The Old Jail Art Center
Student Art Show
Show off your artistic abilities at the annual Student Art Show!
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First initiated in 2000, the annual student art show is held each March to celebrate Youth Art Month. This juried art show is open to students from Shackelford and surrounding counties in the 5th through 12th grades. The 2012 theme is "Talking Back." This year, students will enter works using a variety of media in response to selected artworks from the OJAC collection. Best in Show and Awards of Merit will be given to outstanding submissions. Click here for information and entry form. DON'T MISS THE OPENING RECEPTION, MARCH 4th, 2:30 - 4:30 pm!
View images from the 2011 opening reception on The Old Jail Art Center's Facebook page HERE.
OJAC Junior Docents and Outreach Coordinator, Shaela Nay © 2009
The OJAC Junior Docents plan, judge, and curate the show. Their selection of artworks for the exhibition is based on five criteria: interpretation of the theme, creativity, craftsmanship, artist’s statement, and conformance to the competition’s requirements.
1st Place winner '09, 11th-12th grades, Mary Garvin © 2009
The selected artworks are exhibited at the Old Jail for one month and the artists’ statements are included in an exhibition catalogue. A reception and awards ceremony mark the opening of the exhibition. Several outstanding artworks are awarded ribbons and prizes donated by local businesses.