Welcome to the 28th issue of Windows Fine Arts Magazine
2008. Congratulations to the students, faculty, staff and alumni
who are winners of this year’s contest! Your work has been judged
as the best in the genres of musical composition, visual art
and writing. Please enjoy the pages that follow, as well as the electronic
version of WFAM 2008, which is accessible on Lewis
University’s web site through the directory, where you can not
only see this magazine online but you can hear the beautiful,
award-winning music.
Winners of the contest were selected from three
genres (musical composition, visual art and writing), with numerous
subcategories for visual art and writing. For the visual art
genre, the judging was updated this year to reflect current practices
in
art competitions. Typically, there is only one First Place winner
or “Best in Show” in an art contest, along with one Second
Place
and one Third Place winner. Thus, all of the subcategories are
judged together. For example, photography is in competition with
painting and drawing, etc. By adopting that same practice, WFAM
2008 has one First Place, one Second Place, and one Third
Place winner along with numerous Honorable Mention awards. Instructor
Leslie Colonna of the Art Department is confident
that this is the best practice for evaluating the contest’s
art entries.
The musical composition and writing winners were awarded
prizes based upon the possibility of First, Second, Third Place
and
Honorable Mention. Most importantly, the judges for music, visual
art and writing had discretion to eliminate an award if they
selected to do so. Many thanks to the judges in all the genres
whose keen eyes, expertise and devotion to WFAM 2008 made the
production of the magazine such a success!
A special thanks to
the President of Lewis University, Br. James Gaffney, FSC,
and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,
Angela Durante. It is because of them that Lewis University
continues to recognize and honor the creative talents and visions
of those within the Lewis community. Without their support,
a magazine that displays diversity, contemporary thinking and
technology, association within the community and among the
genres, and the sharing of knowledge and talents would not be
a
part of Lewis. In reiteration, congratulations to all the winners
in WFAM 2008! You have pursued your dreams of becoming published
artists,
and your accomplishments are a source of inspiration and growth
for all—in print and beyond . . .
Asst. Prof. Therese Jones
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