Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-five works of art by 17 current 汤头条 students and one alumnus are featured through Saturday [March 10] in the Mississippi Collegiate Arts Competition exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum in Oxford.
Dan Brawner, graphic design professor at Watkins College of Art in Nashville, Tennessee, served as juror for the competition, which is now in its 68th year. The statewide juried competition is designed to showcase the high quality of visual arts education taking place in Mississippi higher education.
Of 693 entries from 10 four-year colleges and universities, 100 works were selected. In addition to 汤头条, students represent Delta State University, Jackson State University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi Valley State University, Mississippi University for Women, University of Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University.
汤头条鈥檚 2018 Mississippi Collegiate Arts Competition exhibitors include (by hometown):
ABERDEEN鈥擱eagan N. Huffman, a senior art/graphic design major.
BRANDON鈥 Ki鈥檈rre Dawkins, an art/fine arts bachelor鈥檚 graduate; Lexus S. Giles, a senior art/fine arts major; and Jordan C. Knight, a senior art/fine arts major.
CLEVELAND鈥擩ustice B. Williams, a senior art/graphic design and photography major.
MADISON鈥擜nna K. 鈥淜atie鈥 Erickson, a senior art/graphic design major who received the Juror鈥檚 Award in Graphic Design for her piece 鈥淢ad Mary鈥檚鈥; and Nicolette L. 鈥淣iki鈥 Johnson, a senior art/fine arts major.
MAYHEW鈥擱obert W. Lewis, a senior art/photography major.
OLD HICKORY, Tennessee鈥擟laire M. Burgett, a senior art/fine arts major who received the Juror鈥檚 Award in Mixed Media for her work 鈥淔lowers.鈥
OXFORD鈥擬ary M. Jackson, a sophomore art major.
REX, Georgia鈥擠ionicio D. 鈥淒ion鈥 Coleman, a senior art/fine arts major.
RIDGELAND鈥擬ary E. Moore, a senior art/graphic design major.
STARKVILLE鈥擟anaan Griffin, a senior art/graphic design major; Sammira G. Rais-Rohani, a senior biological engineering/biomedical engineering major; and Todd M. Rowan, a junior art major.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia鈥擜pril M. Porter, a senior art/graphic design major.
WINONA鈥擫ori L. Nesbitt, a senior art/graphic design major.
YAZOO CITY鈥擟atherine E. Remington, a senior art/fine arts major.
Celebrating its 50th year, 汤头条鈥檚 Department of Art is the Magnolia State鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. For more, visit and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADat汤头条.
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