THE 24th ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

[April 2nd-24th]

This three week exhibit will feature the artwork of the bright and talented students at the college. Any student can submit multiple works and then the selected juror will curate a show from the submissions.

This year's juror will be College of Charleston alumnus Brian Rutenberg. Currently living and working in New York City, Brian is an abstract landscape painter. "As a young and ambitious painter, he sought to capture a unique representation of the landscape through abstraction. The base of his interest stems from growing up between Pawley’s Island and Charleston, where the river and lake merge with ocean. These early childhood memories continue to be a presence in his painting." (forumgallery.com)

Check out Brian's work: http://www.brianrutenbergart.com/

This year's prize judge will be College of Charleston Alumnus Max Miller. Miller graduated in 2002 with a double B.A. in Studio Art and Art History. Max was accepted into the Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy during the summer of 2004. By January of 2005 he was teaching beginner sculpture at Cecil Studios in the morning, and studying painting in the afternoons. Under Cecil his understanding of beauty, anatomy and composition flourished like never before. Miller currently resides in Charleston.

Check out Max's work: http://www.maxmillerart.com/welcome.html

NEW VAC AWARDS!!

The Visual Arts Club will be awarding two awards to artists who did not receive any of the cash prizes that Max Miller awarded. These awards are new this year and will hopefully become a mainstay in the Young Contemporaries exhibition.
(VAC members' works were not eligible for these awards)


AWARD WINNERS:

YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES - Overall

First Prize
Artist Name: Parker Sullivan
Title: General Anesthesia
Media: Iron, wood & light

Second Prize
Artist Name: Rachel Parris
Title: Love Nest
Media: Steel & thread

Third Prize
Artist Name: George Davis
Title: Untitled (Abstract on 1st Floor)
Media: Oil on canvas

YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES - Category Awards

Drawing
Artist Name: Nicole Healy
Title: Virgin & Child
Media: Pencil on paper

Painting
Artist Name: Timothy Pakron
Title: From Flesh
Media: Oil on canvas

Sculpture
Artist Name: Lauren F. Moore
Title: Adit Anew
Media: Carpet padding

Photography
Artist Name: Ryan D. Sullivan
Title: Untitled #2
Media: Gelatin silver print

Printmaking
Artist Name: Isa Salazar
Title: Womanhood
Media: Drawing (with nail polish &
coffee stain over etching)

SALON DES REFUSéS - Overall

First Prize
Artist Name: Courtney Peterson
Title: The Puppet King
Media: Wood, sculpey & cloth

Second Prize
Artist Name: Keara Reburn
Title: Untitled (Triptych)
Media: Holga print on fiber paper

Third Prize
Artist Name: Nina Garner
Title: Kenneth
Media: Silver gelatin print with thread

SALON DES REFUSéS - Category Awards

Drawing
Artist Name: Maddie Reyna
Title: Self-portrait
Media: Charcoal

Painting
Artist Name: Madison Smith
Title: Dharma
Media: Oil on canvas

Sculpture
Artist Name: L. Brittany Saxon
Title: Barbie
Media: Plaster (rockite)

Photography
Artist Name: Timothy Pakron
Title: Self-portrait
Media: Toned silver gelatin print on wood

Printmaking
Artist Name: Marshall Thomas
Title: Son
Media: Lithograph


VISUAL ARTS CLUB AWARDS:

Artist Name: Kenneth Hyatt
Title: Journey

Artist Name: Sarah Haynes
Title: Devour


This year's Young Contemporaries is co-sponsored by the Visual Arts Club, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, the Studio Art department, with generous support from Lee and Ann Higdon.