Prodigy Awards
2024 ART & DESIGN PRODIGY AWARDS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024
BROWN CENTER WRIGHT ROOM
SCHEDULE:
Check-in: Check in times will begin at 8:45am and will be staggered to coincide with your schools Portfolio Review window.
- Portfolio Review: 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM
- Lunch & Awards Ceremony: 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM
- Art Battles: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
ABOUT THE AWARDS:
High School Juniors and Seniors can enter their recent art and design work in our Fine Arts and Graphic Design Prodigy Awards. Compete to win over $400 in prizes, awards, and scholarships.
You must submit your registration by October 16, 2024 to be eligible for the Prodigy Awards competitions.
- Senior Division – Open to all High School Seniors
- Junior Division – Open to all High School Juniors
BEST OF SHOW AWARDS
Senior Division
Senior Division Best of Show winners will receive a $75 Amazon gift card and a books and tuition scholarship offer from Cowley College! Best of Show will be awarded in the following categories:
- Traditional 2D Media
- 3D Media
- Digital
Junior Division
Junior Division Best of Show winners will receive a $40 Amazon gift card. Best of Show will be awarded in the following categories:
- Traditional 2D Media
- 3D Media
- Digital
CATEGORY AWARDS
First, Second, and Third place awards will be presented in each of the following categories:
- Painting
- Digital Art & Design
- Drawing
- 2D Other (Print Making, Mixed Media, etc)
- Ceramics / Glass
- Sculpture
- Portfolio
Seniors earning first place awards will also receive a Cowley Scholarship offer. For more details on these categories, see the definitions below.
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS:
Students are encouraged to submit their work for a portfolio review with our art and design faculty. Get valuable feedback on your work, meet our instructors, and potentially earn a books and tuition scholarship to Cowley College! Students that participate in a portfolio review will receive a Cowley Swag Bag!
This year’s portfolio reviews will take place in the morning, with each participating school having a scheduled window of time for their reviews.
Students who wish to participate in portfolio review should submit a PDF featuring up to 5 pieces of work completed within the last two years. This PDF portfolio must be submitted along with all other work by the November 1st deadline.
ART BATTLES:
This year we will be featuring a new afternoon competition: ART BATTLES!
Battles will be fought in the following categories:
- Pottery (Wheel or Handbuilding)
- Acrylic Painting
- Graphic Design
Battles will have a 20 minute time limit. It you wish to participate in a battle, please inform your instructor so that they may provide us with a list of combatants in each medium. Battle spots are limited due to time constraints.
First place in each of the three categories will take home a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
SUBMISSION ENTRY AND GUIDELINES:
HOW TO ENTER
- You MUST be a High School Senior or Junior.
- SELECT no more than 5 pieces for the competition. (A portfolio counts as a single piece.) These pieces should be from the last two years.
- REGISTER – Complete your registration by October 16, 2024
- INVENTORY SHEET – Compete an inventory sheet for the work you are submitting.
- SHOW LABELS – Each submitted artwork must include TWO show labels. One label will be attached to the exhibit and the other label will be displayed.
- DELIVERY: Hand-deliver or mail your work to us by November 1st, 2024*, with the appropriate labels & inventory list. Artwork must be hand-delivered or mailed-in.
Download the INVENTORY SHEET
Download the ITEM LABELS
Delivery Options:
Hand-Delivered:
Cowley College
The Brown Center
Visual & Performing Arts Office, #100
Arkansas City, KS 67005
Mailed-in:
Cowley College
Visual & Performing Arts Department
125 S. 2nd Street
Arkansas City, KS 67005
Dropbox:
*This deadline is non-negotiable for both hand-delivered and mailed entries.
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Artwork may be taken home directly after the Awards ceremony. Any artwork not picked up by December 1st, 2024 will become the property of Cowley College.
Cowley is not responsible for any incorrect labels or misprints due to illegible writing.
Cowley College is not responsible for breakage, damage, or loss of artwork. Fragile artwork is entered at the risk of the artist.
Drawings, graphic art, prints, and other flat pieces must be matted and covered with acetate. These pieces will be hung with clips from the top edge. Do not use Glass.
Paintings on canvas should have the edges of the frame painted black or a neutral color or may be covered with lathe board. Paintings should be covered in acetate or paper to prevent damage in handling. Paintings should have hangers attached to the back which will allow the painting to be hung. These should be attached in a manner which will allow the painting to hang flat.
DISQUALIFICATIONS:
WORKS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IF:
- The student awarded does not attend the Prodigy Awards.
- The work is not matted or improperly matted.
- The work is not “ready-to-hang”.
- The work is plagiarized
The judges’ decisions will be final.
AWARD CATEGORIES
PAINTING
- Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Goache, Casein, or Tempera
- On Canvas, Canvas Board, Paper, or any flat surface
- Artwork must be completely dry.
DIGITAL ART & DESIGN
- Art & Graphic Design work created using computers or other electronic devices.
DRAWING
- Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, Crayon, or Scratchboard
- 2D OTHER (PRINTMAKING, MIXED MEDIA, ETC)
- Any other two-dimensional, traditionally made work such as printmaking or mixed media
CERAMICS / GLASS
- Functional or decorative object made of clay or glass
SCULPTURE
- Non-functional object modeled, carved, cast, constructed, or assemble of any material
PORTFOLIO
- Collection of 5 of the artist’s best works in any media. These should be finished works which are matted or mounted and contained in an appropriate portfolio case unless 3-dimensional.