Category: Dunwoody Student Show

November 30, 2016

Art Club Awards Reception

Congratulations everyone! Each and everyone of the participants did a great job and should all be commended for their artistic efforts and personal courage required to share their work with the community.

The following individuals received special recognition for their contributions:

People’s Choice Awards:

Leen Al Homsi for both of her works “Karate Anime” and “Free Your Mind”
Gloria Chan for “Mr. Owl”
Darrin Pope for ” Skeleton Island”
Somiya Tuffaha for “An Ant’s View”
Rosa Adames for her Untitled, cut paper piece.

Art Club Merit Awards:

Exemplary Figurative Work: Jennifer Hood for “Portrait of Brianna”
The “Savage” Award of Excellence: Taslim “Jay” Dosunmu for “Beach Selfie”
Most Creative Title: Alexandra Bolotov for “This is not the sheep you’re looking for.”
Exemplary Composition: Natalia Hundley for “Monarch”
Exemplary Technical Skill: Bakari Griffin, for “Ideals”

Juror’s Choice Awards, selected by both Tamika Barnes and Pat Ziebart:

Best Drawing: Jennifer Hood for “Portrait of Brianna”
Best Painting: Tomaira Chatman for “Trying New Things”
Honorable Mention – Mixed Media: Juliebeth Delgado for “Sea Dreams”
Best Mixed Media: Andrew Johnson for “Swimmer”
Honorable Mention Anime: Leen Homsi for “Karate Anime”
Best Anime: Nitalia Hundley for “Monarch”
“Brighten My Day” Award: Taslim Dosunmu for “Beach Selfie”
Thematic Integrity: Joshua Won for “Melancholy”
Multiple Media Award: Gloria Chan for “Mr. Owl”
Best in Show: Bakari Griffin for both “Tree of Cycles” and “Ideals”

There is a campus-wide student art show on the Clarkston campus each spring for art majors. If you meet the requirements, you are strongly encouraged to submit work to this forthcoming exhibition. Opportunities like the Dunwoody Student Art Show and other student shows provide exposure for your art as well as practice presenting your work professionally – this is of great benefit to artists who wish to build a portfolio for transfer!

Thank you to everyone from the Art Club who helped with the reception and exhibition as a whole, and especially to both Pat Ziebart and Tamika Barnes for their contributions as both facilitators and jurors for the show.

All works not picked up on Friday, November 18th, are currently being stored in the closet near the elevators in the LRC (library) near the gallery area. Students may request to pick up work at the front desk or help desk. All works not picked up by the end of the day, December 16th, 2016, risk being discarded. Please email Ms. Levacy <mlevacy@gsu.edu> if you need to make alternative arrangements or need to pick up an award.

The following are just a few photos from the nights events – more photos are available on the Art Club’s facebook page.

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November 15, 2016

Vote for your favorites at the Art Show’s Award Reception!

As you are aware from recent posts, the Art Club will be able to vote for a select number of awards. Any currently active (as per the club guidelines) member of the Art Club may select works which they feel deserve special recognition. These awards recipients will receive a certificate of recognition for their achievement.

Club members will receive the following ballot at the meeting before the reception, November 16th (4 p.m. in NA 1150).

If you will not be able to attend the meeting and/or the reception and still wish to share your thoughts on these award categories, please send a list of your selections to Ms. Levacy <mlevacy@gsu.edu> before 3:30 p.m. on the 16th to have your vote tallied.

November 14, 2016

Art Show Awards Reception Nov. 16

The Awards Reception for the Dunwoody Student Art show will be held this Wednesday, November 16, from 5 – 7 p.m. in the LRC (library) gallery area located near the elevators. Light refreshments will be provided. The awards will be announced at 6:30 p.m. by the Art Club president, Darrin Pope, and other contributing members of the club. Students in the exhibition are not required to attend though participation is strongly encouraged. Public voting on awards will take place between 5 and 6 p.m.

The guest juror, Tamika Barnes (Head of Library Services) has selected 10 students to receive a special prize and the Dunwoody Art Club has additionally selected 5 works to receive special recognition at the reception. Additionally, 3 public choice awards will also be announced based on voting by all who are in attendance between 5 – 6 p.m. that evening.

All works from the exhibition will be taken down on Friday morning starting at 9:30 a.m. – if you are unable to pick up your work by noon you will be able to contact the library staff during normal hours of operation to retrieve your work from storage. Students who are not able to attend may pick up any awards received on Friday morning between 10 a.m. and noon. Juror’s Awards may not be retrieved from library because you have to sign upon receipt of award – you must contact Ms. Levacy to arrange to pick up this award (if applicable you will be contacted).

Note: All works that are not picked up by the end of the day, Friday, December 16th, may be discarded.

November 14, 2016

November Meeting THIS WEEK!

