State-Wide Student Show

Here are the details…

Teachers:

• You must be a certified art teacher K-12
• You must teach at an accredited public, private or charter school
• Student’s Artwork must be created this year
• Student’s Artwork must be created at school during the regular school day in art class or created @ home during remote learning art teacher assigned instruction.

Deadlines:

• The deadline to submit work for the 2020-2021 school year will be in late spring 2021. Check back for details.

Submitting:

• Select up to 10 of your General Education students’ works
  • • Artwork must not exceed 18” x 24”
    • Artwork must not be thicker than 3/4” or on stretched canvas thicker than ¾” 
    • *New* now accepting photographic representation of three-dimensional/sculptural work  (due to logistics/possible breakage, photo only will be displayed).
  • You may also select and submit up to 10 Special Needs (IEP) Student Artworks (Under the same guidelines and rules.)
  • Photograph the artwork and crop the images, so they are ready for publication & a slide show if selected by the judges
  • Label your images one at a time with the following information in order, please: 
    • Teacher’s first & last name
    • School’s name
    • Student’s first & last name
    • student’s grade level
    • medium
    • Ie. Susan Tiemstra, Prospect, Sally Jones, 3rd, watercolor
  • Artwork will NOT be accepted without labeling on each image!
    • If you’re having trouble, please email me @ studentshow@ilaea.org or check out these 2 videos: 
      • “Labeling Your Student’s Artwork on Your Desktop” https://youtu.be/_Sh-jJHPE2E
      • “Labeling Your Student’s Artwork in Photos” https://youtu.be/Rok70s4Yi8k

  Curating the show: 

  • Our mission is to advocate for Art Teachers teaching Art in all Illinois Schools K-12.
  • Our intent is to showcase as many different art teachers and their students as possible from K-12 with works that exemplify best practices throughout the state.
  • Therefore, if chosen, you will only be chosen once in each category – General Education and Special Needs
  • If you handle all of the submissions for your Art Department or District, please make sure that each teacher’s name is associated with the correct student’s name

  If selected:

  • You will be asked to provide a short lesson description
  • If your student has an Artist Statement (either written or video), we would love to have that as well for the website
  • Students’ artwork will be professionally matted.
  • You will be sent a link to a Google Form for permissions & releases this year

  Recognition:

  • Your student and you will be recognized at the 2021 IAEA Conference Student Art Show Reception and Ceremony
    • Bloomington-Normal, IL
    • Saturday, November 6, 2021
    • Timing – TBD

  Questions? Email Susan Tiemstra @ studentshow@ilaea.org

Judging the show:

• Our judges look for work that demonstrates
  • creativity
  • originality
  • craftsmanship
  • personality/voice and communicates an idea
• Judging is digital and blind regarding the artists’ and teacher’s identity.
• Only the “medium” is known to the judges

NEW THIS YEAR!

Photographs of 3D Artwork added to the IAEA Student Art Show 2020-2021!!!

This year, you may now submit photographs of 3D Student Artwork as part of your submission of “Up to 10 Pieces of Student Artwork” for the Student Art Show!

Should 3D artwork be selected, only the photograph will be on display (due to logistics/possible breakage). 

These pieces must follow the same guidelines as any of the 2D artworks you submit & should be submitted through the General Education OR Special Needs Submission Forms.

TIPS and image examples for submitting a good photograph of your students’ 3D work are provided by IAEA member Dawn Zalkus.

• Choose the best single point of view of your 3D object. Do not composite multiple points of view
  • Shoot on a neutral background: white, black, grey or a gradient.
  • Look for a contrast between the art object and the background.

• If within your budget purchasing a small light tent is helpful (around $100, like this) The tent helps cut down the glare associated with glazed ceramic or shiny works.
• Consider asking your theater department or video department to shoot against their curtains.
• Larger pieces may need to be taken to outdoor seating such as in nature, against an industrial-looking wall or even on a flat cement floor like in the instance of the panther.