Annual Juried Student Awards Show
Tuesday, April 19 - Friday, May 6, 2005

Juror's Statement - Al Shull

The job of an artist is to communicate with an audience. They do so with the use of materials, visual elements, and titles. With these three tools, the audience and jurors must find images they can relate to. While many may think that the relationship of a juror and audience member is dissimilar, they are not. We both seek to find works that sing to our visual senses.

Implications of impartiality come to mind every time there is a juried show because everyone seeks visual delight in a work of art. Visual delight implies personal likes and dislikes.

As a juror, I try to limit personal preferences for a particular style of art by adding additional criteria:

1. Craftsmanship: How well is the finished product presented?
2. Technique: What materials were used? How were the materials used?
3. Creativity: How original is the work? How well did the artist use the visual elements to create their design?

I evaluated the craftsmanship, technique and creativity of each work of art. Through these criteria I try to remain impartial and fair with the presentation of awards. If I succeeded, the show will have a variety of styles and approaches awarded prizes.