What: Annual Voertman Competition at the University of North Texas showcasing artworks from students in the College of Visual Arts and Design.
When: April 1 (Saturday) – April 15 (Saturday)
Where: Lightwell Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton
Cost: Free
More information: To learn more about the art competition, call 940-565-4005. Parking is $2 per hour in the Union Circle Parking Garage at 350 Welch Street in Denton. A Parkmobile lot is also available at the corner of Welch and West Mulberry streets. View the UNT parking map here.
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Students in the University of North Texas’ College of Visual Arts and Design will showcase their best work at the 57th Annual Voertman Competition April 1 (Saturday) – April 15 (Saturday) in the Lightwell Gallery, located in the Art Building at 1201 W. Mulberry St..
Winners of cash prizes will announced at the opening reception and awards ceremony on April 5 were:
- 1st Prize: Bre Ferrara, Sophomore, Fashion Design for Kline’s Ex
- 2nd Priz: Gretchen Vickers, Senior, Photography for Untitled (speculum and flowers)
- 3rd Prize: Horacio Casillas, Graduate, Ceramics for Shino Pitcher and Leather Strap Teapot Set
- Honorable Mention: Grayson Chandler, Junior, Drawing and Painting for Parting From the Sensory
- Honorable Mention: Vincent Fisher, Junior, Metalsmithing and Jewelry for 21st Century Atlas
- Honorable Mention: Lauren Gray, Junior, Fashion Design, for Synthetic Cubes
- Honorable Mention: Taylor-McCall Sowers, Senior, Drawing and Painting, for Pulchtrit
- Honorable Mention: Jae-Eun Suh, Freshman, Visual Arts Studies, for Mind-blowing
The annual competition is a celebration of student artistic achievement that was established in 1960 by Paul Voertman, founder of the Voertman’s bookstore.
Cindi Strauss will act as juror. Strauss is the Sara and Bill Morgan Curator of decorative arts, craft and design and assistant director of programming at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. She received her bachelor of arts in art history from Hamilton College and her master of arts in the history of decorative arts from the Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons School of Design.
“This exhibition is often the first professional experience for student artists to share their work with an arts professional and the public,” said Tracee Robertson, director and curator of UNT Galleries. “Continued sponsorship from Voertman’s store reveals community support for UNT and the young artists who live and work in Denton.”