Student Art Scholarship Program

Program Description

The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival will again sponsor the Student Art Scholarship Program to be held for students in grades 11 and 12. The scholarship program will include all public, private and parochial schools within Montgomery County. The purpose of the scholarship program is to recognize exemplary student achievement in the visual arts.

The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival is a juried fine arts festival featuring over 200 national and regional artists selling their original creations along the 1.25 mile waterway park located in The Woodlands. Artists will set up along the concrete landscaped waterway and the new 4 acre Town Green Park. Student artwork of “Exceptional Quality” will be chosen to be displayed in the Student Art Exhibit located in Town Green Park, and be eligible for scholarship money.

Rules and Regulations

All artwork must be the student’s original composition. Copying of previously published material, by hand or by mechanical means, is strictly prohibited. Any student art that is found to be an “encroachment of copyright” by the jurors will be disqualified.
All students, teachers and parents certify by their signature on the entry that the art is the student’s own work, that the work was done under the supervision of the teacher who is a representative of the school/school district participating in the program and that the student has been informed of the rules and regulations of the program. No artwork will be accepted without a student, parent/guardian signature (if under 18) and a teacher signature on the official 2012 Entry Form.
Entries will be due on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Students are to bring their artwork and completed ‘Official 2012 Entry Form’ and ‘Entry Detail Form’ to The Woodlands Art League Gallery located in Market Street, which is between Lake Robbins Drive and Lake Woodlands Drive (north-south boundaries) and Grogan's Mill Drive and Six Pines Drive (east-west boundaries).

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The artwork will be evaluated by a jury of art educators, art administrators and art professionals on March 22 and 23, 2012. Students are encouraged to invite family and friends to WAL on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday March 25th to view all the student work. All artwork is to be picked up on Sunday, March 25th between 3 – 5 pm. The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival and its representatives will not be held responsible for artwork that is not picked up between 3pm and 5pm.
1. Categories this year will be:
  1. Painting
  2. Mixed Media
  3. 3 - D
  4. Drawing
  5. Electronic Media
  6. Photography
2. Work must be created during the 2011-2012 school year.
3. No more than one student may work on a single entry.
4. Required Dimensions: 2-Dimensional Work.
  Maximum: 24”X 36” including up to 3 •••” mat
5. Required Dimensions: 3-Dimensional Work, Maximum 24”X 24” X 36” including base.
6. All student artwork chosen to be displayed must be durable enough to withstand handling and transportation. The structural integrity and durability is the sole responsibility of the student. The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival is not responsible for loss, theft or damage. Damaged artwork will not be repaired.
Awards:
1. Jurors will select artwork of “Exceptional Quality” to be eligible for scholarships, and to be displayed at the festival in the Student Art Exhibit. All “Exceptional Quality” winners must submit a signed Release of Liability upon being selected for the show and agree to transport and display their artwork in The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival held on April 14 and 15, 2012.
2. Students are permitted to enter one piece of artwork in more than one category, but can only receive one scholarship award.
Students shall not submit artwork that include profane references to a deity, obscene language or any content that may offend the moral standards of the community.
Artwork not meeting entry and eligibility regulations will be disqualified. Disqualified artwork will not complete the jury process and will be returned to the participant.
Adjudication: The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (State Board of Education, Chapter 117) will establish the standards of evaluation for the jury process. Artwork will be evaluated on the following criteria:
1. Purpose: Execution of intent
2. Technique: The effective use of tools and media
3. Personal Expression: The degree of imagination, creativity and individuality
4. Organization: The use of elements and principles of art
5. Integration: Suitable technique, expression and organization toward the intent of the work

Entry Form CLICK HERE

Please Contact one of the following individuals for additional information: Heather Wasaff ; Helen Pierce ; Jenny Pascual .