Welcome to the 2017 AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts.
Winners
Grand Award Winner
People’s Choice Award Winner
Finalists
Welcome to the 2017 AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts.
The Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts (EVAs) is the nation’s first intercollegiate online arts competition. It recognizes outstanding students from the art programs at independent colleges and universities in every region of Ohio. Launched in 2008, the EVAs use the Internet as a venue for the competition, providing each nominated student with a permanent online portfolio on the AICUO. The EVAs reception culminates the competition and the reception includes a student panel, an art exhibition presenting the six award winners, and an awards ceremony.
Senior students, attending our member institutes, who have an exceptional portfolio and artistic drive are nominated by their department chairs or deans. The six finalists are selected by one round of judging, followed by a second round that selects the award winner based on the highest score in that round. The award winner with the highest score is given the Grand Award. Work from the nominees will be on the AICUO Art Award website for months of February and March, during which time the public is invited to vote for an individual for the People’s Choice Award. The six award winners present their work at the annual AICUO Award reception. All award winners receive a prize package and the Grand Award winner receives an additional cash award.
Every nominated student is provided with a permanent online portfolio that remains on the AICUO Web site even after the competition concludes. The online portfolios provide a setting from which to showcase their artwork on a professional Web site.
Have your say! Cast your vote for your favorite piece of work by one of this year’s nominees.
Every year we are incredibly grateful to the many sponsors that make this awards program possible. This year's sponsors are...
AICUO invites you to the award reception for the AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017. Come celebrate visual arts excellency with AICUO as we recognize graduating seniors from independent colleges and universities across Ohio.
The Schumacher Gallery
4th floor, Blackmore Library
Capital University
1 College and Main
Columbus, OH 43209
Student Gallery, Schumacher Gallery
RSVP by April 18th, 2017 to Tia Meldrum, Art Awards Coordinator at (614) 228-2196 or by email at tmeldrum@aicuo.edu.
The first round jury consists of art department faculty from member institutions, while second round judges are community leaders from Ohio involved in the visual arts. Most of our judges are practicing artists, and we encourage you to check out their websites.
Round One Judges
Amanda Kline - Otterbein University
Amber Kempthorn - The College of Wooster
Anna Arnold - Ursuline College
Annie Lee-Zimerle - Cedarville University
Emily Sullivan Smith - University of Dayton
Hal Shunk - Wilmington College
Kathy Buszkiewicz - Cleveland Institute of Art
Kevin Lyles - University of Rio Grande
Lee Fearnside - Tiffin University
Nancy Prudic - Lake Erie College
Priscilla Roggenkamp - Ashland University
Robert Robbins -Columbus College of Art & Design
William Mancuso - Ohio Northern University
