Mid-TN Student Art Exhibition 2012

Calendar:

• October 5: Entry deadline
• October 15:  Announcement of Accepted Entries
• November 1-10:  Accepted artwork must be delivered

(Awards will not be announced until the ceremony on December 1)

• December 1:  4-5 pm  Awards Ceremony, 5-7 pm  Reception
• November 16-January 11:  Exhibition Dates
• January 12-18, 2013: Pick-up dates for artwork

Categories

Ceramic, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Computer Graphics, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, and Video/DVD Production

Works Eligible

All entries must be the original work of the student and not copies of another artist’s work.  Do not submit any work copied from published photographs, magazines, book illustrations or other artwork.  All work must be signed by the student, parent or teacher attesting to its originality.  If there is doubt as to the originality, the teacher should NOT submit it.

Artworks submitted to previous Middle Tennessee Regional  Student  Art Exhibitions are not eligible.

Artworks completed in December 2011 through November 2012 are eligible to enter the competition.

Artists Eligible

The competition is open to students, grades 6-12, attending public, private, or home schools in the counties of Middle Tennessee.  The number of entries entered into the competition may not exceed 2 artworks per student, and no more than 15 students per teacher.

The Best-of-Show Purchase Award

All high school entries are eligible for the Best-of-Show Purchase Award for which the artist receives the $500 cash award and the artwork will become part of the Renaissance Center’s Permanent Collection.  Additional awards will be given to the best of each category.

 The Best of the Best Exhibition

All artwork winning the Best-of-Show Purchase Award or any of the Best-of Categories will remain at The Renaissance Center until the Tennessee’s Best of the Best Student Art Exhibition in Nashville.  This artwork cannot be entered into any other competition until after the closing of the Best of the Best Exhibition.  While this date is still to be determined, the Best of the Best Exhibition usually runs from late June through late August.

Judging

Selections for entry must be made in the schools.  Entries violating any of the rules will be automatically disqualified before judging.  Final selections for the exhibition and awards will be made by jury, and entrants will be notified of their acceptance or non-acceptance of their entries.  Judging will be by categories and then by grade levels: 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th.

Presentation Form

• Photographs/works on paper must be framed or matted (preferably framed).
• Mats should be white (or off-white), gray or black.
• Paintings/Works on canvas do not require a frame, but do require a hanging wire.
• All 2-D works must arrive WIRED and ready to hang.  If your work relies on any of the following materials to hang, it will be excluded from the show: duct tape, thread, saw-tooth hangers, yarn, masking tape, scotch tape, and/or sticky putty.  Gaff tape and clear packaging tape are acceptable if used adequately.
• All entries must be sturdy enough to withstand normal handling and display.

Reasonable care of entries will be taken by the Student Art Exhibition Committee, but the Student Art Committee and the staff of The Renaissance Center assume no responsibility for the loss or damage to entries.

Delivery of Artwork

All accepted work must be delivered or dropped off at The Renaissance Center, 855 Hwy 46 South, Dickson, TN 37055, between the hours of 8am-9pm on November 1-10, 2012 (closed Sundays).  Let the front desk know you are delivering artwork for the MTRSAE and they will direct you to the gallery.

Picking Up Artwork after the Exhibition

After the exhibition closes, artwork must be picked up by a teacher or their designated representative January 12-18, 2013, between 8am and 9pm (closed Sundays).  Any artwork remaining at The Renaissance Center beyond 30 days of the pick-up date will be discarded.

Entering Work

Please fill out one entry form for each student.  Each teacher must mail or drop off a CD or flash drive containing high-resolution JPGs of the student’s artwork.  One CD or flash drive may contain all of the teacher’s entries.  Please note CDs and flash drives will not be returned.

Please label each file with the category entered, title of work, last name of student, and grade, each separated by an underscore (e.g. painting_untitled_lastname_11.jpg).

All entries must be received by October 5, 2012.  Please mail entries and form to:  MTRSAE, The Renaissance Center, 855 Hwy 46 South, Dickson, TN 37055.  Call Andrea Steele at 615-740-5545 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. Entry forms can be mailed or faxed: 615-740-5618.

The 4th Annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition was open to students in grades 6-12, attending public, private, or home schools in Middle Tennessee.  No more than two (2) entries per student could be entered in the competition, not to exceed 15 entries per teacher.  Only individual artwork will was accepted, no collaboration pieces.

The Best-of-Show winner, Kaley Davault, received a Purchase Award of $500, and her artwork, a mixed media piece entitled  “The World Through A Child’s Eyes”, will become a permanent part of the collection of The Renaissance Center.  Kaley is in the 12th grade at Station Camp High School and her art instructor is Blake Long. Additional awards in all categories were made possible by the generous support of the Jackson Foundation, the Tennessee Art Education Association, Watkins College of Art & Design, and other sponsors.

The winners of the Fourth Annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition were announced at an Awards Ceremony and Reception on November 19th. The winners are as follows:

Best in Show – Kaley Davault, “The World Through A Child’s Eyes” mixed media, 12^th grade, Station Camp High School, Instructor Blake Long

Best Computer Graphics – Jessica Katz, “Cookie Monster” 12^th Grade, Montgomery Central High School, Instructor Debra Harrison

Best Video – Shelton Covington, “Mister Saturday” 12^th Grade, Clarksville Academy, Instructor Piper Bell

Best Ceramics – Mallory Glasgow, “Red Vase” Brentwood Academy, Instructor Jim Chapman

Best Drawing – Michelle Lajoie, “Lajoie” 12^th Grade, Station Camp High School, Instructor Blake Long

Best Mixed Media – Emily Lane, “Dang” 12^th Grade, Brentwood High School, Instructor Barbara Bullard

Best Painting – Austin McDougal, “Sinking” 9^th Grade, Station Camp High School, Instructor Blake Long

Best Photography – Molly Peach, “Abandoned Swings” 11^th Grade, Brentwood Academy, Instructor Debbie Dunn

Best Printmaking – Greylon Gawaluck, “Aviator Dream“ 12^th Grade, Montgomery Bell Academy, Instructor Vivian Moreira Komando

Best Sculpture – Hunter Hill, “Landfill Nevermore” 8^th Grade, Northeast Middle School, Instructor Theresa Kindrick