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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 2023 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 for the last week of the fall semester and the first two weeks of the Spring 2024 semester.

All entries must be submitted to Dangʼs office (Chestnut Hall 312A) no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, November 28th to be eligible. All entries MUST include hi-res electronic copies sent to Dang on a flash drive, or by OneDrive to his email, or be uploaded to the Fall 2023 Student Show Dropbox on OneDrive.

Judging/Selection for inclusion in the show and hanging of the work will take place over the 30th & 1st.

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: DangNguyen_BasicPhoto_The-Winning-Angle.jpg
  • For physical submissions, you need a sticker in the back with the same information: your name, class name, and the title of the piece.

Photography / Photoshop:

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

Animation:

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

Websites:

  • Submit a 16:9 thumbnail (screenshot) of your website.
  • Mount the thumbnail 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.

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!