Weekly Announcements – 10/21/2013
A&D Departmental Chapel
Our chapel theme this semester is Encountering God. We are looking forward to hearing from Jack Maxwell this week. We will meet this Thursday, October 24th at 11:00am in 141.
Advising Appointments
Click on the youcanbookme link under my name to reserve an appointment on my calendar so that you can get your advising code. Please make sure you come to the appointment prepared knowing what you plan to take for the next semester. Time is running out so please be sure and make your appointments quickly!
Big Country Art Association Competition
Our students have traditionally done very well in this competition. Please look over the information below if you are interested in entering.
The Big Country Art Association is a regional collective of artists whose work reflects the stunning diversity of artistic talent in west central Texas. This juried exhibition is open to all Big Country artists, amateur and professional, 18 years and older. Work in any medium (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics) is welcome. You may enter a maximum of 3 pieces. The ACU Downtown Gallery, located at 1133 North 2nd St. in downtown Abilene, hosts the Fall 2013 Exhibition from Nov 6-Dec 6, Wed-Sat, Noon-3PM. We are pleased to announce the juror for this year’s show is Ben Sum, an artist and art professor from Angelo State.
CATEGORIES:
3-DIMENSIONAL: Submissions must be stable, structurally sound and are limited to 50 lbs. in weight, 72” in height and 24” in width, including the base. 3-D artists must provide their own display stands if appropriate stands are insufficient. Works that hang on the wall must be entered in the 2_D category
PHOTOGRAPHY: Submissions must be framed and wired for hanging. No saw-tooth hangers. Work must be no larger than 54” in width and 72” in height. Photographs must be matted and printed no smaller than 8”x10”.
2-DIMENSIONAL: Submissions must be framed and wired for hanging. No saw-tooth hangers. Work must be no larger than 54” in width and 72” in height. Artwork must not exceed 30 lbs. and must be completely dry. Mixed media and paintings done on canvas may be exhibited without frames but must have finished edges and follow all other rules of this category.
ENTRY FEES:
Standard Fees————– $20 for first artwork, $5 for additional work.
Students and Seniors—– $10 for first artwork, $5 for each additional work.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
All presentation-ready work to be dropped of at the gallery:
FRI, NOV 1 ———- Noon to 3PM
SAT, NOV 2———- 9AM-Noon
PRIZES:
Cash prizes will be awarded for Best-of-Show, Second and Third Place. All work selected by the juror will be displayed in the ACU Downtown Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street.
SAT, NOV 2 ——— 3:30 PM We will be having a short meeting and a time for the juror, Ben Sum, to talk about his choices. At this time all work that was not accepted into the show needs to be picked up.
Fall Break – NO classes this Friday.
Enjoy your long weekend.
HEWH Sustainable Hospitality Design Competition
The NEWH Sustainable Design Competition provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best in sustainable design products and practices. Our sponsors have generously donated the awards – one to the winning undergraduate student and one to the winning graduate student or to the school of the undergraduate.
Click HERE to get more information.
A&D Chapel- Nil Santana
Come to A&D Chapel this Thursday, October 17th at 11:00AM in DM141 and hear Nil Santana speak on encountering God through sailing lessons from his father.
Book Cover Design Contest
Judge a Book by its Cover
Abilene Christian University Press with Leafwood Publishers are hosting a design contest for a book cover.
Design a cover for one or both of these upcoming titles:
To an Unknown God or
What Would Jesus Undo
Contest Dates: Sept. 15-Dec. 13, 2013
Grand Prize: $500 and the possibility of your design appearing on the cover of a published book.
Visit acupressbookclub.com/blog/judgeabookbyitscover for complete rules and details. You can find descriptions of the books fo the contest here as well.
Weekly Announcements – 10/14/2013
NCAA Athletes
You will be receiving new advising release codes and will be registering at a different time. I will forward them to you as soon as I receive them. If you have already met with me and received a code, it will be invalid and you will need the new one.
A&D Departmental Chapel
Our chapel theme this semester is Encountering God. We are looking forward to hearing from Nil Santana this week. We will meet this Thursday, October 17th at 11:00am in 141.
We will also hear from Chris Flanders and World Wide Witness.
Faculty Exhibition Artist Talk
Friday evening at 5:30 our faculty will host an artist talk in Shore Gallery. This will be a very valuable time to hear directly from the faculty about their work and perhaps meet Art & Design alumni who will be back for Homecoming.
World Wide Witness
Student Work
