The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) has sponsored the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) since 1994. VASE is the only art event of its kind in the nation. Students are provided the opportunity to bring artworks created in their art classes to a regional event where they are interviewed by a certified juror who evaluates their work based on a standards based rubric and their understanding of the art processes involved in the development of their artwork. Only academically eligible high school students in grades 9-12 from throughout Texas can participate in VASE. From more than 13,000 entries last year approximately 1,444 were selected as State Qualifiers and advanced to the State VASE Event held at the UHCL campus in April. At the state event 666 artworks were awarded a Superior Rating and 103 artworks were granted Exemplary Statues with the coveted Gold Seal Award.
To participate in VASE teachers must be a member in good standing with the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) and submit all required participation information online at http://vase.taea.org. Teachers or sponsors will register and set up a teacher page that will provide vital information including important dates, invoices, documents, and feedback opportunities. An entry fee of $10 for each Regional entry and $15 for each State entry is also required. Each student can submit a maximum of two art entries. The art works are juried by a team of certified adjudicators comprised of area artists, university instructors, and art educators.
Regional events are scheduled for each of the 20 TEA Education Service Center regions. Each region has a Regional Director responsible for the planning and running of the event. Regional Directors can be located on the VASE website through the Regional Locator. The locater will list the director’s name, contact information, and the date and location for each regional event. The Regional Director will schedule student participation by school district and teacher and provide the teacher sponsor with a schedule of when each student will be juried and where.
The jurors look for originality of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the interpretation of the student’s stated intent. The jurors evaluate the student artwork using the following standard:
Rating 4 Superior
Rating 3 Excellent
Rating 2 Average
Rating 1 Below Average
Students compete on four different experience levels depending on the credits in art that the student has received at the time of the regional event:
o 0 to 1 credit in art are juried on the Division I level
o 1.5 to 2 credits in art are juried on the Division II level
o 2.5 to 3 credits in art are juried on the Division III level
o 3.5+ credits in art and/or AP are juried on the Division IV level
Medals are awarded to those students receiving a superior (Rating 4) rating in each division at the regional event and medallions are awarded to those students receiving a superior (Rating 4) rating at the state event. The “Gold Seal” medallion is the top state award presented to Exemplary works of art chosen by the state jury panel.
Overview:
Online registration opens in November and closes in January.
Regional Events are held on Saturdays during the month of February.
Only academically eligible senior high students in grades 9-12 can enter a maximum of two original art works.
Teachers are responsible for registering online: http://www.taea.org/vase/participant_info.asp
Teachers must complete and submit all necessary forms, and they must verify if a student is academically eligible to participate.
Students must attend the Regional Event and have their original artwork with them at the time of their adjudication.
At the Regional Event, students are interviewed with their artwork by a juror to determine the degree each artwork demonstrates originality of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the TEKS, and the interpretation of the student’s stated intent.
The jurors evaluate the art using a numeric rating system based on an established rubric.
Artworks receiving a Superior Rating (IV) are presented a Regional Medal.
A set percentage of art works with Superior Ratings advance to the State Event held at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in early April
Artworks qualified to advance to state are presented an Area Medal.
The original state qualified artwork is held by the Regional Director and transported to the state event.
Students are not interviewed at the State Event.
A panel of jurors evaluates each state entry to determine the degree that each work demonstrates originality of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the TEKS, and the interpretation of the student’s stated intent.
The state jury panel evaluates qualified artwork using a numeric rating system based on an established state rubric.
Artworks receiving a Superior Rating (IV) are awarded the State VASE medallion.
The state jury panel will select Exemplary Gold Seal winners from those artworks receiving a Superior Rating (IV).
SPECIAL RECOGNITION & CONTRIBUTIONS:
Each student that enters receives a Certificate of Merit for having his or her artwork selected to participate at the Regional level. Regional medal awards are presented to students who receive Superior Rating (IV) at the Regional Event. State medallions are presented to students who receive a Superior Rating (IV) at the state event.
Gold Seal medallions are awarded to artworks selected as exemplary.
Junior Visual Arts Scholastic Event
(JrVASE):
BACKGROUND
The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) has sponsored the Junior Visual Art Scholastic Event (JrVASE) since 2000. The JrVASE program (formerly Middle School VASE) is the only art event of its kind in the nation. Students are provided the opportunity to bring artworks created in their art classes to a regional event where they are interviewed by a certified juror who evaluates their work based on a standards based rubric and their understanding of the art processes involved in the development of their artwork. Only academically eligible 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from throughout Texas can participate in JrVASE. The JrVASE event is held at an area middle school on a Saturday in May. The Regional JrVASE Event is the culminating event for this grade level, there is no State Event for JrVASE.
To participate in JrVASE teachers must be a member in good standing with the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) and submit all required participation information online at http://vase.taea.org. Teachers or sponsors will set up a teacher page that will provide vital information including important dates, invoices, documents, and feedback opportunities. An entry fee of $10 for each Regional entry is also required. Each student can submit a maximum of two art entries. The art works are juried by a team of certified adjudicators comprised of area artists, university instructors, and art educators.
Regional events are scheduled for each of the 20 TEA Education Service Center regions. Each region has a Regional Director responsible for the planning and running of the event. Regional Directors can be located on the VASE website through the Regional Locator. The locater will list the director’s name, contact information, and the date and location for the regional event. The Regional Director will schedule student participation by school district and teacher and provide the teacher sponsor with a schedule of when each student will be juried and where.
The jurors look for originally of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the interpretation of the student’s stated intent. The jurors evaluate the art using the following standard:
Rating 4 Superior
Rating 3 Excellent
Rating 2 Average
Rating 1 Below Average
Students compete on three different experience levels depending on the amount of experience the student has had in JrVASE.
¡ Blue Division - (Advanced): Students in this division have participated and medaled in the Red and White Division of JrVASE. Students may participate and medal in this division in more than one year.
¡ Red Division - (Intermediate): Students in this division have participated and medaled in the White Division of JrVASE.
¡ White Division - (Beginning): Students in this division have never participated in JrVASE (6, 7 or 8 grade).
Medals are awarded to those students receiving a superior (Rating 4) rating in each division at the regional event.
OVERVIEW
Online registration opens in November and closes in April.
Regional Events are held during the months of April and May.
Only academically eligible 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can enter a maximum of two original art works.
Teachers are responsible for registering online: http://www.taea.org/vase/participant_info.asp
Teachers must complete and submit all necessary forms, and they must verify if a student is academically eligible to participate.
Students must attend the Regional Event and have their original artwork with them at the time of their adjudication.
At the Regional Event, students are interviewed with their artwork by a juror to determine the degree each artwork demonstrates originality of concept, technical expertise, understanding of the TEKS, and the interpretation of the student’s stated intent.
The jurors evaluate the art using a numeric rating system based on an established rubric.
Artworks receiving a Superior Rating (IV) are presented a Regional Medal.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION & CONTRIBUTIONS
Each student that enters receives a Certificate of Merit for having his or her artwork selected to participate at the Regional level. Regional medal awards are presented to students who receive Superior Rating (IV) at the Regional Event.
