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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 2025 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.

All entries must be submitted to the CAT Lab office (Chestnut Hall 312A) to be eligible. All entries MUST include hi-res digital copies shared with your teacher and April.

The due date is Dec 3rd. Judging/Selection for inclusion in the show and hanging of the work will be Dec 4th.

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)
  • VIDEO

REQUIREMENTS

How to submit digital entries:

  1. Create a folder on OneDrive.
  2. Add your files, and make sure each file is named correctly.
  3. Then share the whole folder with April and your teachers. If you have questions, please ask.

How to name your files:

Every file you turn in should be named with your FULL NAME, class name, and the title of the piece. Each FILE, not the folder.
For example: Jane-Doe-Basic-Photo-My-Title.jpg

Why does the file name matter?

Because April said so!

These digital files are moved to our archive server and sometimes optimized for web. When this happens, we might lose your info or meta data. We need files named this way to make sure you get credit for your work.

For physical submissions, write on the back of the art piece: your name, the semester, year, class name, and the title of the piece.

Photography:

  • 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!
  • Name these files correctly.

Photoshop:

  • Submit the JPG and PSD files in your entries.
  • Name these files correctly.

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.
  • Name these files correctly.

Websites:

  • Submit a mockup of your website. Ask your teacher or April for Photoshop files to insert your website into a digital mock up. See examples here (MacBook Pro 4th Gen or iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro).
  • Mount the mock up of your website on an 11″ x 14″ black board (mobile view), or 20″ x 15″ black board (desktop + mobile views).
  • Optionally, submit your Website URL.
  • Name these files correctly.

Video:

  • Video must be submitted as a single MP4 or MOV file.
  • Also, submit a placeholder/video still. The image must be the same ratio of your video.
  • Name these files correctly.

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!