October 2010 Gallery: We celebrate Carver, Eisenhower, Fulton, Kennedy, Lincoln and Prescott Schools

June 2010 Gallery: We celebrate Eisenhower, Kennedy, Marshall Schools, George Washington Middle, Irving and Carver Elementaries.

Welcome to Dubuque Community Schools'
Digital Fringe Gallery

An online and on-cable (Channel 19) Monthly Student Art Exhibit!

Gary Olsen and Cheryl Werner are attempting to do for the visual arts what they've accomplished for the performing arts on Channel 19 and our Website. " We want to give our students a wider audience for their work," explains Olsen, "so we are leveraging the digital multimedia resources we now have at our disposal."

You have a digital camera and no doubt know how to use it. We have a TV channel reaching approximately 60% of households in our district, and a Web site that attracts 15,000 visitors a day. These elements combined form the  "Digital Fringe Art Gallery." 

Why do we call it Digital Fringe?  "We really don't know how we came up with it," admits Olsen. "Digital Fringe sounded edgy and cool, and after all, this is art education.  A lot of what we do is on the fringe in one form or another because we continue to experiment in art and design. That's what art is all about... finding one's own path."

Here's how the gallery works: Remember the deadline... the first day of each month...

Every day we  want to exhibit art on Channel 19 and on our Web site. Having a new gallery each month will build on previous galleries which will continue to rotate into the mix on Channel 19 throughout the year.

The monthly galleries will have a permanent home on this Web site and can be called up at any time.

overWe're looking for monthly submissions of your best works from each school. Here are the numbers.

Each elementary school submits 3 pieces per month due on the first day of each month.

Each middle school submits 3 pieces per month due on the first day of each month.

Each high school submits 6 pieces per month due on the first day of each month.

Believe it or not, this will collect a large selection of artwork each month, but it will be manageable.  Obviously the works must be juried, and only the best examples of your students' works should be submitted. How you administer that process is entirely up to you.

The images must be in the form of a digital photo and attached to email and sent to the following address:  sschulz@dubuque.k12.ia.us.  Sue Schulz.

How to submit art- The Crucial Specifications:

All images must be 72dpi and image size must be 720 x 480, vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape).

We encourage all forms of visual art including sculpture, ceramics and photography submissions.

Make sure the art is properly illuminated

Photograph the art against a black, contrasting or complimentary neutral background.

Important:
On each image file in the lower right hand corner in the margin or on the work itself must be contrasting letters (white on black or  black on white as an example) of the art work's title, artist's  first name (no last names) and your student's school name. 

Example:  "Hands" by Kelly, Eisenhower School

Font should be Ariel Bold and the text size should be no smaller than 18 pt.

This is how a finished piece ready for submission should look (click on it to see actual size at 720x480 pixels and 72dpi). You can use this file size as a template.

And most importantly: Send your submissions to sschulz@dubuque.k12.ia.us

You do your part and we'll do ours... promote the heck out of this wonderful parade of talent we have in our visual arts program.  Good luck and thanks for your ethusiastic support. --
Gary Olsen and Cheryl Werner
Dubuque Community Schools
2300 Chaney Rd.
Dubuque, IA 52001