High School Art Competition 2011-12
See the 2011-12 monthly winners here.
Teachers
Use the competition as a class assignment and become eligible for a donation to your school. Scroll down for details of the monthly assignment and the donation.
Students
Submit your best work to the Grand View University Art & Design Online High School Art Competition and become eligible to win a $5,000 renewable annual scholarship to Grand View!
Work can be in any medium, as long as it is entirely, creatively, YOURS! You can enter as often as you like, but your entries should correspond to the theme of the month. Each month, one work will be selected to win a $250 cash prize! In March, one Best of Show will be selected to be eligible for the $5,000 scholarship. See Contest Rules below for details.
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October, 2011 theme: Costume
entries due October 31
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November, 2011 theme: Comfort
entries due November 30
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December, 2011 theme: Cooperation
entries due December 31
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January, 2012 theme: Future
entries due January 31
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February, 2012 theme: Music
entries due February 28
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April, 2012 theme: Container
For students of NAEA Convention visitors only.
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Entries will be judged on relevance to the monthly theme and creativity!
To submit an entry, please click HERE to go to the entry form. All entries must be submitted using this official entry form. We'll post winning entries on this site and on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HighSchoolArt.
Official Entry Form
All entries MUST be submitted on this official online form: HERE.
Monthly Theme Tips
February: MUSIC
What types of music do you listen to? Is your IPod overflowing with one style of music or are there multiple styles of music present? Music is an art form that everyone can relate to. Classical, jazz, country, pop- you name it! Everyone has differing tastes when it comes to musical genres and sounds. What is your preference? Why? When you hear certain sounds do pictures come to mind? Take some time to think about how music and the visual arts relate.
Wassily Kandinsky wrote: "Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.”
Take a look at his works:
http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/
Consider also:
Mental Map: Evasion VI by Franz Ackermann’s (1996)
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/franz_ackermann.htm
• What do his works sound like?
Alphabet: Grisaille by Pat Steir (2007)
http://www.crownpoint.com/artists/steir
• Do her works resonate? How?
Light And Cans (luce E Barattoli) by Sandro Chia (1981)
http://www.sandrochia.com/
• Do you see music in his pieces? What does it sound like?
What sound does your art make? High School Art Contest entries can be in any visual medium and in any size. What is important is original ideas and relevance to the theme.
Show. Portray. Be Inspired.
For Teachers
The competition can be used for class assignments. An opportunity for feedback, recognition and a prize can really energize your students about art!
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Learn more about Grand View Art & Design. Order a printed copy of our Art & Design Viewbook HERE.
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If the winning student entry for the month was submitted as part of a class assignment, the winner's school will receive a donation to the school's art program, up to a value of $300. We'll work with the winning school to determine the supplies, software, etc. that would best give the art program a boost!
To enter the contest as a class assignment, please email Mary Jones, Professor of Art & Design, of your intentions, providing your name and the name/location of your school. Then ask your students to submit their entries using the official entry form HERE.
If you have questions about the assignments, please contact Mary Jones, Professor of Art & Design, at mjones@grandview.edu
Contest Rules
Competition Requirements
Entrants must currently be enrolled in high school. All work must be entirely original and copyright free. All work must be submitted using the official entry form. Decisions on winning entries will be made by professional art and design faculty at Grand View and are final. Winning entries will be posted on this website. By entering the contest, the student gives Grand View permission to use the entry in marketing materials. The Best of Show scholarship winner must apply to Grand View, meet all criteria for admission, be admitted, and enroll at the University. No monetary award will be made in lieu of the scholarship.
Judging
Competition judged monthly by Grand View Art & Design faculty. Monthly winners will be notified via email a week after the deadline. In March, one Best of Show will be selected from all entries, and the student will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship to major in Art & Design at Grand View.
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