Deadline to Register for 21st Campus Art Show is Feb. 22.
The deadline to enter artwork to display in the 21st annual Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society (NAS) Art Show in the J.W. Martin Library on March 4-29 is Feb. 22. Artwork should be delivered to the library on Feb. 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or March 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Current Northwestern students and employees, retired university employees and alumni may enter two items in each of the categories available for this year’s show.
Prize ribbons will be awarded to all students and non-students winning first through third place in all categories, along with Best of Show and People’s Choice. A $50 cash prize will be awarded to the student winning Best of Show, and the students placing first in a category will earn $10.
Everyone entered in the show is eligible to receive the People’s Choice cash prize of $25. The coloring category will pit students and non-students against each other for prize ribbons only.
A few of the categories include:
Artisan Crafts
Coloring
Fiber Arts
Quilting
Cartoon/Comics
Digital Art
Mixed Media/Collage
Printmaking (any subject)
Paintings –Works on Paper – Animals/Creature
Works on Paper – Architecture
Works on Paper – Elements of Design
Works on Paper – The Figure/Portraiture
Works on Paper – Landscapes
Photography
Artwork entered that does not fit any of the listed categories will be placed into a 31st category called Miscellaneous Artwork and will be judged together – regardless of the medium.
All art or concepts, including cartoon/comic characters, must be original to the artist. No kits, prints, photocopies, or previously submitted artwork will be allowed. No obscene language or references will be allowed. Any work deemed inappropriate by NAS and university standards will not be displayed.
Photography and coloring entries must be at minimum 5×7 in size that are matted or mounted – no frames. All fine art entries must include frames or be matted or mounted and ready to hang.
All artwork must have the title of work, category entered and artist’s name affixed in the upper right-hand corner on the back side of the piece. Three-dimensional work must also have this information attached to the piece.
Entry forms, category descriptions and rules are available online at www.nwosu.edu/art/nas-art-show.
A Winner’s Show is scheduled for April 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Runnymede in downtown Alva during its regular First Friday Artwalk events.
-University Relations
