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CAMPUS NEWS April 25,2097 Artwork and Artistry: Award Winning Pieces By: Jordy F eatherstone Contributing Writer When asked how it was possible to dwin dle down over two hun dred choices of artwork to the accepted sixty- three pieces showcased in the 2007 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, this year's judge, Susan Harbage Page, paused for a split second. She then stated, "I was looking for the voices of the artists." She clarified her state ment by adding this stip ulation: "I wanted all the works to be about some thing." As an observer of the past Annual Student Exhibitions, I think her objective was reached. The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition of 2007 is one of the stron gest shows that Meredith College has had in years. The accepted works this year cover a wide range of media including photog raphy, paint, pencil, tex tiles, ceramics and sculp tures; plus, every piece accepted has its own per sonal voice. Susan Harbage Page, a North Carolinian prized photographer and professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, was honored that Meredith College chose her to judge the students' work this year. Page said her job was extremely hard, due to such a wide range of media and cre ativity. Page roamed up and down the aisles of the Gaddy-Hamrick art building for hours before being able to place her dot of approval on sixty-three pieces, and reward ten honorable mentions and one Best in Show. Page confessed that she was so impressed by the works of the Meredith students that she could not make up her mind. In the end. students ranging from freshmen to non-tradi- tional students were hap pily framing and hanging their work in the Rotunda Art Gallery in preparation for last Sunday's recep tion. As the students and families arrived in the Rotunda for the reception, there was excited chatter among the crowds. Ann Roth, the gallery direc tor, and Sharon Hill, the director of the Gallery's Outreach Program, weaved in and out of the crowds congratulating and greeting the accept ed students. When Linda Fitzsimmons, the Head of the Art Department, and Ann Roth were ready to hand out the rewards for the afternoon, the buzzing around the room slow ly was swallowed by a hopeful silence. Maureen Price, a junior majoring in graphic design and the atre, was the first to win an honorable mention for her photography piece titled Insomnia. Price said that "Receiving an honor able mention was such a fantastic surprise for [her] at the end of a very hectic year. [She] was definitely not expecting it, which, of course, made it all the better." Maureen reveals that Insomnia is a piece that marked a time in her past that still remains very potent today. Carra Sykes, a freshman majoring in graphic design, is another winner of an honorable mention. Sykes states that she was pretty stoked to hear her name called and that she was not expecting a win because of all the other lovely works of art in the student show this year. The other winners for honorable mentions were Brandi Bowen, for her graphic art piece What's Wrong with Cinderella; Kathryn Thomas's ink piece, titled Johnny Cash; Angela Levesque's ink jet photography print. Reflections; Rebecca Reed's digitally printed Kimono scarf number No. 2; Brooke Bullock's clay piece. Just an Accident, Susy Holloway's hanging reed and paper sculpture, titled Winged Mobile; and Suzette Sheet's series Above: Katie Bryant awarded Best in Show for piece titled Self Portrait Below: C. J. Barefoor beside pieces A Statement About AIDS & Not a Typical Teapot of photography, titled Flirtation. The Best in Show was awarded to the shocked senior Katie Bryant for her oil pastel piece, titled Self Portrait. After the announce ments of the Best in Show and honorable men tions, a few more stu dents were surprised by other types of presti gious rewards. The 360° Ceramics Reward, a new reward to the art depart ment, was rewarded to Brooke Bullock's Copy Cats and C.J. Barefoot's I'm a Traditional Teapot. Carol Hayes, a professor of ceramics at Meredith College, states that the ceramics works were so strong this year that they had to go with two stu dents instead of one. C.J Barefoot also won the Louise Ruth Award for her piece Not a Typical Teapot. The Louise Ruth Award is usually awarded to a student's work that exhibits a sense of humor. The Peggy Clover Reward was given to Rebecca Reed for her work Silk Kimono Scarf No. 2 and Alicia Hylton-Daniel for her work The Voices of the Great. Brooke Bullock was also rewarded the Cleta Johnson Reward for her outstanding ceramics series: Copy Cats. To top the reception off. Erica Kendrick was prized the Art Department Purchase Reward for her wood sculpture piece just recently titled Catalyst. To find out more about the students and their artwork please visit the Rotunda Gallery located in Johnson dur ing Student Achievement Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. All the artists will be present to speak about their exceptional achieve ments in art.
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