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RAVSAK Artists’ Beit Midrash Guidelines
 
Eligibility
 
Students in grades K-12, who are currently enrolled at a Jewish day school are eligible to participate in the Judaic Art Contest.
 
Originality
 
All student artwork must be created by the student.  The entry must be developed and completed by the student. If a teacher has any doubt about the originality of the piece, it should not be submitted.  If artwork is discovered to be unoriginal (either from the Internet or another source) it will be disqualified.
 
Guidelines for Artwork and Artist Statement
 
Submit only one piece of artwork per student.  Artwork can be submitted in the following categories, by the following grade levels:
 

  • Drawing and Painting- All grades
  • Mixed Media and Sculpture- All grades
  • Photography and Digital Art- Only Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) grades
 
See Category Descriptions below for explanations and special instructions for each category.
 
Artist Statement
The artist statement is a written description of the artwork and an explanation of how the artwork engages with a specific text or idea from the curriculum.  Each piece of art must be accompanied by an artist statement written by the student.
Requirements:
  • At the top of the artist statement, list the title of the piece and the medium/media
  • Artist statements must be typed and submitted as a separate document.
  • Do not include any identifying information (name or school) in the body of the document.  Names can be included in the file name.
Length:
Elementary School (K-5) -- Maximum of 100 words
Middle School (6-8) -- Maximum of 200 words
High School (9-12) -- Maximum of 300 words
Guiding Questions:  We encourage you to provide guiding questions to your students to help them write their artist statement.  Below are suggested questions.  Feel free to use these, or adapt them to fit your students and their work.
 
Artwork description:
  • What types of colors, materials, and techniques did you use to create your art?
  • What images or symbols are included in your art?
  • If your art includes faces, what types of expressions do they have?
 
Connections to theme:
  • What specific words from the text inspired you?
  • What specific idea from the curriculum inspired you?
  • What does your artwork say about love?
  • What do you want others to think and feel when they see your art?
 
Tips for Writing an Artist Statement:
  • Jot down a key idea about you artwork in the center of a blank page. Then spend a few minutes writing down any words, phrases, feelings or related to that idea.
  • Begin writing your statement as if you were talking to someone about your art.
  • Have a classmate or teacher ask you questions about your art. As you answer the questions, take some notes.

 
 
Judging Criteria
 
The entries will be judged according to the following criteria.  Each criterion is weighted equally.
 
Theme: The artwork represents the program theme.  The entry clearly reveals what artist feels and/or ideas on the topic. Clearly projects mood, emotion, energy.
Craftsmanship: The artwork shows a good understanding of the medium used.  The design is beautiful and complete.
Creativity: The entry displays three or more of the following: Distinctive, individual style, originality of idea, risk-taking, divergent/inventive thinking, innovative engagement with artistic tradition.
Artist Statement: The statement demonstrates that the artist engages with the theme of this year’s contest and interprets it in a way that reveals originality and thoughtfulness. 
 
Submission Deadline
 
All artwork and artist statements must be submitted by December 14, 2015.  See below for instructions on how to prepare materials for submission.   Submissions open on November 2, 2015 through the RAVSAK website:  ravsak.org/programs/artists-beit-midrash.  You will receive an email with instructions once submissions are open.  All artwork must be submitted digitally through our new, easy to use platform.

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