Indian Creek Elementary PTA presents:

Reflections Art Show

Tuesday, october 20th 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Submissions are due by Thursday, October 8th to Mr. Jones.

Accepted forms of visual art include: 2D drawing, painting, or collage (cut and pasted materials such as clippings and photos) and dimensions must not exceed 24x30 inches. Please paperclip a notecard with your name, grade and teacher to your art work. Students whose art work is selected for the art show will be notified by October 16th.

What is Refelctions?

Reflections is a national PTA arts program aimed to help students find creative outlets. Of the artwork selected to be displayed at the art show, ICES PTA will select several pieces to submit to the district level where the artwork will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme, originality, and creativity. From the district level, artwork may be chosen to be submitted at the state and then national levels.

Judging at the district level and beyond: Entries will be judged on mastery of the medium (worth 8 points), artistic merit (worth 12 points), and interpretation of the theme (worth 20 points). Mastery of the medium in the context of the national Reflections Program pertains to the level of skill the student demonstrates in the basic principles/ techniques of the arts area, whether with formal technique or a simple approach. However, a well-developed concept is more important than technique. Entries will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme. Many times, the artist statement will make a huge difference during judging because this is where the artist can explain in their own words, their thoughts and feelings for their piece. An explanation of the art form might also be a useful addition to the statement. Consider art form, use of color, texture, shape, proportion etc. to show a clear relation to the theme.

Click here to view last year's winners.