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Call for Student Show Entries

STUDENT ART & DESIGN COMPETITION – THE CATTYʼS

Itʼs time for the Communication Arts Technology Programʼs Art and Design Competition & Show – The Cattyʼs. All student work created specifically for and during the current FALL 2024 semester for a Communication Arts class is eligible for the competition. Students can enter as many pieces as they wish.

The Student Show will hang in the Krantz Art Gallery on the first floor of Chestnut Hall starting Nov 18th.

All entries must be submitted to April’s office (Chestnut Hall 312A) at the end of the day on Monday, November 25th to be eligible. All entries MUST include hi-res electronic copies. You can send those to April over OneDrive. See file naming requirements below.

Judging/Selection for inclusion in the show and hanging of the work will take place around December 2nd.

We will have categories in the following areas: 

  • GRAPHIC DESIGN (Beginning, Advanced)
  • COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (Beginning, Advanced) COLOR and Black & White
  • DIGITAL IMAGING (Beginning, Advanced)
  • WEB DESIGN
  • ANIMATION
  • ILLUSTRATION (Traditional, Computer)

REQUIREMENTS

All Entries:

  • Submit your JPG files of your photos or scans (illustration), or PDF files of your designs.
  • Every file you turn in should be named with your name, class name, and the title of the piece.
    For example: FirstLast_BasicPhoto_The-Winning-Angle.jpg We need files named this way to make sure you get credit for your work.
  • For physical submissions, you need the same information on the back of the art piece: your name, class name, and the title of the piece.

Photography & Photoshop:

  • All photos must be mounted on 11″ x 14″ mounting boards, on the black side. Photos mounted on white will not be accepted.
  • Include the PSD files if they are for photo manipulation or Photoshop assignments.
  • Photos that have been mounted crooked, mounted on white boards, or that have adhesive paper showing, will not be accepted!

Animation:

  • Animations must be submitted as a single MP4 or MOV file.
  • Also, submit a thumbnail of your animation. You can do this by taking a screenshot of or exporting one frame in your animation. It must be the same size of your animation.

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If your entry does not meet these requirements, you will need to correct your entry and submit it again.

ALL WORK ACCEPTED FOR THE SHOW WILL BECOME PART OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION UNLESS IT IS AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF ART (i.e., it is hand drawn or a package design prototype, etc. If it can be reprinted in electronic form, it is not an original piece; it is a print of the original, meaning you can print more later if you so choose).

We’re looking forward to some great work from all of you!