Art Show Instructions – Next Gen Art Show
September 15 – November 8
- Members and regular attenders Grades 1st -12th may submit up to three (3) works of art.
ALL Little Village children (Kindergarten and below) will be provided the opportunity to participate in a group art installation through their regular attendance in Little Village during the month of August.
- (Any 2D media is allowed (This includes drawings, paintings, watercolors, canvases, photographs, digital works, and works that can be hung against a wall). Works that require pedestals or ones with dimensions larger than 36” in any direction will require special approval by the Art Team and may not be eligible for this exhibition. 3D works, installations, new media works, and sculptures are encouraged but may also require special approval by the Art Team due to the constraints of the gallery.
| –By submitting work to this exhibition, students and children are acknowledging that not every piece of artwork submitted will make it into the show. The TVCD Art Team will deliberate and make collaborative decisions based on the clear criteria below. Depending on the volume of submitted works and due to the limited gallery space, some works may not be admitted. –Students will have a better chance of getting a piece selected if they choose to explore more than one area within the show’s theme- see below for details. –It is the responsibility of parents to help communicate with their kids the show requirements, and all entries into the show, whether accepted or not, will receive a notice and feedback from the Art Team. If there are any questions whatsoever about the show criteria, please reach out to me directly (nickolailanier@gmail.com). |
- Students should submit artworks which are thematically linked to one of the following concepts (the specific core truth which the student has paired with their work must be noted in the entry form):
Core Truths from Next Gen Ministry:
- 1. God is Good
- 2. God Made Everything
- 3. God is in Charge of Everything
- 4. Jesus Came to Save Sinners
- 5. God Wants to Talk With Us
- To submit work: Email up to (3) images of original work(s) to Nickolai Lanier at nickolailanier@gmail.com
- Use the following format to help you with your submission. Parents, younger children will need your assistance in sending their work in (it is totally okay if it’s not perfect as long as we have the necessary info to make decisions as an Art Team).
- [insert picture(s) of student artwork]
- Answer the following questions:
- What is the student’s first and last name?
- What is the title of the artwork?
- What is the artwork made out of (the medium)?
- [optional] date of artwork given as a year
- Which of the five core truths does this work reflect?
- [Student should list which core truth from the list above in section 3 and provide as detailed of a written explanation as they can, taking into consideration their age]
- *Question 4 is incredibly important to us for the selection process because a work that does not fit the theme, or too high of a volume of works in any given theme, may be the reason some art may not make it into the show*
- What are the dimensions of the artwork? (typically, measure out the length and width in inches)
- Works should be visible in pictures and should be original works made by the hands and imaginations of the student themselves. The body of the email must contain the artist’s name, the titles of the piece(s), and the answers to the above questions for each work submitted.
- The last step is to wait to hear back from the TVCD Art Team. Once decisions have been made, we will email further instructions about how to have pieces ready to hang.
We are so excited to see the creative efforts and talents of the students in our church!
The submission deadline is August 31st at 11:59 pm.
For questions about Art Show Acceptance Guidelines, please review this information in the linked document or email me for a copy. For answers to any additional questions, please contact
Nickolai Lanier: nickolailanier@gmail.com.