Student art competition winners announced, pieces on display

Janea Snyder — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:36:32 +0000

Artwork by students taking studio art and design classes in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is on display until April 15 in the Windgate Center for Art and Design. Fifty works were selected for the Student Competitive Art Exhibition, and the winners were announced Tuesday, March 27. The exhibit runs through April 15 in The Brad Cushman Gallery on Level 2. The exhibit is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The student submissions represent all studio disciplines being taught at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, including drawing and design, painting, printmaking, graphic design and illustration, photography, textiles, metals and furniture design, sculpture, and ceramics. Joshua Brinlee of Memphis served as the juror for the competition. Brinlee teaches at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and also has an exhibit, Masculine Projections, in the Small Gallery on Level 1 in the Windgate Center.

“Stare” by Reece Henderson

Students competed for a variety of awards including scholarships and cash and prizes from local companies. Monica Penny earned the Wilma And Jack Diner Scholarship Award of $1,500 and a $360 Diner Purchase Award for her copper and enamel work “Lucy in the Forest.” Also receiving Diner Purchase Awards were Shelly Pruett, in the amount of $250, and David Irby, $500. Reece Henderson landed the Alexa Mena Student Competitive cash award sponsored by Sissy’s Log Cabin in the amount of $300 for a collagraph print “Stare.” Other winners and their sponsors include the following: FRAME SHOPS CERTIFICATES Cantrell Gallery, $75, David Jones, “The Firefighters” Hearne Fine Art, $75, Austin Bowers, “Grasping” Gallery 26, $25, Henry L. Thomas, “Mrs. White” ART SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS Art Outfitters $100 – Jason Rankin, “Kateryna’s Back & Kateryna’s Mosaic” $50 – Andy Blackwell, “Brad” $50 – Jacy Andrews, “Sicilianische Bauernehre” ALMAN CO. $100 – Douglas Frank, “Rocket Ship Oil Lamp” STARVING ARTIST AWARDS Trio’s ($75) – Carol Anderson, “Lazy Carol Table” Boulevard Bread Company Six loaves of bread – Dudley Meadows, “Karotma Sutra” Six loaves of bread – David Jones, “The Gates of Hell” The Root Cafe Gift card ($50) – Sarah Harper, “The Peacock Lady” Gift card ($50) – Monica Penny, “Cocktail Spoon” CASH / SCHOLARSHIPS Friends of the Arts (��Vlog��ý Little Rock) – Purchase Awards $175 – Kimberly Snow, “Artificial Selection,” Silver and Plastic $325 – Austin Bowers, “Grasping,” Pinhole Camera, Film Print Les Steen Hardwood/NLR and Woodworkers Association of Arkansas $50 – Intro – Carol Anderson, Lazy Carol Table $50 – Intro – Grant Berry, Mirror $100 – Furniture – David Irby, Table $100 – Wood Based Piece (Sculpture, Jewelry, Mixed Media, etc.) – Andy Blackwell, “Kat and Brad” For more information, contact Brad Cushman, gallery director and curator at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-5103. (Above Left photo) “Lucy in the Forest,” a copper and enamel work by art student Monica Penny, won a $1,500 Wilma And Jack Diner Scholarship Award in the Student Competitive Art Exhibition. Photo Credit / Benjamin Krain, University Communications

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser

Janea Snyder — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:39:33 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the opening of the Windgate Center of Art + Design on Friday, Feb. 16, with a signature scholarship fundraiser for art and design students presented by Affirmative Risk Management. The event begins at 7 p.m. and honors the Windgate Charitable Foundation for its generosity in making the new visual arts facility possible and its ongoing support of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Department of Art and Design. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students and faculty members will conduct art demonstrations throughout the evening, and libations and hors d’oeuvres, sponsored by Trio’s and ROXOR Artisan Gin, will be located throughout the building to encourage exploration. Tickets are $100 for general admission, $50 for lifetime members of the Alumni Association and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees, and may be purchased at ualr.at/cre8. A VIP reception for sponsors will take place from 6-7 p.m. The 65,000-square-foot center brings all programs in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Department of Art and Design under one roof. The department currently has the broadest art and design course offerings in Arkansas, including the only programs in furniture design and metalsmithing. All proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales will go toward the $3 million goal to endow art student scholarships. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock has raised more than $1 million for endowed scholarship funds for art and design students since 2016, said Tom Clifton, interim dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. Scholarship funds raised will substantially enhance the 10 existing scholarships dedicated to art and design students. The increased scholarship opportunities are expected to help attract the most talented and promising art students to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. “The Windgate Center for Art + Design scholarship initiative is an incredibly worthy endeavor, and all Little Rock citizens have an opportunity to be part of this legacy by helping students achieve success and by helping the university gain national attention as a great art center,” said Mark L. Pollack, a 1988 graduate of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock and founder of Affirmative Risk Management. “Giving back to those who have helped my wife Patricia and me reach our goals in life is one of the most rewarding things we’ve had the honor of doing,” Pollack continued. “��Vlog��ý Little Rock has provided us the underpinning that enabled us to reach a point in our lives where we are able to give back and help other students reach their goals through higher education.” Other event sponsors include Mark and Patricia Pollack, Thompson Electric, Arvest, BK Moulding & Mainframe Artworks, Glass Erectors, Anne Mourning, LaRand Thomas, Hogan Taylor CPA’s + Advisors, and WER Architects/Planners. For sponsorship information, contact Joseph Lampo, director of development for the arts, at 501-569-8326 or email jwlampo@ualr.edu.

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Student art competition winners announced, pieces on display

����Vlog��ý Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser

- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser