KCC Annual Student Art Exhibition 2015

Exhibit dates: April 20 May 1

The exhibition will take place at Art Center of Battle Creek
Reception: 3 6pm, Thursday April 23
Submit entries and fill out entry tags in 4th floor English Office - C Building or at the Art Center of
Battle Creek April 13 15 (ends at 5pm)
Pick-up of exhibited work --- May 4 8

RULES OF ENTRY: (Please read carefully!)

All current academic year KCC students are eligible to submit up to five (5) entries
Note: This is a juried show, so not all entries will be accepted
Submissions may only be works or art produced from May 2014 - April 2015 (the past 12 months)
Works can be from KCC class assignments or produced independently. However, works produced for
classes at other institutions are NOT eligible
If you are a professional artist or art teacher who has major income from your artwork or art teaching, you
may exhibit work in the show but should indicate on entry form that you waive award eligibility.
Official entry form must be completed and official tags attached to each submission
All entries must fit through a standard doorway. Works requiring special assembly or which cannot be
easily moved for display may be disqualified. Any work requiring special installation must be pre-arranged
with Davidson Gallery director prior to entry deadline.
Submissions of series work must have all components of the series clearly marked and numbered. The
juror reserved the right to edit any series for space consideration.
Individual two-dimensional entries are limited to a 4x8area or 32 square feet

Presentation of Work:

All 2-D drawings, photos, and works on paper must be flush mounted on a backing board and/or matted.
Matted artworks should be secured with mounting tape (not masking tape). Matted/mounted works (such
as large size dry-mounted photographs) will be hung with pins around the border for presentation.
Framing is optional, but recommended; however, framed work must be ready-to-hang with appropriate
hardware. Screw eyes and wire are preferred over saw tooth-hangers.
Unframed paintings on board or stretched canvas must have secure wire or hangers attached.
Ceramics and sculpture must be assembled by entry deadline, ready-for-display and sturdy enough to move
during jury process and final display
Web design entries must be submitted on CD or Flashdrive (Macintosh compatible)
Animation and video (4-D) entries must be submitted as a file on a CD, DVD, or Flashdrive (Mac format)
Work may be rejected for sloppy, improper, or unprofessional presentation.

Media Categories:
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Ceramics: wheel thrown, hand-built works using clay as main medium

Drawing: graphite, charcoal, pastel, pen and ink, etc.
Painting: oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.
2-D mixed-media: collage and combined hand-applied media
Sculpture and 3-D mixed-media: works occupying 3-D space (non-ceramic entry)
Black and White Photography: silver-based darkroom print process
Digital Media: digital capture, photographic, computer-based, inkjet print process
Printmaking / Alternative Photography print processes: Lith, cyanotype, / screenprint, etching, etc.
Graphic Design / Digital Illustration: design with commercial intent including graphics, computer
illustration, logo, advertising design, web design
10. Animation / Video: 4-D, time-based entries including film, video, performance, animation, etc.
Note: Accepted entries in this category may be compiled or edited for viewing.

Judging Process and Awards:

All works submitted are initially screened by a committee of full and part-time art faculty. Once the
entries have been narrowed down, a professional juror will then select the main category awards and
honorable mentions. Awards are announced during the exhibition reception.
The Kimiko Petersen Fine Art Awards (selected by juror)
1 Best of Show Award

= $250

10 Best of Media Categories (listed above) x $75 each

= $750

10 Honorable Mention Awards x $25 each

= $250

Award Selection, etc:

There are currently 10 main categories; however, it is the jurors discretion not to award a prize in any
category that he/she feels does not have work entered that merits recognition. If an award is not issued in a
category, the monies will be used to fund extra honorable mentions.
In addition, during the reception there will be one $50 Instructor Recognition Award announced by the art
faculty, as well as several Art League awards.

Juror: Linda Holderbaum, Executive Director, Art Center of Battle Creek

Holderbaum has been involved with the Art Center of Battle Creek for 22 year, 12 as Curator of Exhibits and
Collections and the last 10 as Executive Director. She has a degree in Art Education from WMU with a major in
painting and graduate work in art history and museum studies. She taught elementary art in the Lakeview School
District and was lead teacher for a Battle Creek Public Schools Native American Urban Education Program for 10
years. Her work is part of the permanent collection at Central Michigan University.

