Society of Illustrators Competition! This week!

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS STUDENT COMPETITION 2010

This is a great opportunity to get your work shown-- very prestigious competition. Cash prizes. All-around Awesome. Cheap entry fee. Seriously, submit as many as you can afford.

Check the website for more information.

Entries due on Friday, Jan 29th

(the website says February 1st but we need time to submit all the entries: you cannot submit an entry independently)

Email all entries to Will Strong: bign.strong@gmail.com

Entry Specifications: 72 DPI, RGB, JPEG at 500 pixels on its longest side, horizontal or vertical. (If you need help please contact Will Strong.)

In your email please specify the following: Your Name, Name of Piece, Name of Instructor, Medium

$5 fee per entry (cash or check made out to BYU)

Please get all money to Will ON or BEFORE the deadline (we cannot submit your entry without the money)

Questions? Contact Will Strong: bign.strong@gmail.com

Showcase Your Work!

Be a part of the

BYU Illustrator Showcase 2010

a local art show at the Provo Health and Justice Building.

No Jury = No Pressure (You frame it and we’ll hang it.)

Entries due to Will Strong on Thursday, February 4th (delivered to the BFA Studio, F-455 in the H-FAC).

All entries must be framed with a wire, all ready to hang. $2 hanging fee per piece. $1 fee for BYUIA members

Show off your work. Come to a fun reception. Be part of the Downtown Provo Gallery Stroll.

Questions? Contact Will Strong: bign.strong@gmail.com

T-SHIRT VOTING!!

All right, people, look alive! On behalf of the BYUIA officers, I apologize for our month-long blog/communication hiatus. I submit that we compensate by presenting these awesome t-shirt designs submitted by such rad folks as yourselves!

the five t-shirts below are different entries-- the backs and fronts of shirts are shown:

How BYU-IA Members vote::
1. Check out these designs and pick your top TWO favorites

2. Wander on over to the hall in front of F-455 in the H-fac (the Illustration BFA studio)
3. Take a yellow slip of paper (on the wall) and put your name and two favorite t-shirts
4. Put the paper in the folder with the rad drawing of a dude saying "VOTE HERE" before january 26th
5. Wait to hear what our top 3 finalists will be!

For everyone else::

If you'd like one of these snazzy t-shirts, go on up to E-509 RIGHT NOW and sign up with the secretary to be a BYU-IA member. Cost is $35 per year, and it includes awesome discounts at places like dickblick.com, Artist's Corner, and access to our wholesale framing account. For details, comment on this post or e-mail us at byuillustrators@gmail.com. If you join, PLEASE let us know so we can add you to the list.

THEN you, too can vote and walk around wearing a sweet shirt, saving of money on all sorts of artsty stuff. Aaah, yeeeah.

We were so happy with the turnout this year. Thanks to all of you who submitted entries!

New Post?

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this, but I propose a new topic to get this blog going again and kick off the new year before we're in February.

New (semi-legit) topic: Sleep