Annual Student Honors Exhibition
UPDATE!
Due to the shutdown of the university, we are having an ONLINE EXHIBITION! Click here to see this year's accepted submissions and scholarship winners!
Click here for the virtual exhibition!
ONLINE REGISTRATION will Open Sunday, March 1st, 8:00 a.m.
ONLINE REGISTRATION will Close Sunday, March 15th, 11:59 p.m.
STUDENTS will be notified on Friday, March 20th
ARTWORK must be brought into the Gallery by Wednesday, April 1, 4:00 p.m.
(Artwork will not be accepted after 4:00 p.m!)
RECEPTION Friday, April 3, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Scholarships will be awarded at 7:30 p.m)
Online registration for the Student Honors Exhibition is new this year!
Please Register Online Here.
Note: Artists must create a free account before submitting work. Use code 0315 to access our call for entry.
Important Notes to Students:
- All Art and Design students are eligible to enter recent work from the 2017-2018 academic year.
- Each student may enter up to four pieces of work, in any medium/media. (Motion graphic submissions must provide a laptop or iPad for gallery showing).
- Only gallery-quality work will be accepted. Works must be framed under glass or plexiglass (paintings may have wrapped painted edges). Matted works without glass/plexiglass will not be accepted.
- Students are responsible for getting their own work properly matted and framed. Hobby Lobby has pre-made frames as well as many frame choices available for custom framing. Use the Hobby Lobby app on your smartphone to get 40% off one item anytime, or check online to look for their periodic 50% off frames sale.
- Artwork may be alternatively installed in the gallery, which could include pinning, nailing, and magnets. Please work with your major advisor for proper professional installation procedures if you feel your work will need an alternative or non-traditional presentation.
- Any work requiring special display or hanging (such as hanging sculpture or installation pieces) must be approved by the Chair or Gallery Director per the Moss-Thorns Gallery guidelines.
- Scholarships: Eligible students are Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (who have at least one semester of classes remaining). Graduating seniors are not eligible for scholarships but are able to receive an Honorable Mention Award. If eligible for a scholarship, please check the box on the registration form.
- Scholarships will be awarded at 7:30 p.m on opening night. Winners do not have to be present at the opening reception; however, all winners will need to 'accept' the scholarship in TigerTracks (under Online Services on the Financial Aid Tab) after it has been added to your account by the Scholarship Office.
- (20) $200 Student Honors Scholarships
- (3) $1,000 Fields Scholarships
Exhibition Jurored by Ron Michael
Ron Michael makes sculpture, vessels, and other objects that are inspired by the landscape, soil and geology of Central and Western Kansas. Although most works are developed from his imagination, they reference organisms, objects and remnants that mingle in this subtle and alluring ecosystem. When creating pieces, Michael tries to infuse them with a natural history-like quality and sublime sense of mystery. He embraces a weathered aesthetic, directness, imperfection, texture, asymmetry and a touch of humor.
Michael is the director of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg. Prior to being named director in 2014, he served as curator for 14 years and registrar for 3. He has exhibited in many regional and national exhibitions; taught art courses at the high school and collegiate level; juried many art competitions; and been involved with several regional arts organizations.
In the spring of 2000, Michael received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from the University of Kansas. Prior to working at the Sandzén Gallery and attending school at KU, he served as a reference librarian for the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, and taught high school art in Seneca. In 1995, he received a master’s degree in Library Science and Information Management from Emporia State University. He also has two undergraduate degrees from Fort Hays State University: a B.F.A. in Ceramics and B.A. in Communications.
