College receives best ever showing at League for Innovation Student Art Competition
Toronto, Ontario – April 27, 2010 – Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning recently hosted the 24th annual League for Innovation Student Art Competition and brought home its best ever showing.
The competition featured 95 entries. Humber students achieved a third place victory in digital photography and an honourable mention in mixed media. Student details include:
| Rebecca Cairns | Adam Moco |
| Creative Photography – First Year | Creative Photography – Second Year |
| Work: Shadow People | Work: Stitched Up |
| Digital Photography | Mixed Media |
| Third Place | Honourable Mention |
Cairns’ digital photo, Shadow People, is a series of six self portraits combined into one. The scene was window lit, with a white sheet to create a shadow. “After completing my first year at Humber, I now have a clear, defined path of what I want to do. I’m looking forward to a future in fine arts or fashion photography,” said Cairns.
Moco’s mixed media piece, Stitched Up, is a Van Dyke process printed on fabric, with a second piece sewn on to add dimension. “The Creative Photography program exceeded my expectations and helped me develop my passion into a career. It feels great to be recognized for my hard work,” said Moco.
Each year the competition showcases a selection of the best works being created by college students from across North America. A total of five works may be submitted from each of the League member colleges.
“As one of 19 League Board member colleges, Humber had the wonderful opportunity to host this year's student art competition. Our jurors from the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Canadian Art Foundation were impressed with the quality of the 95 entries,” said associate vice president, Pamela Hanft.
The jurors for this year's competition were Francisco Alvarez, Michelle Jacques and Ann Webb.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 21,000 full-time students and 55,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies.
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