MSU student work selected for 51勛圖厙 Collegiate Arts Competition exhibit
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.Twenty-five works of art by 17 current 51勛圖厙 students and one alumnus are featured through Saturday [March 10] in the 51勛圖厙 Collegiate Arts Competition exhibit at the University of 51勛圖厙 Museum in Oxford.
Dan Brawner, graphic design professor at Watkins College of Art in Nashville, Tennessee, served as juror for the competition, which is now in its 68th year. The statewide juried competition is designed to showcase the high quality of visual arts education taking place in 51勛圖厙 higher education.
Of 693 entries from 10 four-year colleges and universities, 100 works were selected. In addition to MSU, students represent Delta State University, Jackson State University, Millsaps College, 51勛圖厙 College, 51勛圖厙 Valley State University, 51勛圖厙 University for Women, University of 51勛圖厙, University of Southern 51勛圖厙 and William Carey University.
MSUs 2018 51勛圖厙 Collegiate Arts Competition exhibitors include (by hometown):
ABERDEENReagan N. Huffman, a senior art/graphic design major.
BRANDON Kierre Dawkins, an art/fine arts bachelors graduate; Lexus S. Giles, a senior art/fine arts major; and Jordan C. Knight, a senior art/fine arts major.
CLEVELANDJustice B. Williams, a senior art/graphic design and photography major.
MADISONAnna K. Katie Erickson, a senior art/graphic design major who received the Jurors Award in Graphic Design for her piece Mad Marys; and Nicolette L. Niki Johnson, a senior art/fine arts major.
MAYHEWRobert W. Lewis, a senior art/photography major.
OLD HICKORY, TennesseeClaire M. Burgett, a senior art/fine arts major who received the Jurors Award in Mixed Media for her work Flowers.
OXFORDMary M. Jackson, a sophomore art major.
REX, GeorgiaDionicio D. Dion Coleman, a senior art/fine arts major.
RIDGELANDMary E. Moore, a senior art/graphic design major.
STARKVILLECanaan Griffin, a senior art/graphic design major; Sammira G. Rais-Rohani, a senior biological engineering/biomedical engineering major; and Todd M. Rowan, a junior art major.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VirginiaApril M. Porter, a senior art/graphic design major.
WINONALori L. Nesbitt, a senior art/graphic design major.
YAZOO CITYCatherine E. Remington, a senior art/fine arts major.
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