9-12 Art Show Categories

  1. Pencil Drawing – Drawings rendered in any pencil technique.
  2. Colored Pencil – Drawings rendered in any colored pencil technique.
  3. Charcoal or Conte’– Work done in any charcoal technique.
  4. Pastels/Chalk – Work done in any chalk or pastel technique.
  5. Crayon/Oil Pastels
  6. Ink Drawing – Drawings rendered in any ink technique.
  7. Markers
  8. Calligraphy/Lettering
  9. Airbrush
  10. Graphic Design – Art with a commercial purpose in mind: eg. Posters, compact disc covers, book jackets, programs, brochures. Also illustrations for books, magazines, or for fashion.
  11. Cartooning – Original
  12. Computer-Generated and Video
  13. Collage 2-D Relief/Assemblage
  14. Printmaking – Entries may be any form of creative print.
  15. Screen Printing
  16. B & W Photography – student process and print
  17. Digital/Colored Photography – commercial process and print including digital
  18. Scratch Board
  19. Tempera – Work may be on any prepared surface.
  20. Watercolor – Paintings may be either in transparent watercolors, or in opaque water colors.
  21. Acrylics – This includes newly developed plastic paints.
  22. Oils – Work may be on stretched canvas, canvas board, or other prepared surfaces.
  23. Portrait – any medium
  24. Mixed Media – Entries in which two or more medias are combined in a single 2-D entry.
  25. Textiles/Fibers/Batik/Weaving – Creations in fiber or fabric, including batik, weaving, stitchery, hooking, tufting. Also including designs for printed or dyed textiles.
  26. Jewelry – Entries such as pendants, rings, pins, etc. may be suitable material or combination of materials.
  27. Sculpture (wood & other) – Work in round or relief–molded, carved, cast, or assembled. May be created in metal, wood, leather, etc.
  28. Sculpture (clay)
  29. Pottery (hand built) – Articles such as bowls, vases, bottles, etc., made from clay and kiln-fired ceramics.
  30. Pottery (wheel thrown) – Articles such as bowls, vases, bottles, etc., made from clay and kiln-fired ceramics.
  31. Miscellaneous

We look forward to the Educational Service Unit 8 Art Show again this year! We also look forward to seeing the work of each individual and school. You are welcome to invite family and friends to come and view the works of the many talented students in the Educational Service Unit 8 area.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me as soon as possible. Thank you!

Steph Lundgren
Staff Developer, ESU 8
stephanie.lundgren@esu8ne.org
402.887.5041 ext.1231