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 Spring 2026 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.

The due date to turn in entries is April 30th. Judging/Selection for inclusion in the show and hanging of the work will be the following week.

Requirements

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

How to submit your physical work

For physical submissions, please give your work to April or leave it with a lab worker to store in 312-A. Make sure to write on the back of the art piece: your name, the semester, year, class name, and the title of the piece.

For example:
Jane Doe
Spring 2026
Basic Photo
High Key

How to submit your digital files

Please send April your hi-res digital files for each entry. See how below.

Name your digital files

We need files named a specific way to make sure you get credit for your work.

The file name helps us create a caption to hang under your art on the wall, so please spell out your first and last name.

Every file you turn in should be named with your first name, last name, class name, and the title of the piece. Each FILE, not the folder.

For example: Jane-Doe-Basic-Photo-My-Title.jpg

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

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 for Photoshop files to insert your website into a digital template.
• Print the mock up of your website on 17″x22″ paper.
• 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!