RCAS 2020 Online Membership Show

The Juror for the RCAS 2020 Membership Show have been selected... Congrats to Ron Stephens who won Best of Show!
• PDF- Winners and their winning artwork (Click Here)
• PDF - Juror's Comments (Click Here)
• PDF - Winner's Brochure (Click Here)
SEE ENTIRE EXHIBIT! Over 80 works were submitted to this years RCAS Membership Exhibit. The show has 5 categories and links to each category are below.
COLLAGE MIXED MEDIA
OIL & ACRYLIC
PASTEL & GRAPHICS
PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL ART
WATER MEDIA
Download FULL PROSPECTUS for Category Details (CLICK HERE)
DATE | EVENT |
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September 5, 2020 | CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENS |
October 1, 2020 | Online Entry Submission Deadline |
Published by October 8, 2020 |
Entries uploaded to RCAS Web Site |
October 20, 2020 | Awards published on the RCAS website and may be presented at the member meeting if time permits. |
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THE JURORThe juror of our show is Dawna Hamm Walsh, Ph.D. She is a professor at the College of Fine Arts at the Dallas Baptist University and former Department of Art Chair (1978 - 2017). |
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JUROR'S STATEMENT
"What we do with the gifts of creative and artistic thinking is up to each of us. Creativity in art is the act of turning fresh innovative ideas into physical reality through passion and commitment. Artistic endeavor and creativity involve several processes: inspiration, planning, then birthing the artwork. Imagination is the new idea but persistent production embodies your new idea to carry it over the finish line. If you have ideas but do not act on them, you are imaginative and perhaps a dreamer, but not devoted to the full creative process. If you also have artistic gifts but do not act on them, are you true to yourself?" ~ Dawna Hamm Walsh
JUROR'S BIO
Dr. Dawna Hamm Walsh is an experienced art juror, having judged numerous art shows a few of which include the Dallas County Regional Art Exhibition, DISD and HEB Art Shows, Dallas College Art Shows, V.A.S.E., Frank Reague Art League, Texas State Capitol V.F.W. Show, Waxahachie Art League, DeSoto Art League, Cedar Hill Art League, Texas Visual Art Association, and additional other local and state exhibitions.
Her father was an art instructor and she knew at an early age she wanted to become a university art professor. To achieve this goal, Dr. Walsh studied studio art in undergraduate school and later in graduate school at the University of North Texas. She received her Ph.D. in Fine Arts with a concentration in Visual Art Criticism from Texas Tech University. She currently serves as Professor of Fine Arts and Art at Dallas Baptist University. She teaches numerous college art courses and has taken students to Japan for a travel study in Asian art. In addition, she frequently gives tours at the Dallas Museum of Art and other DFW museums.
A few of her honors include: Leadership Texas, Who's Who Among Outstanding Teachers in America, Outstanding Faculty Member at D.B.U., Achievement Award from Delta Kappa Gamma, Fulbright Research and Teaching Scholarships in both Afghanistan and East Africa.
A few of her research projects include: Drawing Portrait Series of International Ethnic Diversity, Learning to Look - How to critique and evaluate Visual Art, Comparative Study between Non-Western & Western Art in teaching Art Appreciation, Critical Thinking Development for Synthesis and Meaning in Visual Art, Engaging Students in the Creative Process.
Dr. Walsh and her husband John, reside in Dallas.