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Buenaventura Art Association announces their 4th Annual Collegiate Student Art Competition. This competition is open to students attending college or university in Ventura County. First Place is a $1500 scholarship, Second Place is a $750 scholarship, Third Place is a $500 scholarship, five Honorable Mentions of $250 art supply gift certificates at Ventura Creates! Two new awards to this years program will be a $250 scholarship to an outstanding watercolorist chosen by a representative of the CA Gold Coast Watercolor Society, which has recently merged with BAA and a $100 Christine Beirne Award. This award will go to an artist chosen by Christine Beirne former Executive Director of the BAA and a driving force in the initiation of this emerging artist scholarship program four years ago. All winners receive a free one year membership to the Buenaventura Art Association. In addition to the above mentioned prizes their will also be ten non-cash Merit Awards for Buenaventura Art Association memberships.
The competition exhibit will runs from Wednesday, March 10 to Sunday, March 28 with an opening reception/awards ceremony on Friday, March 12 at The Harbor Village Gallery in the Ventura Harbor Village. Students are requested to bring their work to the Harbor Village Gallery on Sunday, March 7 from 3 – 6 pm; Monday, March 8; or Tuesday March 9 from 11 am to 2 pm. Entry forms are available at either the Buenaventura Gallery, The Harbor Village Gallery or online at www.HarborVillageGallery.com.
The juror for the competition is Bob Privitt, Professor Emeritus from Pepperdine University. Privitt was a Professor of Fine Arts at Pepperdine University from 1979 to 2002 and director of the Pepperdine University Art Gallery. He’s in public collections at the University of Tulsa, Indiana University, Oklahoma Art Center, Pepperdine University and more. He’s won numerous awards in national competitions and has been a scholar-in-residence for the Borchard Foundation in Brittany, France. He’s featured in The California Art Review and Sculpture: Technique, Form, Content.
The funds for the competition were a direct result of Buenaventura Art Association’s “2010 Two Trees Calendar” fundraiser where 85% of the proceeds were earmarked for student scholarships. In addition, $1,000 was donated by Jessica & Stanley Prescott Endowment Fund for the Arts.
The Harbor Village Gallery is located at 1591 Spinnaker Dr , Suite 117C, , next to the big lawn, Entrance #3. Ventura Harbor, California, (805) 644 –2750 or (805) 648-1235. Open 12 – 5pm everyday except Tuesday. For more information: www.HarborVillageGallery.com.
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