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Aura to host its first arts competition
Aura, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s literary arts magazine, is proud to announce its first annual art competition. The Aura Art Competition invites high school and college students in Jefferson County to electronically submit their art in three categories: fine arts, digital media, and photography. There is no theme, so all subject matters are welcome as long as they fit in the aforementioned mediums.
Two winners will be selected in each of the categories; one in the high school category and one for college level. Each winner will receive a prize as well as the opportunity to have their work published in Aura’s 2016 fall edition. Students will also receive an opportunity to display their work at the Birmingham Division of Youth Services Smart Art festival in April, 2017.
Competition Submission Guidelines:
- All submissions are due by October 1st, 2016.
- No previously published work is eligible submission. It must be original content.
- Please do not submit simultaneous submissions. If your work has been submitted to another publication, do not send that work in unless it has been denied by that publication.
- Acover letter should be attached with each submission with the following information included: contact information, short biography of 3-5 sentences (will be featured alongside your work should it be chosen), indication of whether or not you give Aura permission to feature work on Aura websites. You can create your own or use our template.
- Multiple entries are allowed. You may submit as many pieces as you wish.
- All submissions should be submitted as a jpg and preferably with at least 300 pixels per inch (resolution). If you have questions about this, email us ataura@insideuab.com. We can walk you through this or work with you!
Click here to fill out the form and upload your cover letter and art submission.
Good luck to all participants!
Aura has been UAB’s literary arts magazine for over forty years. It’s a unique publication that accepts submissions from all over the country in the areas of poetry, short story, plays, costume design, visual arts, and photography. -
Bailey Barrow: American Advertising Student of the Year
Photo courtesy of Bailey BarrowBaili Bigham - Head Entertainment Columnist
bbigham@uab.edu
Bailey Barrow, senior art major, recently became the only Alabama student to win the 2016 Student of the Year award through the American Advertising Federation Birmingham TEN awards. The award is presented to a student who is studying marketing, advertising, journalism or design communications. Here’s what Barrow has to say about her experience:
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Now Accepting Spring 2018 Submissions
We are now currently accepting submissions for our Spring 2017 issue of Aura Literary Arts Review!
Theme: Like last issue, there will be no theme so send in your best work.
Deadline: Monday, March 19th at 11:59PM
Submission Guidelines: The same as the Fall 2017 Submission Guidelines.
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Useless college majors mythbusted
Illustration courtesy of Casey MarleyCasey Marley - Contributor
camarley@uab.edu
It's the end of the summer semester here at UAB. As finals week ensues for those still in Birmingham for the summer term, UAB anxiously awaits the arrival of its new freshman class. The question awaiting those freshmen: What will you major in?
College majors have been a debated topic in this country for nearly 50 years. This changed in 1967 when the then governor of California Ronald Reagan created a "major" precedent in the name of saving money: cutting funding to programs that do not have a direct tie to job outcomes or only fulfill “intellectual curiosity” — learning for the sake of learning — according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
This change of thought in the world of higher education has stuck.
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What’s it all about? a review of Art on the Rocks’ first event of the summer
Art on the Rocks hosts various local artists, makers, and businesses that set up booths for patrons to visit while at the event. Photo by Baili BighamBaili Grace Bigham - Head Entertainment Columnist
bbigham@uab.edu
The Birmingham Museum of Art kicked off its first Art on the Rocks event of the summer on June 17. With a successful turn out, the event entertained thousands of local Birmingham art lovers and gave them a chance to see the museum in a different light. This three-part event series has happened annually for the past 12 years, but why should you attend this summer? Read on and decide for yourself.
