Delta Center for the Arts                                               
                                                    L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery Presents
                           13th Annual Student Art Exhibition & Awards Competition
                                             Opening Reception: April 26, 5 -7 p.m.

Delta Center for the Arts LH Horton Jr. Gallery presents the 13th Annual Student Exhibition & Art Awards Competition, April 26 – May 23, 2012.  An opening reception and awards presentation will be held Thursday, April 26th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  All events are FREE and open to the public!

This exhibit features the artworks Delta College students. The annual juried exhibition is open to students of all disciplines, campus wide. The visual arts faculty juries the exhibition and issues awards based on technical proficiency, creativity, and the potential for growth within the visual arts. The Awards Competition provides an opportunity for Studio Arts Majors to receive recognition and prize awards. Students competing for an award submit a body of work and address their creative goals through a written statement. The awards are all donated by community members, and include:
Frank W. Clancy Memorial Awards: Best of Show $250, 2^nd Place $200, 3^rd Place $150, and five additional $100 awards – Lodi Artisan Masters Award (2), Blanche McDaniel Memorial Award, the Bill Williams Award in Drawing, and the SJDC Print Club Award.

The LH Horton Jr. Gallery is a program of the Art Department of the Division of Art & Communications, and is a premier exhibition space located on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College. The primary mission of the Gallery is to support Student Learning Outcomes in the visual arts curriculum by building knowledge within the aesthetic, technical, cultural and historical context of the visual arts. The Gallery offers excellent exhibition opportunities to local, regional, and national artists, lenders and guest curators. The Gallery presents artists’ work in all media, with no thematic or geographic restrictions. Student Exhibitions are held annually at the end of Spring Semester. Exhibitions are selected through a Call for Entries process, juried by the Gallery Committee and guest jurors.

The Gallery is located on the ground floor of Shima Center, and is wheelchair accessible. Admission is free and open to the public. Recommended parking is available in the Shima lot for a fee of $1. Tours are welcome and gallery talks may be addressed by contacting gallery director, Jan Marlese, at
(209) 954-5507, or jmarlese@deltacollege.edu.

                                     2011 Student Art Exhibition Award Winners

       
                                      Brennan Jeffery – 2011 Best of Show - "Mandela"

       
                                John Renteria – 2011 Award in Drawing/Painting - "Waiting"


                             Logan Lazaro - 2011 Award in Sculpture - "The Man in the Muck"

             
                               Diego Mora – 2011 Art Club Member Award - "Jan Brewer"

           
                               Malia Keating – 2011 Award in Photography - "Unclear Solution"

                 
                                  Erika Kleinhempel – 2011 Award in Ceramics - "Worried"

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