The November meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 16, from 4 – 4:30 p.m. this week in the art studio prior to the closing reception for the Dunwoody Student Art Show. Topics will include: the show reception voting and award ceremony, take-down of the exhibition on Friday, November 18, the holiday party and card-making print workshop on Wednesday, November 30th (4-5:30 p.m.), and brainstorming of ideas for art workshops for the spring semester. We will also discuss spring meeting times and Open Studio availability changes which will impact us during the spring semester.

At the end of the meeting, art club members will be asked to help set up for the reception and to vote for the specific Art Club Awards that will be given during the award ceremony that evening (held at 6:30 p.m.). The reception is from 5-7 p.m. in the library. We will need volunteers to assist with set-up and monitoring of reception area, public voting assistance, tallying of public voting awards, awards announcements, and take-down of reception area after the event.

October 21, 2016

Student Art Show Installation Complete!

The show installation was very successful today thanks to the help of Alex, Bakari, Darrin, Rosa, Rahatul, Leen, and Charles! This awesome bunch took on the challenge of hanging the 42 works submitted to the exhibition with excitement and a commitment to excellence (even though some tricky math was involved to get things just right).

Their efforts certainly paid off because the exhibition looks fantastic! Although the show looks complete, tags are currently missing which credit the artists of each work – these will be completed this weekend and added Monday morning for the official first day of the exhibition, October 24th.

The exhibition will be on view through Thursday, November 17th. All participants are invited to the reception and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 16th from 5 – 7 p.m. Student voting for awards will be held between 5 – 6 p.m. and the official awards ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend. Students with work in the show are strongly encouraged to attend the awards ceremony to receive any awards in person, however, if you are unable to attend any prizes or certificates will be available for you to pick up with your work at the end of the exhibition.

The works will be taken down on Friday, November 18th, between 9-10 am. If you have awards to pick up, you should contact Ms. Levacy (mlevacy@gsu.edu) if you will not be picking up your work from the library between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday. All works will be available for pick-up from the library after 10 a.m. on Nov. 18th during normal business hours through the end of finals week – please see the circulation desk as they will have to take you to where the works are being stored. Works left after the end of finals may be discarded.

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October 17, 2016

October Art Club Meeting – Wed. Oct 19

This months official meeting will be this week: Wednesday, October 19.

We will primarily be preparing works (and assisting others in this task) for the Dunwoody Student Art Show which will be installed this Friday, October 21 at 10 a.m.

During the meeting we’ll talk about the Art Show and discuss volunteering – we desperately need your help!!! While it will take 2 people about 6 hours to hang, with more people it will take much less time for all involved! Gain experience that you can use on your C.V. and transfer applications and help contribute to the biggest event the Art Club holds each year!

We will also talk about Movie Day coming up next week on Oct 26th and a potential art demo event featuring printmaking sometime in November.

Bring materials to prepare your work for the exhibition – if you’re not sure what you’ll need to bring please email Ms. Levacy (mlevacy@gsu.edu) as soon as possible. She’ll help you identify what your most affordable options are and what will be required for Wednesday.

October 17, 2016

Art Show Submissions Due THIS WEEK!

A quick reminder to all planning on submitting work to the Dunwoody Student Art Show – all submissions are due no later than 10 am this Friday, Oct. 21. Submissions accepted on October 19, 20, and 21 (see times below).

Information about submitting work and submission forms are now available in the Dunwoody art classroom (to current students) AND through Student Life (in the B building on Dunwoody campus). You may also review and print your own forms on the club page devoted to the Fall 2016 Student Show.

ALL work must be ready to hang/present. For assistance with this, you’re welcome to come to the Dunwoody studio classroom in NA 1150 between 3:45-5:45 on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

If you are currently an art student you may give work to your professor in class this week. If you are not currently taking art classes you may submit work at the October Art Club meeting this Wednesday (4 p.m.) in the studio classroom (NA 1150) or through Student Life between 8-5 on Wednesday and Thursday this week (and from 8-10 am on Friday morning).

No work accepted after 10 am Friday! We will be laying out and hanging the show at that point and late submissions will not be included unless prior arrangements are made with the club advisor, Ms. Levacy (mlevacy@gsu.edu).

October 10, 2016

Call to Artists: Dunwoody Student Art Show seeking Submissions

The Dunwoody Art Club is hosting the 2nd annual Student Art Show at the Dunwoody campus from October 24 – November 17, 2016. This show is open to all current students enrolled in at least one class on the Dunwoody campus, regardless of major or experience.

All media are welcome, however, works must be “ready to hang” or present as outlined in the submission form and Call to Artist Information Sheet – see the Fall 2016 Student Show page accessible in the menu bar on the homepage of our website.

