MSU students, alumna take home five awards in statewide art competition
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.Nearly 50 works by 24 current 51勛圖厙 State art majors and one alumna are on display through March 18 at The Arts Center of 51勛圖厙 in Jackson.
Now in its 66th year, the 51勛圖厙 Collegiate Arts exhibit is part of statewide juried competition for student artists enrolled in the states four-year colleges and universities. The annual event is designed to showcase the high quality of visual arts education taking place in 51勛圖厙 higher education.
This years contest drew more than 930 submissions from nearly a dozen institutions. Of that number, 46 entries by MSU art majors were among 138 judged worthy of inclusion in the exhibit.
Richard Doubleday, assistant professor in the graphic design program at Louisiana State Universitys School of Art, was juror for the 2016 MCA competition. He selected five MSU student works for Jurors Awards, one each in the Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Graphic Design and Time Based Media categories.
MSUs 2016 MCA Competition exhibitors and winners included (by hometown):
BAY SAINT LOUISJunior Aubrey J. Pohl, concentrating in graphic design and photography.
BELAIR, MarylandSenior Lorianna A. Livingston, concentrating in graphic design.
BILOXISenior Ian F. Green, concentrating in graphic design, who also received the Jurors Award in Graphic Design for his work, Kenzo Tange.
BRANDONSeniors Kierre Dawkins, concentrating in fine arts; and Anna R. Zollicoffer, concentrating in graphic design.
CLINTONJunior Brennan P. Crosby, concentrating in photography; and sophomore Carly A. Melton, undeclared concentration.
COLLIERVILLE, TennesseeSenior Jordan R. Hankinson, concentrating in graphic design.
FLORENCE, South CarolinaSenior computer science major Candace B. Moreau.
FOXWORTHHaleigh E. Parker, a fall 2015 magna cum laude art/photography graduate.
FULTONSenior Alleigh T. Moffett, concentrating in graphic design, she also received the Jurors Award in Sculpture for her work, Shell Phone.
HATTIESBURGSenior Shawna J. Williams, concentrating in fine arts.
JACKSONSenior Zachary S. Zach Boozer. Concentrating in photography, he received the Jurors Award in Time Based Media for his work, Goshen.
LITTLE ROCKJunior Abbey E. Rigdon, concentrating in graphic design.
MADISONConcentrating in graphic design and photography, sophomore Anna K. Katie Erickson received the Jurors Award in Painting for her work, Fragile; and seniors Nicolette L. Niki Johnson, undeclared concentration; and Gerard Woods, concentrating in fine arts.
NEW ALBANYSenior Casey E. Jennings, concentrating in graphic design.
OCEAN SPRINGSSenior Jillian N. Wilson, concentrating in fine arts.
STARKVILLEJunior Kamau J. Bostic, concentrating in photography; and senior Jinwon Kim, an art/undeclared major. Also an architecture masters and magna cum laude business administration/finance bachelors graduate, Kim received the Jurors Award in Drawing for her work, Untitled 1.
TERRYSenior Kimberly R. Eady, concentrating in graphic design.
TUPELOSophomore Alex P. Cayson, undeclared concentration; and junior Matthew B. Rogers, concentrating in graphic design.
YAZOO CITYSophomore Catherine E. Remington, concentrating in graphic design.
The Arts Center of 51勛圖厙 is located at 201 E. Pascagoula St. Viewing hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m., Sunday.
Part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design, MSUs art department is the longtime home of the states largest undergraduate studio art program. It offers a bachelor of fine arts degree, with concentrations in graphic design, photography and fine art (ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture).
For additional information about the college and department, visit , and or telephone 662-325-2202.
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