2008 Woodie Awards
Jury show opens
By: Stephanie Covington
Issue date: 4/7/05 Section: Culture
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Julie Campbell, acting director of the May Gallery while Bill Barrett is on sabbatical, said she thinks the women are working harder than the men, although three out of the six honorable mentions were male photography students.
"We both asked Julie if we could have a category of honorable mention," Streeter said of the difficulty reaching a decision.
Student photography will be featured in the May Gallery through May 6. The best works were awarded with recognition, certificates, gift vouchers and photography supplies.
Liz Streeter, a Webster alumna and St. Louis freelance photographer, and Lan Brauer, a 25-year veteran of product and commercial photography, chose this year's winners.
Streeter said Brauer, who was unable to attend the reception, was a meticulous judge.
"We had a really good and difficult time during this show," Streeter said. "Lan especially was a stickler for print quality, technology and presentation."
Some student work was not chosen simply because of dirty or smudged presentation materials, Streeter said.
Except for the Nancy Bell Underwood scholarship recipient, students who submitted work were unaware of their winnings before the reception.
Sophomore Cynthia Lancaster, a photography major and film studies minor, received the $2,000 Nancy Bell Underwood Purchase Award and placed second in the show. She also received a gift certificate for Schiller's, a local photography supply store and developer.
"I think Cynthia is extremely conscientious," Campbell said. "You can see how badly she wants something. She has an interesting angle on photography."
Show winners were chosen from a body of entries and 35 pieces were placed in the gallery. Students were allowed to enter a total of four pieces of fashion, abstract, infrared and black-and-white photography.
Senior Sarah Wilson, an English major and creative writing minor, won the award for "Best in Show" and received an honorable mention. Her winning work was from a series featured in the fall 2004 issue of The Ampersand.
"I had a real hard time deciding," Wilson said. "I had 15 photos picked out. I was panicking half an hour before the deadline."
Senior Theresa Arnold, a photography major, won first place and sophomore Jennifer Spencer, a double major in photography and psychology, won third place in the show.
Campbell said all participants earned the right to be featured in the show.
"I think it gives them more of a chance to see how they are gauged professionally at whatever point they are in their schooling," Campbell said.