Battle of the Arts 2010 Results

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SVSU students swept the prizes as thirty-nine area college students, in teams and solo efforts, competed on February 6 in a Battle of the Arts at Creative 360 in Midland. CMU, Delta College and Northwood University students also competed in the battle. The artworks, created on the Olympics theme “Higher, Stronger, Faster,” were judged by award-winning Midland photographer S. Preston Jones. Sixty visitors to theBattle cast votes for a People’s Choice Award.

Most of the 35’ x 76’ gallery at Creative 360 was taped off into twenty-four 6’ x 6’ squares for the Battle. Each artist or group had to create their work within 3 hours inside their 24 square feet of space. Artists worked in acrylic painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, assemblages, clay, and woodcarving. The sounds of creativity filled the space, as some of the artists worked with drills, potters’ wheels, computer generated prints, photo printers, and movement.

Visitors came to cheer on their favorite artists, and stayed for an art sale after the Battle, in which the student pieces were purchased at auction. Students from all competing schools sold their creations to auction bidders. The auctioneer, Creative 360 Board member Laurie Kroupa, sprinkled the bidding with Olympics trivia questions, distributing $5 for each correct answer. She noted that from 1912 to 1948, the arts were represented in the Olympics. During those years, Olympic medals were awarded for architecture, sculpture, literature, music and painting. In the Vancouver Olympics, the arts and creativity will be featured in an array of allied events and competitions, including the Cultural Olympiad.

Battle of the Arts 2010 Prizewinners:

First prize of $250 Team of Kait Harris, Sarah Hoover, Caleb Guthrie & Corey Gilbert

Second prize of $150 Team of Bethany Sharp, Stephanie Janczewski, Stacy Wilson, and Amanda Waterman

People’s Choice prize (tie) Team of Sarah Card, Jillian Moody & Angela Lewis

$50 each Team of Maximino Najar & Kara Schymanski

Bonus prize of $100 Amanda Abraham

(for gaining the highest price in the art auction)

Artist sponsors included Space Studios, Bay Eye Care, Below the Surface Tattoo, Saginaw Valley State University Art Department, Randal Crawford, Northwood University, and Laurie Kroupa.

Creative 360 will host future Battles of the Arts, highlighting the work of high school students, middle school students, and an open competition.

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