First-Gen Art Competition

The First-Gen Art Contest is a new traditional event to celebrate our first-generation students at UCONN Stamford. Participants will have the opportunity to create a piece of artwork that symbolizes what being a first-generation student means to them and celebrate all our first-gen students on campus. The winner will have their artwork printed on a 8ft x 8ft vinyl photo back-drop that will be prominently displayed on-campus during first-gen week in November. Students will have the opportunity to take photos with your artwork to be shared on social media.  

While only the winner will have their artwork printed for a photo backdrop, we will celebrate all submissions through displaying them on this webpage. Submissions will be added as they submitted until artwork submissions close on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024.

First-Gen Art Submission Rules

  1. Must identify as a first-generation student to submit artwork 
  2. Submissions should promote what being first-gen means to you as a student at UConn Stamford. The artwork should also highlight and celebrate all first-gen students!  
  3. Submissions can be a combination of artwork (digital, painting, chalk, or more!) and writing (such as poetry, impactful phrase(s), song lyrics) 
  4. You can create a piece of artwork on your own OR create a piece of artwork with others. Please ensure all names who created the artwork are included in the submission. If creating artwork as a group, all participants must identify as a first-generation student.  
  5. The submissions must be completed no later than Wednesday, October 9th at midnight. This provides enough time for your submission to be included in voting from October 10th-17th
  6. Winner will be announced October 21st  
  7. All submissions will be displayed on our website at studentactivities.stamford.uconn.edu/1stgenart/  
  8. Your submission cannot have the UConn logo or any official Husky Logos  
  9. Winning photo backdrop design will be judged on the following criteria: 
    1. Theme demonstrates a unique incorporation of a visual representation of being a first-gen student  
    2. Overall Neatness 
    3. Artistic Quality  
  10. Submissions must be uploaded as a clear IMG or PNG file [Graphic resolution require: 72 dpi ~ 150 dpi; 300 dpi ideal]:[Graphic size require: 108”x95” (WxH)] [ Graphic minimum pixel require : 7776x6840 (WxH) ]. The winner's artwork will be printed on a large vinyl backdrop, the requested file size ensures a quality print for your artwork. If the print is not within the requested dimensions, your artwork may be modified to accommodate the dimensions needed, if possible. Otherwise your work may be disqualified from winning if we cannot modify it to the printing needs. Email brittney.ortiz@uconn.edu if you need assistance.

Sensitivity Clause

When submitting a artwork, student(s) takes responsibility for all actions of the group or the individuals of said group while participating in the First Gen Art Competition. Submissions should not be offensive to anyone. If any group entry is deemed offensive the artwork will be immediately disqualified from that First-Gen Artwork Competition. The Rules Committee will reserve the right to take further action against the group if deemed necessary.

Timeline

Date Item
October 9 Artwork Submissions Due
October 10-17 Voting Open
October 21 Winner Announced
November 4-8 (First-Gen Week) Winner's Artwork Prominently Displayed on Concourse

First-Gen Artwork Submission

Submissions Due Oct 9

First-Gen Artwork Voting

Voting Open Oct 10-17

First-Gen Artwork Submissions

Artwork submissions will be displayed here