For assistance preparing works for submissions, students are welcome to come to the studio classroom, NA 1150, on Wednesday, October 19, between 3:45 and 5:45 p.m. – emailing the advisor to determine what might be required (as hanging supplies are not provided on Oct. 19) is advised. This is also the date of our next Art Club meeting so if you’re already planning to attend, bring your work with you!!!

OFFICIAL DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 10 a.m., Friday, Oct 21

Students submissions will be accepted through the Dunwoody Student Life office in B building on Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20th from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and also from 8 – 10 am on Friday, October 21st. Any works received after 10 a.m. on Friday may not be eligible for inclusion in the exhibition.

For more information please see the dedicated page on our website which includes links to the Call to Artists Information Sheet as well as the Submission Form for students. You can download a printable PDF of the poster on this page as well.

For further questions please contact club advisor, Ms. Levacy (mlevacy@gsu.edu).

And a special thanks to Kaya Yun Lee, our clubs former Vice President, for the use of her beautiful watercolor work for the poster (seen below)! It looks fantastic and is sure to turn some heads once they’re put up around campus in the next week. All students who submit work to the exhibition will receive a pristine color flyer featuring Kaya’s painting for their portfolio.

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September 23, 2016

Sept 21 Meeting Overview & Club Updates

Congratulations Juliebeth and Rahatul!

The meeting on Sept 21 was very productive and resulted in the appointment of a new Vice-President, Juliebeth Delgado, and Treasurer, Rahatul Choudhury.

As VP, Juliebeth will be responsible for assisting the club president with the management of club paperwork and funding applications/allocation as needed communicating with club members about meetings and events through the Art Club website as well as assist the club secretary in creating these summaries which share the minutes (notes) from each meeting.

As Treasurer, Rahatul will be responsible for overall management of the club’s finances and any awards received through Student Life and ensure that any funding received is appropriately allocated, documented, and paid. The treasurer will also assist with club publicity materials or social media.

Official Club Events & Meetings This Fall

Sept 28: RISD Portfolio Reviews with Antonio Peters in NA 1150 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. (Sign-Up occurred at the meeting but you may also email Ms. Levacy at: mlevacy@gsu if you’re interested, please read more HERE).
Oct 19: Art Club Meeting
Nov 16: Art Club Meeting
Oct 21 – Nov 18: Fall Student Show

Movie Days

Everyone looked at the available days and selected the following two for Art Club Movie Day! events. Bring your own snacks, popcorn and water will be provided.

Wednesday, October 26 – 4 – 5:30 p.m. in Art Studio (NA 1150)
Wednesday, November 9 – 4 – 5:30 p.m. in Art Studio (NA 1150

Movies have yet to be decided on and a future post will contain some options and you can put in your 2 cents by commenting on it. Most members seemed pretty excited about the idea of a Halloween themed movie on Oct 26 and the most promising suggestion seemed to be Nightmare Before Christmas which, of course, is VERY artfully done with excellent clay stop-motion animation.

Please comment on this post for any suggestions of what you would like to watch on these dates. Updates will be shared later on.

Fall Student Show

We discussed aspects of the student show and decided that we will allow those submitting work to bring up to 2 works, however, we will stipulate that only 1 work is guaranteed entry if space is limited and that if we cannot provide adequate safety of the work due to scale or presentation that we cannot ensure its inclusion.

We discussed eligibility of students and all agreed that if a current student is enrolled in at least 1 course on the Dunwoody Campus, they’ll be eligible to submit work and all majors are welcome (not just those in the arts). There was some concern over how to ensure that students created work while enrolled in GSU-PC (to prevent people from submitting work from high school or from decades ago) but it was decided that we should simply stipulate that this is an expectation and trust that people will comply.

Additionally, we talked about the closing reception and arrived at the conclusion that 5 – 7 p.m. on either Nov 16 or 17 works for most club members. These dates will be discussed further with the library to determine what will work best and updates will be made and released with the Call to Artists.

Oct 1: Call to Artists information released (website and FB)
Oct 19: Assistance with submission preparation at the club meeting.
Oct 17 – 21: Submissions accepted
Oct 21: Installation of Show (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!)
Nov 16 or 17: Closing Reception & Awards Ceremony (Date & time confirmed soon)
Nov 18: Take-Down / Pick up of student work (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!)

With regards to installation and take-down of student work – no previous experience is required! We need MORE people for installation than take-down and will be installing from 10 am – 5 pm with a break for lunch – you do not need to stay the whole day if you’re not available and even an hour of your time is beneficial! We will discuss this more at the Oct 19 meeting.

UNOFFICIAL Events that club members might be interested in… check out the clubs Group Me to see who’s going and explore carpooling and meet up opportunities.

Sunday, September 25: National Portfolio Day
Friday, October 21: College Night at the High – ½ price admission after 4 pm, live music, live model and drawing provided, crafts, etc.