Heads or Tails Contest
October 16, 2009
Two youth art contests join forces to bring the American Quarter Horse out of the arena and onto the walls.
One of last year's art contest submissions from an Amarillo student.
AQHYA and the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame are proud to announce the merging of the Two Bits for Your Brain and AQHYA youth art shows and contests. In previous years, the two contests were held separately; 2009 ushers in a year where artwork from youth members will hang directly beside work from Amarillo area youth.
The Hall of Fame is now accepting entries for the contest. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and to AQHYA members.
The deadline to enter is November 9, 2009.
The categories are as follows:
- Category I Middle School
- Category II High School
- Category III American Quarter Horse Youth Association
Category I includes grades 6-8. Category II is for grades 9-12. Category III is for AQHYA members.
This year’s theme is Heads or Tails. Check out the AQHA Web site, the Hall of Fame Web site, call (806) 378-4392, or e-mail Ande Parlow if you need additional information on the American Quarter Horse in order to begin compositions.
Contestants are limited to one entry each. Entries may be in a medium of the artist’s choice (oil, watercolor, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, digital media, photography, ceramics, etc.). Drawings or paintings should be on good-quality paper, illustration board or canvas, and matting or framing is optional. Ceramic pieces or sculptures must be appropriate for wall hanging. Composition must be original. Entries need not be framed, but must be ready to hang. If the piece is not ready to hang, it will not be juried into the show.
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Entries must arrive at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum by November 9, 2009, and must be accompanied by a brief statement signed by the student’s parent, guardian, or teacher attesting to the originality of the work and verifying the artist’s grade level as of November 9, 2009. In addition, the artist’s name, age, home address, phone number, and grade must be printed on the back of the entry or on a note well-attached to the back of the entry. Entries will be judged on effort, creativity, composition and adherence to theme.
Jurors
- Charlie Vaughan graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with her bachelor’s in art history and studio art. She moved from Boulder to Amarillo in 2007. Prior to her work at the Amarillo Museum of Art as the assistant curator of education, Charlie was director of Sunset Art Gallery at Sunset Center. She also paints and designs jewelry at her home studio.
- Alex Gregory received a bachelor’s of fine arts in studio art from Oklahoma Panhandle State University with an emphasis in ceramics. He continued studies in studio art at West Texas A&M University, where he graduated with both a master of arts and a master of fine arts degrees. Alex and his wife, Mandy, have a studio and gallery called The Object Gallery in Amarillo at Sunset Center. Alex is the registrar and collections manager at the Amarillo Museum of Art, and teaches ceramics at the Amarillo Museum of Art and at the Amarillo Art Institute.
- Tim Archer serves as the director of art, production and design for AQHA. He oversees all creative and design for AQHA publications, marketing and multimedia efforts. Prior to his current position, Tim was creative director for Randy Christian & Partners, a full-service advertising and PR firm with offices in Amarillo and Lubbock.
- Rushe Hudson has been a freelance illustrator since 1972, designing numerous logos, brochures, calendars for businesses and organizations including West Texas A & M, The Smithsonian Consortium, USPS, AQHA, Quick Quack Car Wash, Panhandle Angels Foundation, Don Harrington Discovery Center, and many more. While with AQHA, he has won two Mitchell Wilder awards for newsletter design; and the design, illustration and layout of a children’s book on historic horses, as well as numerous other awards for his artwork. His fine art has been displayed at Laguna Gloria Museum in Austin.
All contestants chosen to exhibit and any winners of awards will be notified by November 20, 2009, and are invited to attend a small reception and opening in their honor at 7 p.m. December 10, 2009, at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. All accepted art work will be visible at the museum, in the Scharbauer Gallery, throughout the months of November and December.
Send entries to:
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
Attn. Ande Parlow
2601 1-40 East
Amarillo, TX 79104
Entries will be returned by mail if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Otherwise, exhibitors can pick up their pieces between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 18, 2010, at the museum. The Hall of Fame assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged artwork and reserves all rights to reproduce entries. Questions regarding the contest may be directed to Ande Parlow at (806) 378-4392.
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