Ļć½¶Ö±²„student work selected for Mississippi Collegiate Arts Competition exhibit
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.āTwenty-five works of art by 17 current Ļć½¶Ö±²„ 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 MSU, 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.
MSUās 2018 Mississippi Collegiate Arts Competition exhibitors include (by hometown):
ABERDEENāReagan N. Huffman, a senior art/graphic design major.
BRANDONā Kiāerre Dawkins, an art/fine arts bachelorās graduate; Lexus S. Giles, a senior art/fine arts major; and Jordan C. Knight, a senior art/fine arts major.
CLEVELANDāJustice B. Williams, a senior art/graphic design and photography major.
MADISONāAnna K. āKatieā Erickson, a senior art/graphic design major who received the Jurorās Award in Graphic Design for her piece āMad Maryāsā; and Nicolette L. āNikiā Johnson, a senior art/fine arts major.
MAYHEWāRobert W. Lewis, a senior art/photography major.
OLD HICKORY, TennesseeāClaire M. Burgett, a senior art/fine arts major who received the Jurorās Award in Mixed Media for her work āFlowers.ā
OXFORDāMary M. Jackson, a sophomore art major.
REX, GeorgiaāDionicio D. āDionā Coleman, a senior art/fine arts major.
RIDGELANDāMary E. Moore, a senior art/graphic design major.
STARKVILLEāCanaan 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, VirginiaāApril M. Porter, a senior art/graphic design major.
WINONAāLori L. Nesbitt, a senior art/graphic design major.
YAZOO CITYāCatherine E. Remington, a senior art/fine arts major.
Celebrating its 50th year, MSUās Department of Art is the Magnolia Stateās largest undergraduate studio art program. For more, visit and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADatMSU.
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