SPACE - 1997
Student Poster and Animation Competition and Exhibition

Curator: 
Mk Haley - Walt Disney Imagineering
Jackie white - LA County High School for the Arts
Jury: 
Patric Prince -Independent Curator
Robin Valle - Artist/Instructor, El Camino College and L.A. County High School for the Arts
Joe Lohmar - Techno Geek, Digital Domain

The Student Poster and Animation Competition and Exhibition (SPACE) is now in its 12th year as a SIGGRAPH Education Committee event. Participation in this competition and exhibition continues to grow as well as the quality of the entries. SPACE provides a n excellent opportunity for students working with computers to exhibit their creative work. It is open to all students currently attending elementary or secondary schools, colleges or universities. We encourage teachers to have their students enter SPACE either through class projects or individual interest.

The theme for SPACE 97 was "Technological Tides" in the spirit of this year’s conference theme of "exploring the next wave of digital technology." The poster jury selected 41 very creative artworks from the 203 entries, a record number of submissions. The animation jury reviewed over 75 entries, more submissions than ever before and the selections resulted in an outstanding show.

For the past five years, after its initial exhibition at the SIGGRAPH conference, SPACE has traveled nationally for one year to 12-14 sites; it will travel again this year (check out the tour). For the first time last year, SPACE was also exhibited in Japan as part of the Lifelong Learning Festivals - Manabi Pia Fukuoka 96 sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Computer Graphic Arts Society. We are excited to r eport that SPACE 97 also has been invited to Japan in November for exhibition at their 1997 conference. After showing in Japan, SPACE 97 will be on an international touras well.

During the next year, the animations may be seen at the Information Age exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Additionally, SPACE 92-97 may be viewed on the SIGGRAPH Education Committee website at http://www.education.siggraph.org

The SIGGRAPH Education Committee Website at http://www.education.siggraph.org

Congratulations to the 41 selected:

First Place:
Mark Tolsted - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point,Department of Art and Design,Instructor: Jeff Morin

Second Place:
Alessio Cappini - Minneapolis College of Art and Design,Foundation Studies Department,Instructors: Collette Caiter and Rik Sferra

Third Place:
Marilyn Ripley - University of Oregon Eugene Fine and Applied Arts Department,Instructor: Tan Ying

Honorable Mention:
Angie Jones - Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana Department of Fine Arts, Instructor: Ann Marie LeBlanc
Scott Cross - Art Institute of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona,Instructors: Mark Heideman, Gine Thomes-Cotter, & Cathrin Yoder
Viola Kaliniec - El Camino College Torrance, California Art Department,Instructor: Joyce Dallal

Other Selected Artists

Questions regarding the poster portion of this program should be addressed to: 

Mk Haley
Walt Disney Imagineering R & D 
1401 Flower Street 
Glendale, CA 91221 
Mk.Haley@disney.com
(818) 544 - 3423