Release date: May 7, 2007
Art awards presented at Kennesaw State
Contact: Cheryl Anderson Brown, Assistant Director of Public Relations, 770-499-3417 or cbrown@kennesaw.edu
KENNESAW, Ga.—The winners of the 23rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition were recently announced in a ceremony at Kennesaw State University. Sponsored by Visions, a student art organization, the exhibition recognizes excellence in several categories of art media and one overall “Best of Show” entry. Winners in each category receive cash prizes, ranging from $15 to $200.
Katherine Fernie of Kennesaw won “Best of Show.” She was recognized for her painting, “Leaving Chinatown.”
First place winners in the various categories included Acworth resident Emily Nettles (printmaking); Atlanta resident Baxter Crane (drawing); Kennesaw residents Roy Fleeman (mixed media/alternative processes), Vivian Lai (graphic design/digital media), Kelly McKernan (photography), and Kate Stentiford (painting); Marietta resident Sharlene Foster (sculpture); and Winston resident Lori Hamilton (ceramics).
Each year, the competitive show employs a different professional artist or gallery professional to judge the show. This year’s judge was Lisa Dewberry Thrower, manager of collections and exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia.
The exhibition will remain on view until May 17 in the university’s Sturgis Library Gallery. Exhibition hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
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A member of the 35-unit University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third largest state university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new Doctorate of Education in Leadership.
The KSU College of the Arts is one of only four Georgia institutions to have achieved full national accreditation for all of its arts programs.