Friday, April 29, 2011

The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education is pleased to announce the fifth annual Student Art Exhibit to be held during the Arts Front and Center Forum on Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Mississippi Children's Museum in Jackson, MS. MAAE would like to honor Mississippi’s best visual arts students who demonstrate outstanding achievement by exhibiting their work during the forum and through the month of May. The 2011 exhibit is open to our membership to sponsor a student or school (kindergarten-higher education) based on level of membership.

These levels are:

• Student — one piece of art may be submitted.

• Individual — two pieces of art may be submitted

• School — three pieces of art may be submitted

• Patron — four pieces of art may be submitted.

• Benefactor — six pieces of art may be submitted

• Lifetime — eight pieces of art may be submitted.

• Grand Benefactor — ten pieces of art may be submitted

Please note: Information about renewing or upgrading your MAAE membership may be found at the MAAE website www.msartsalliance.com. New members are welcome.

To reserve space for the exhibit you may begin registration on Monday, February 28, 2011 by sending the following information to glojohnson@hotmail.com . A written confirmation will be sent.. Please cc a copy of your registration to the executive director, Dr. Penny Wallin maaedirector@gmail.com  to ensure that registration is received.

The following information is needed for the registration:

• ARTIST NAME:

• SCHOOL:

• GRADE:

• ART TEACHER:

• TYPE OF WORK:  (2-d pencil drawing; pen and ink; painting—watercolor, acrylic or oil; 3-d pottery or sculpture)

Please attach a copy of this information to the front of each piece of art on the bottom left hand corner.
   To download a copy of the information form click here

The final date for registering to participate in the art exhibit will be Thursday, March 24, 2011. No extension will be allowed. Certificates of participation will be made for each participant.

Guidelines for exhibit:

• All work must be high quality work. (We have very limited display space available.)

• Two-dimensional artwork must be matted in a professionally cut black mat and displayed on a clean and operable easel. (You must provide easel with work.)

• Three-dimensional artwork must be presented on a black drape. Prior notice will be required for 3-dimensional work needing a table for display.

• Once names are submitted no substitutions may be made.

Schedule for delivering artwork to the Mississippi Children's Museum:

• Thursday, April 28, between 9:00-5:00 p.m. for members within 45 miles of Jackson.

• Friday, April 29, between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. for exhibitors outside 45 miles.

Exhibit Dates: Friday, April 29, 2011- Saturday, May 28, 2011
     (All work must be removed on the final day of the exhibit by 5:00 p.m.)

Anthony DiFatta and Gloria Johnson are the MAAE Visual Arts Exhibit Co-Chairs

Disclaimer: The MAAE & The Mississippi Children’s Museum will not be responsible for any lost or damaged items.

The registration forms below contain complete registration information, guidelines, and instruction:

 To print a mail-in registration form, click here for (Word format)  or click here for (pdf format)