The Parthenon, Centennial Park Conservancy, Metro Nashville Parks & Recreation, and Tennessee Art Education Association announced today that the 17th annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition will return to the Parthenon this winter.
Selected works in Ceramics, Computer Graphics, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Video will be on display in Metro Parks’ Parthenon from January 23 to March 1. An opening reception and awards ceremony honoring the selected artists will take place on January 23 at the Parthenon from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with winners in each category announced throughout the evening.
The 188 winners were selected from close to 800 works submitted by students in grades 6-12 from Middle Tennessee public and private schools and home-schooled students. A panel of judges from Watkins School of Art at Belmont University evaluated the submissions in a blind process, selecting First, Second and Third Place winners and Honorable Mentions for every grade level in each artistic category. Overall winners were chosen as well, in the categories of Best of Show, Best of High School, Best of Middle School, Best of Ceramics, Best of Computer Graphics, Best of Drawing, Best of Mixed Media, Best of Painting, Best of Photography, Best of Printmaking, Best of Sculpture, and Best of Video. All works were judged based on criteria including originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal vision or voice…