{"id":6641,"date":"2023-08-04T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/?p=6641"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:00:45","slug":"student-art-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/2023\/08\/student-art-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Art Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6641\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6641-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6641-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6641-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-6641\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/StudentArtShowcase-e1707170651325.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/StudentArtShowcase-e1707170651325.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/StudentArtShowcase-e1707170651325-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/StudentArtShowcase-e1707170651325-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/StudentArtShowcase-e1707170651325-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"StudentArtShowcase\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6641-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6641-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6641-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"collaboration-event-details\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div id=\"collaboration-event-details\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">IMPORTANT DATES:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>9\/1\/23- 2\/29\/24:<\/strong>\u00a0Submission Dates and Online Registration Deadline<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/24:<\/strong>\u00a0Email Notifications Sent<\/p>\n<p><strong>4\/27\/24, 12-2pm:<\/strong>\u00a0Dropoff at WCSU<\/p>\n<p><strong>5\/4\/24, 9am-2pm:<\/strong>\u00a0In-Person Judging<\/p>\n<p><strong>5\/18\/24, 2pm-4pm:<\/strong>\u00a0Art Opening<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\/7\/24:<\/strong>\u00a0Art Exhibit Closing<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\/8\/24, 12-2pm:<\/strong> Pick Up Art<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-6641-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-010689aaba1e-6641\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/artist.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12027\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSubmit Entry by February 29!\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6641-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6641-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>How to be featured among the most creative high school students in the state of Connecticut.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>The theme is \u201c<strong>Our Story<\/strong>\u201d. We hope to engage students from different backgrounds and highlight a collection of unique experiences through the lens of art. We encourage students to express their unique identity through their work. The exhibit will showcase young creative talent and promote a broader conversation about community. Overall, the exhibit will reveal a representation of many voices and contributions of students through artistic excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Rules<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<ul>\n<li>WCSU is responsible for work only while they are on the premise of the SVPA. CAWCT and WCSU reserve the right to photographic reproduction of the works in the exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes. WCSU and CAWCT do not discriminate with regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No AI-generated Art<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ORIGINALITY POLICY:\u00a0<\/strong>We kindly remind all participants that originality is a fundamental requirement for all submissions to the Student Art Showcase. Your work should be a product of your own creative ideas and not a mere copy of someone else\u2019s work. By entering your work, you confirm that you are the rightful creator and that it has not been plagiarized from any other source, whether it be an individual, business, school, or organization. Any work found to infringe upon someone\u2019s intellectual property rights will be automatically disqualified. It is your responsibility, not the Cultural Alliance nor WCSU to obtain any necessary permissions or releases from individuals or for any locations or properties depicted in your submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Recognitions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><strong>By category \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Works will be selected for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place<br \/>\n<strong>Overall\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Works across all mediums will be selected for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<h3 class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Eligibility<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<ul>\n<li>Open to students in grades 9-12 attending public high school and home school in Connecticut.<\/li>\n<li>See list of accepted categories.<\/li>\n<li>All works must be original and completed within the last year. All works must be available through the entire run of the show. Do not submit works for the jury that might be sold before or shown elsewhere during the\u00a0<strong>WCSU STUDENT ART SHOWCASE<\/strong>\u00a0show time frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Categories<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><b>Drawing and Illustration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Drawings include renderings made by an instrument on a surface and include realistic or abstract imagery. Illustrations are works that graphically depict a concept. Pencil, charcoal, pastel, crayon, scratchboard, marker, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No AI-generated art.<\/li>\n<li>Drawings copied from published photographs, the internet or existing works should not be submitted and will be disqualified.<\/li>\n<li>Animated .gif files will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/>\n3D Small works<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b><b>Wire, Metal, Wood, Plaster accepted.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Handcrafted ceramics and hand-made clay or porcelain (no molds or greenware).<\/li>\n<li>Unfired ceramics and oil-based clay works will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/>\nPainting<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Art created by applying pigment to a 2D surface. Oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, ink, or spray paint applied on canvas, board, paper, or other flat surfaces.\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No AI-generated art.<\/li>\n<li>Paintings copied from published photographs, the internet, or existing works should not be submitted and will be disqualified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/>\nPhotography<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Analog or digital cameras. Black and white, color, photograms or other experimental photos. Each work submitted to the photography category should be a distinct image that presents a unique artistic vision.\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editing software is acceptable to use for minor touch-ups and image correction in a manner that replicates traditional darkroom techniques (cropping, dodging, burning, adjusting brightness, contrast, color balance, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>No AI-generated art.<\/li>\n<li>Works that are digitally collaged, cloned, layered, merged, distorted, or heavily manipulated with computer software will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Size Limitations<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-dimensional works, when displayed, cannot exceed 60\u201d in height or width, including frame.<\/li>\n<li>Three-dimensional works cannot exceed 36\u2033 in height or width.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>For more information e-mail us at: <\/b><a href=\"mailto:Robeaul@wcsu.edu\">Robeaul@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Submission Guidelines<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<ul>\n<li>All entries are submitted online only beginning Sept 1, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Parent email and contact information is required to complete the application.<\/li>\n<li>Each student is allowed one submission and up to three (3) art entries.<\/li>\n<li>Each work must be represented by only one image (no detail views or duplicates).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students must be available to attend the opening reception for the\u00a0<b>Student Art Showcase.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_7 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_16 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