SSCC to host H.S. Art Showcase open house Feb. 9
Lead Summary
By
Kris Cross-
The annual Area High School Art Showcase open house will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Appalachian Gateway Center on Southern State Community College’s South Campus, 12681 U.S. Route 62, Fincastle. The gallery will open at 6 p.m. with refreshments and the awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
All high school students currently enrolled in Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland counties are eligible to submit up to three works of original work to the annual exhibition and open house. The students’ artwork will be on display in the gallery for viewing from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 through Feb. 13.
Students interested in submitting artwork and/or applying for a fine arts scholarship, should contact James D. Werline at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 3669, for more information. Entry deadline for both is Jan. 25.
Categories include computer-generated art, commercial art, drawing (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, scratchboard, ink wash, pastel, color pencil), fiber and fine art crafting (textiles, wearable art, batik, mask making, quilting, weaving, jewelry, enameling, ceramic pottery, book making, stained glass), painting (oil, acrylic, water media), mixed media (encaustic/hot glue, collage), photography (color, black and white, enhanced or altered), printmaking (block printing, mono printing, screen printing, etching), sculpture (wire and metal, carving, clay/ceramic, papier-mache, origami, installation, three-dimensional mixed media), and video or film production.
Awards will be presented for first, second, third and honorable mention in all categories, plus best-of-school awards and best-of-show awards.
This annual exhibition and competition is organized by the Appalachian Gateway Center Exhibits Committee in conjunction with Southern State Community College’s art department.
To learn more about Southern State, please visit www.sscc.edu or call 1-800-628-7722.[[In-content Ad]]
All high school students currently enrolled in Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland counties are eligible to submit up to three works of original work to the annual exhibition and open house. The students’ artwork will be on display in the gallery for viewing from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 through Feb. 13.
Students interested in submitting artwork and/or applying for a fine arts scholarship, should contact James D. Werline at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 3669, for more information. Entry deadline for both is Jan. 25.
Categories include computer-generated art, commercial art, drawing (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, scratchboard, ink wash, pastel, color pencil), fiber and fine art crafting (textiles, wearable art, batik, mask making, quilting, weaving, jewelry, enameling, ceramic pottery, book making, stained glass), painting (oil, acrylic, water media), mixed media (encaustic/hot glue, collage), photography (color, black and white, enhanced or altered), printmaking (block printing, mono printing, screen printing, etching), sculpture (wire and metal, carving, clay/ceramic, papier-mache, origami, installation, three-dimensional mixed media), and video or film production.
Awards will be presented for first, second, third and honorable mention in all categories, plus best-of-school awards and best-of-show awards.
This annual exhibition and competition is organized by the Appalachian Gateway Center Exhibits Committee in conjunction with Southern State Community College’s art department.
To learn more about Southern State, please visit www.sscc.edu or call 1-800-628-7722.[[In-content Ad]]