SPRING 2008 STUDENT EXHIBITION GUIDELINES

Exhibition will open to the public on April 16, 2008 at 12:00 noon

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Art Collection: April 11th, 12noon – 8pm, April 12th, 9am – 12noon*

Art Faculty Screening: April 12, 2008

Judging by off-campus art professionals: Dates TBA

Reception & Award Presentations: Friday April 25, 2008 6:00 – 9:00PM

These guidelines are presented to ensure a high quality, professionally presented exhibition.

Submission of artwork is open to all currently enrolled PGCC students. Entries must have been completed between Winter 2007 and April 2008. Artwork must not have been exhibited in a prior PGCC Student Art Show. Wall pieces larger than 3 feet wide and 6 feet high are ineligible.

*Doors will be locked at 12:00pm sharp on April 12^th, NO MORE ARTWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME!

ORIGINAL ARTWORK ONLY

Visual plagiarism is not allowed. Be sure to use correct citations on derivative work.

Ask art instructors for assistance with this.

Screening & Judging: The student submissions will first go through a faculty screening process. About 37% of approximately 380+ submissions gain entry into the exhibition. Selected work will then be installed in the gallery and will be subject to a judging process by art professionals to determine award winners.

Framing Workshops: April 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  &  April 10 from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Marlboro 1002

Faculty assistance will be available during this time and is free, but you must purchase and bring your own frames, matte board, and original artwork. Inadequately framed, matted, wired artwork will be rejected at the collection site. 

Presentation of Artwork:  

-All framed/hanging artwork must have secure wiring across the length or width (either horizontally or vertically) on the back of the frame.

-Graphic Design (GDA) and Commercial Illustration (CI) entries that are not framed must use professional mounting. See Professor Berault for information about Commercial Printers.

-Black & White Film photography submissions must be developed by student in the darkroom.  Color film photography submissions can be printed at lab.

-Animation & Multimedia artwork must be formatted as .swf files.  See VisComm instructors for information on where to drop your .swf files.

-Computer stills and slides must be formatted as .jpg’s no larger than 800 x 700 pixels. See  instructors for information on where to drop .jpg files.

Ask art instructors for advice on categories, framing and presentation methods. Please make sure that your frame is sturdy and secure for hanging.  See Framing Guidelines.

STUDENTS MAY SUBMIT UP TO 3 ENTRIES PER CATEGORY

Fill out entry forms for each submission completely

 ENTRY FORMS

Please take time to determine the appropriate category for each submission. Prior to submission ask art instructors for advice on determining the best category for your work.

Non selected artwork must be collected from the office or classroom of the instructor listed on the entry form. Please retrieve artwork by April 16th. Faculty is not responsible for storing artwork!

Exhibition closes on May 7, 2008. Please bring receipts and pick up your artwork or make specific arrangements with an art instructor. Instructors are not responsible for storing artwork!