The Young Artists Conference is usually at the end of May or the beginning of June. Please visit the site regularly for updates.

Throughout the Year

• Collect artwork from students for consideration. Some schools have a special spot for their Young Artists portfolio, and they store potential pieces in it until their school’s adjudication.

February

• Collect artwork until end of February
• Feb 22 – 26
  • Collect, adjudicate, and mount artwork 1 week before mail goes to HGEC
  • 5 days before mail: all artwork collected 
  • 4 days before mail: adjudicate and select based on school quotas using staff committee (see Adjudication Tips) 
  • 3 days before mail: mount artwork (see Mounting the Work)  and work with students to submit artist statements to Google Doc (see artist statement criteria)
  • 2 days before mail: put artwork into portfolio
  • 1 day before: CELEBRATE!!! You’re ready!! 

March

• Artwork due to HGEC by March 5
• March 8 – 12 
  • student permission slips (including media consent form) returned to their  schools with cheques for fees and t-shirts
  • these must be made payable to School District 73– please do not send cheques from parents of participating students to the Arts Education Coordinator’s office
  • Friday, March 26 (deadline): the following must be sent to the Arts Education  Coordinator at the Henry Grube Education Centre (jmccloy@exc.sd73.bc.ca): 
  • Online student registration form completed for each participant https://forms.gle/sHQKb3woZGpca4PU7 
  • a single school cheque payable to School District 73 for $15 per student registered – this covers the registration fee and Young Artists t-shirt

June

• June 14: Young Artists Committee and student presentation at School Board  Meeting – includes students whose works have been selected for SBO display