The theme is "Welcome Back to the Jungle". We are excite to be able to have the construction behind us. The faculty and students at Pittsburg State University Department of Art hope you will join us for High School Art Day! It is going to be bigger and better!
Contact Tony Fuentez to Register. jfuentez@pittstate.edu
10 students per school
On Friday, October 30th we will allow you to registrar additional students beyond the 10 students that you signed up. It will be on a first sign up bases. We will still need to cap the event at 400 overall students due to facilities and resources. Please contact Tony Fuentez at jfuentez@pittstate.edu to register your additional students AFTER October 30th.
High School Art Day juror is PSU Dept. of Art Alumni Tyler Pinneo! Tyler is now a VR Story Artist at Penrose Studio in San Francisco, CA.
You can look forward to...
STUDENT JURIED COMPETITIONS
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Please be reminded that there is a limit of 2 works per student.
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Works of art should not have been shown at the last PSU High School Art Day.
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Artwork must arrive as quickly as can be here to insure that works are properly
installed
and available for the juror to review.
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Artwork
should have tags attached prior to arrival at PSU High School Art Day.
2‐D Competition
Guidelines:
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Work can be drawing, painting, photography, or mixed media.
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Individual
award categories in painting, photography, digital art, commercially
applied art and mixed media.
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Overall
award in 2-D
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Work should be no larger than 18” X 24”
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Matting is recommended but not required. No framed work please.
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Work must have been completed in the past two years, and produced by
students
still enrolled in high school.
3‐D Competition
Guidelines:
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Work can be jewelry, ceramics or sculpture.
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Individual
award categories in jewelry, ceramics, and sculpture
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Overall
award in 3-D
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Work should be no larger than 3’ in any one direction
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Work must have been completed in the past two years, and produced by
students still enrolled in high school
ON-SITE TEAM COMPETITION
Students participating in competitions
should plan on taking part in only one of the three competitions because they
take place simultaneously, from 9:00-10:45.
“SCHOOL TEAM CHALLENGE COMPETITION”
Welcome Back to the Jungle
(This competition will take place in the
Overman Student Center.)
CHALLENGE:
The Jungle animal – Can be done PRIOR to High School Art Day. Main material used should be from magazines. Other
materials maybe uses in collaboration with the magazines.
The Environment – MUST be done DURING High School Art Day. Cardboard will be provided. You may bring materials
such as paper towels and toilet paper and the rolls. Approach this construction of an environment
remembering that paper towel and toilet paper rolls can be pleated, folded,
scrunched, rolled, torn, crumpled, ruffled, woven, taped, tabbed, and
slotted. In addition, by placing the jungle
animal in an unexpected environment a narrative is created. Push this narrative
as far as you can! NO SPRAY PAINT!!!
Team Challenge award will be judged on the following
criteria:
1.
Creativity
2.
Personality of the jungle animal
3.
How well the Jungle animal works with the paper towel
and toilet paper environment
4.
Narrative of entire piece
5.
Use of materials
“ON-SITE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS”
Students participating in competitions
should plan on taking part in only one of the following because they take place
simultaneously.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION: “Jungle Bling”
CHALLENGE: Create some Jungle Bling for you and your friends.
MATERIALS
TO BRING: Whatever you want!
MATERIALS
PROVIDED BY PSU: masking and duct tape
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION: “SELF-PORTRAIT”
CHALLENGE: to create a compelling
self-portrait based on observation and imagination.
MATERIALS
TO BRING: graphite pencils, eraser, and a small mirror
MATERIAL PROVIDED
BY PSU: paper
**High School Faculty members
will be welcome to participate by drawing their own self-portraits and are
asked to bring their own materials. Faculty
will not be eligible for competitive awards.
