High School Festival: Art & Design
Understanding and creating art and design is a valuable talent to explore. Enter your work, see what other student artists are creating and hear from professional artists and designers on the best artistic techniques.
Competitions
Two-Dimensional Art
- Lettering/Calligraphy (pen and ink, brush and ink)
- Drawing (pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink, pastel)
- Painting (oil, acrylic)
- Painting (gouache, watercolor)
- Printmaking (linoleum, woodcut, etching, dry point, serigraphy)
- Mixed Media (combinations of media)
All two-dimensional entries must be suitably matted and/or framed. Works on canvas must be framed, cradled or gallery wrapped.
All framed entries must have cable or wire with wire-style hanging hardware firmly attached to the back. Please do not use sawtooth picture hangers, easel-backs or keyhole hanging systems.
All works not under glass must be completely dry. Pastel and charcoal drawings must be thoroughly fixed. Entries not meeting all of these criteria may not be displayed.
Three-Dimensional Art
- Ceramics (fired pottery)
- Crafts (felting, book arts, macramé, weaving, appliqué, basketry, batik, etc.)
- Sculpture (clay, wood, stone, etc.)
- Textile/Apparel
All three-dimensional entries must stand on their own or arrive with suitable installation hardware (in the case of a wall hanging). The exhibition venue will not provide installation hardware for the display of the entry.
Sculpture entries should have adequate bases if necessary. Entries not meeting all of these criteria may not be displayed.
Photography
- Single original black-and-white or color photograph (minimum of 8x10)
We require all images to be photographed on a prosumer or professional level SLR, DSLR, or a mirrorless camera system.
A “photo essay” (a series of pictures to tell a story) is not allowed. Minimum size must be 8x10. If it is not immediately obvious, please indicate “top” and “bottom” on the back of the photo.
The photo should be printed on photo-grade paper, not regular copy paper. The surface may be glossy, matte, satin or luster finish. No commercial clip art may be used in the photograph.
The piece should be mounted and may be matted but should not be framed. Entries not meeting all of these criteria may not be displayed.
Printable Guidelines for all categories
- Participants may submit three works in the competition. Only one work may be submitted per category. Please note that participation in up to three categories—not including Extemporaneous Drawing—will count as only one festival contest entry.
- All art entries should be submitted with an artist originality statement at check-in.
- Students may not submit entries using copyrighted material without the original artist's consent, including images used as reference photos.
- Students may win first place more than once in successive years with different pieces.
- Any student who does not fulfill all of the contest requirements will forfeit their right to win but will receive judges’ written critiques.
Best of Show (2-D and 3-D)
- Trophy
- Paid program fee for the 1st semester of freshman year at BJU ($800–$1475)
- $400 Scholarship for BJU EDUcamp
1st Place
- Trophy
- $400 Scholarship for BJU EDUcamp
2nd Place
- Plaque
- $200 Scholarship for BJU EDUcamp
3rd Place
- Plaque
- $200 Scholarship for BJU EDUcamp
