2008 Woodie Awards
Students net awards for artistic expression
Steven Teeters/Staff Reporter
Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: News
Gourds may not provide the most interesting visuals, however, Andrea Blaser's oil on canvas painting, "Still Life with Gourds," was selected as Best in Show for the student exhibition at the Tarble Arts center Sunday.
"I've spent a lot of hours in the studio working on my art," said Blaser, a senior art major. "This still life was not of particular interest content-wise, but I really thought the arrangement of this piece was beautiful, and the amount of work put in makes it really special."
A panel of three jurors selected students to award for their meritorious contributions to Eastern's art department.
"The student show is our opportunity to showcase undergraduate talent," said Glenn Hild, art department chair.
With 54 different students displaying 94 different works of art, the student art show gave $4,675 in awards for pieces of art in various categories. The amount awarded for Best in Show was not disclosed.
Categories include: digital art, ceramics, painting, printmaking, drawing, design, fibers, metals, electronic design and sculpture.
Along with the individual merit awards for each category, the jurors also selected several honorable mentions for some of the pieces.
The student art show aimed to get undergraduate art students interested in displaying their artwork in a professional and competitive setting.
"This is usually a student's first time being exposed to an outside person judging their work, so a lot of students are reluctant," said Ann Coddington, art foundations professor. "But in fine arts there is competition, just like any other job. I think everyone should enter something - it's important."
Along with the selected merit awards from the panel of jurors, additional awards and recognition were presented from Eastern's art faculty. These included the Susan Stephens Memorial Award, the Calvin Countryman Award, the Paul Rand Award and the Chairman's Award.
From traditional, to digital media, the works in this exhibition began to detect and expose cultural and social nuances of visual expression and discovery, according to Ann Taulbee, one of the jurors and director of Heistand Galleries at Miami University.
The art exhibition will be on display at the Tarble Arts Center through March 25, showcasing the undergraduate artists at Eastern.
"I've spent a lot of hours in the studio working on my art," said Blaser, a senior art major. "This still life was not of particular interest content-wise, but I really thought the arrangement of this piece was beautiful, and the amount of work put in makes it really special."
A panel of three jurors selected students to award for their meritorious contributions to Eastern's art department.
"The student show is our opportunity to showcase undergraduate talent," said Glenn Hild, art department chair.
With 54 different students displaying 94 different works of art, the student art show gave $4,675 in awards for pieces of art in various categories. The amount awarded for Best in Show was not disclosed.
Categories include: digital art, ceramics, painting, printmaking, drawing, design, fibers, metals, electronic design and sculpture.
Along with the individual merit awards for each category, the jurors also selected several honorable mentions for some of the pieces.
The student art show aimed to get undergraduate art students interested in displaying their artwork in a professional and competitive setting.
"This is usually a student's first time being exposed to an outside person judging their work, so a lot of students are reluctant," said Ann Coddington, art foundations professor. "But in fine arts there is competition, just like any other job. I think everyone should enter something - it's important."
Along with the selected merit awards from the panel of jurors, additional awards and recognition were presented from Eastern's art faculty. These included the Susan Stephens Memorial Award, the Calvin Countryman Award, the Paul Rand Award and the Chairman's Award.
From traditional, to digital media, the works in this exhibition began to detect and expose cultural and social nuances of visual expression and discovery, according to Ann Taulbee, one of the jurors and director of Heistand Galleries at Miami University.
The art exhibition will be on display at the Tarble Arts Center through March 25, showcasing the undergraduate artists at Eastern.
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