer had returned as bone cancer. This disease eventually took her life in 2010.
Her family has started the Colleen Marriott Youth Art Endowment Fund in her honor to support the high school art competitions for years to come. If you would like to donate to this Fund go to our donations page HEREDownload entry forms and Information below
Entry Form & Standard Disclaimer
Rules & Regulations HS Show
Sponsors
Blackfoot Mayor Scott Stufflebeam
Mike and Penny Marriott
Dave and Leigh Marriott
Bob and Mechelle Marriott
Josh and Terra Marriott
Mayor & City Council of Shelley
Thad Scott Construction
