Friday, April 11

Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM - State Jury process and Gold Seal selection:
Teachers, Sponsors and students should not be on campus during the jury process.

Saturday, April 12

Saturday, 7:00 AM - TEACHER Required Check-In:
ALL participants, teachers & students, must officially check-in at this time at the Registration tent between Bayou Building and Student Services Building.

• Regional Directors will check-in all teachers and students.
• Regional Directors will check that all required documents have been received:

1) State Invoice and Entry Fees received.
2) Original, Signed State Entry Certification Form each teacher.
3) State Graphic Release Form from each student.
4) State Teacher Check List from each teacher.

• Regional Director will give each teacher:

1) I. D. Badges for Teachers/Students
    (I. D. Badges MUST be worn on UHCL Property)
2) Programsfor each student
3) Maps

Saturday, 7:30 AM - Workshop Registration:
Open registration for workshops will begin at 7:30am in the Registration tent, and will be held on a first come, first serve basis. Teacher Registration is required before any student may register for a workshop.  Only qualified State VASE students with a nametag may participate in the workshops provided.  Students will select 2 workshops to attend, and will be given tickets to present for entry into those sessions. Each student must register for his own workshops. Room assignments for the workshops will be provided at Teacher Registration.

Saturday, 8:00 AM - Orientation, UHCL Bayou Building:
All Regions will be assigned a specific room Official welcome and guidelines for the day.

Click here for 2008 State VASE Event Workshops

Saturday, Times Tentative - Workshops
Workshops offerings are subject to change and more offerings may be available on the day of the event. Workshops will be conducted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 in the Bayou, Arbor, and Student Services Buildings on the UHCL campus.

• Session I - 9:15-10:45
• Session II - 11:00 - 12:30

Masterclass - Arthur Turner

Arthur Turner is a native Houstonian whom received his BA from North Texas State and MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has been an instructor at James Madison University, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, and has conducted several workshops throughout Texas, Colorado, and Austria. Mr. Turner's work has been included in numerous survey exhibitions including the Drawing Society National Exhibition, American Federation of Arts, MFAH, Stavanger Norway, Watercolor USA, to name a few. His first solo exhibition was in 1976 at Moody Gallery Houston where he continues to exhibit today.

Note: Only 20 students will be able to register for this session. It is a double session. Students who choose this workshop will stay in this session from 9:15 - 12:30.  Registration is first come, first serve. In an effort to be fair to all, only one student per school will be permitted to register for this session. Students will select only this ticket.

Scholarship Workshop: TBA - Ricia Kerber
Students are given an artistic challenge and art materials. Students will produce a work of art within the time frame allotted. Works will be juried by a panel of jurors, and scholarships will be awarded during the Awards Presentation at the end of the day.

Portfolio Review: Garden Room - Sherry White
Bring your portfolio, sketchbook, finished or unfinished, see and talk with some of the greatest art schools in the country! Think of it as a mini National Portfolio Day, minus the crowds! Some scholarships will be offered on site! ALL students are invited - don€™t miss this incredible opportunity! This is a ticketed workshop.

Colleges scheduled to be in attendance:

• College of Creative Studies
• Laguna College of Art & Design
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Memphis College of Art
• Midwestern State University
• Minneapolis College of Art & Design
• Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
• San Francisco Art Institute
• Savannah College of Art
• School of Visual Arts
• Texas A&M at Commerce
• Texas Tech University
• University of Houston-Clear Lake
• University of Texas-Austin

College Expo 12:30-5:00 Atrium I & Garden Room
For each student attending the competition, the University of Houston-Clear Lake aims to foster hope and build belief that the dream of a college education can become a reality. This year, in order to further build that belief, the University of Houston-Clear Lake will host a College Expo during VASE as well as various college preparedness workshops and information for students, parents and teachers.

The workshop topics include:

• Financing Your Education
• Education Update: What UHCL Has to Offer
• Getting Ahead of the Game with Unilink
• Admissions Made Easy
• What Can I Do with an Art Degree?
• Guidance for the First Generation College Student
• Student Loans: Fact and Fiction
• Success in College and Beyond

Click here for detailed information on College Expo Workshop Schedule

Afternoon Demo Artists - 1:00-4:00 PM

• Ceramics Throwing on the Wheel - Shane Tidmore (at Bayou Atrium I)
• Coiling Pottery Demo - Felipe Ortega (at Bayou Atrium l)
• Watercolor Demo (at Bayou Atrium l)
• Street Artist - Julie Kirk (at Registration Tent)

Julie Kirk is a historical figurative painter that transforms representational painting or social and religious issues into the Italian street painting tradition.  She explores feminist theories and role of women and mothers in art.  Her sustained website www.streetpainting.net is internationally recognized.  Her works can be found at www.juliekirk.com.

Awards Ceremony - All times are tentative.

• Awards Ceremony I     3:00 PM
• Awards Ceremony II    4:00 PM
• Awards Ceremony III   5:00 PM
• Check Out Procedures after each ceremony:
  • Dismiss Regional Directors to secured area of exhibition.
  • Teachers bring artworks to Regional Directors for Check-Out
  • Regional Directors will complete State Teacher Check List for medals and artwork received.