College Relations Release Form

I hereby consent and grant permission to Kellogg Community College to use photos or video of myself, my
artwork, or written materials that relate to me for printed or web based publications. I understand that the materials
will be used at KCCs sole discretion and for promotional purposes only.
I understand that I have/will not receive(d) any money or gifts, and acknowledge that no promises, inducements, or
representations concerning the use and/or publication of the materials other than those contained herein, have been
made to me in permitting Kellogg Community College to use and publish the materials.
I attest that I am at least eighteen years of age. I have read the foregoing and fully understand its contents.

Name (Please Print)

Signature

Date

Entry Form
Name

K ID #

Address
City & State

Zip

Telephone
E-Mail Address (PRINT LEGIBLY)
Number of artworks submitted (maximum is 5 total)
Liability: All work is submitted at the owners risk. Although every precaution will be taken, the Kellogg Community College is not
responsible for insurance of work during transit or while on its premises. By submitting work, the artist waives any claim against the Kellogg
Community College for any loss or damage.

1. Title of Work:
Media Category:
Size of Work:

Medium:
Sale price or NFS:

2. Title of Work:
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Size of Work:

Medium:
Sale price or NFS:

3. Title of Work:
Media Category:
Size of Work:

Medium:
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4. Title of Work:
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5. Title of Work:
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Size of Work:

Sale price or NFS:

COMPLETING THE SHOW TAG

TITLE OF WORK should not detract from the imagedont be too obscure, sentimental, or ridiculousif you dont have a
title, name it Untitled #1, Untitled#2, and so forth.
Sale Price - Should not be too expensive! If the work of art is not for sale write NFS (Not For Sale), dont just dramatically
overprice it. Price is dictated by size, media type, hours of labor and cost of materials. An average matted & framed 6x 9
photographic print may be anywhere from $75 - $125 while a large-scale detailed charcoal drawing may be as much as $125
$400.
Size of work always list the size of print, not the size of the frame. Vertical dimension is listed first.
would be a vertically presented print.

Hence a 9x6

What MEDIUM is your work? Medium is not always the same as Media Category as these categories may contain more than
one type of medium.
Gelatin Silver Print is a black and white darkroom photographic silver print
Inkjet Print is a b/w or color print made from an inkjet digital printer
Pigmented Inkjet Print is a b/w or color print made from an archival inkjet printer (like the printers in D-102)
Charcoal Drawing is a drawing made with charcoal
Media Categories:
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8.

Printmaking / Alternative Photography print processes: Lith,

cyanotype, / screenprint, etching, etc.
9. Graphic Design: design with commercial intent including logo,
advertising design, web design
10. Animation /Video: 4-D, time-based entries including film, video,
performance, animation, etc.

Ceramics: wheel thrown, hand-built works using clay as main

medium
Drawing: graphite, charcoal, pastel, pen and ink, etc.
Painting: oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.
2-D mixed-media: collage and combined hand-applied media
Sculpture and 3-D mixed-media: works occupying 3-D space (nonceramic entry)
Black and White Photography: silver-based darkroom print process
Digital Media: digital capture, computer illustration, inkjet print
process

Note: Accepted entries in this category may be compiled or edited for

viewing.

Fill out TWO tags per work of art submitted! This information is used to create exhibition identification tags.
Fasten one to the front and one to the back of each work. If not framed, do not use tape directly on mat board
or the work (use paperclip).

Please PRINT LEGIBLY

Secure PART I to the FRONT

Secure PART II to the BACK

Identification Label-part 1

Identification Label-part 2

Affix to front of work

Name:

Name:

K ID #:

K ID #:

Phone #:

Phone #:

Email:

Email:

Media Category (1 10):

Media Category (1 10):

Medium:

Medium:

Title of Work:

Title of Work:

Affix to back of work

Sale price or NFS:

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Name:

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