Prospectus for Submitting Artwork 2023

Exhibiting Excellence Selected List of Participants and Awards

Feb 12, 2022 – Mar 12, 2022
Award Reception Feb 12, 2 p.m.

Beginning Feb. 12, Exhibiting Excellence, the 45th Annual High School Art Exhibition, an invitational juried art exhibit for 11th and 12th grade students in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, will be displayed at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.

The exhibit will be on display beginning Feb.12 through March 12, admission is free. "Exhibiting Excellence showcases the amazing talent of local students and provides young artists an opportunity to display their work and receive professional and local recognition," said Jim Phillips, museum manager and senior curator.

"The students’ artwork is a testament to their abilities and skills, as well as the dedication and encouragement of their teachers." Phillips said. "This must-see exhibition celebrates the students hard work and encourages their future artistic abilities."

The award reception will be held Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., Awards will be presented at 3 p.m. First, second, and third place awards will be presented in the categories of sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, graphic design, mixed media, photography, fibers, digital art, drawing, and painting.

The juror for this year’s exhibition Bradley Phillips, professor in Photography & New Media, in the Department of Art and Design at Southeast Missouri State University. Phillips is a photographic artist and educator born in the Greater Los Angeles area and is currently living in southeast Missouri. Having lived coast to coast, he received his BA in Photography at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara California (2005) and earned an MFA in Visual Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo (2012). He has exhibited nationally, in group shows internationally, and his work has been featured on the covers of several books, literary journals, and magazines. His work currently focuses on photography as material in opposition to medium. Breaking free from the stereotypical visual expectations of the photographic image, this allows a shift in focus from image to process as performative act and presses against the expectations photographic artists experience by trend or demand.

Crisp Museum is located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, located at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Additional information can be found here or call 651.2260 or e-mail museum@semo.edu.

Exhibiting Excellence 45th Annual high School Art Exhibition is sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare System.