Saturday, April 29 - Wednesday, May 24, 2023

On-site Exhibition

This year’s 2D3D+ Juried Art Exhibition features Fine Art and Visual Communication Design by students at all academic levels. It is a juried competitive exhibition where students are awarded monetary scholarship prizes. This year’s exhibition was juried by: Visual Communications Design (VCD) Professional and Class of 2021 Alumna, Danielle Takata-Herring; Fine Artist, Curator & Educator, Betsy Lohrer Hall; and Class of 2017 Alumnus and Graphic Designer major (now known as VCD), Jared Boyle.

Welcome to Our 2023 Esteemed Jurors!

Danielle Takata-Herring, Juror Visual Communications Design Industry Professional & CPP Alumna

Takata-Herring co-started Dreambox Creations, an advertising agency, when she was just a second year at Cal Poly Pomona back in 1999. Directing all of the creative work at Dreambox from day one, Danielle is a company cofounder and co-owner who has seen it all. Working with Dreambox’s worldclass designers, she is tasked with continually adapting to their distinct clients' brands and helping evolve them to the next stage. Coordinating with the technology team on a daily basis, Danielle brings the experience of working with literally, hundreds of brands, both new and well-established. Takata-Herring was the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Alumna Award by Cal Poly Pomona's College of Environmental Design and was recently named one of the world's most influential graphic designers thanks to the breadth and caliber of her work with some of the largest global brands. Danielle graduated in 2001 from Cal Poly Pomona in Graphic Design. She enjoys her time volunteering with Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, being on the Dean’s Advisory Council for College of ENV and spending time with her two kids and husband.

Juror’s Criteria:
It has been such an honor to be one of the jurors for this year’s “2D3D+ Student Exhibition”. After reviewing the collective work that is coming out of this college, I continue to be so proud to call myself an alum. When evaluating the artwork, I considered factors such as technical skill and craftmanship, the level of creativity and originality of the concept and execution, the effectiveness of storytelling, the overall aesthetic appeal, and the ability to evoke an emotion.

Betsy Lohrer Hall, Juror Fine Arts Professional, Artist & Educator

Long Beach-based visual artist and educator Betsy Lohrer Hall was born in New York and grew up in Southern California. Her early training was traditional, based in realism. Most of her current work is process-oriented and abstract, ranging from mixed media works on paper to installations and performances. She earned her BA in studio art from Colorado College and her MFA from California State University, Fullerton. She studied art and literature in London and Florence, and painting, briefly, at Parsons, New York City. She has been exhibiting her art for nearly 30 years, with shows in the U.S., in Thailand, and Taiwan. Hall has been teaching art and art history at the college-level for over 18 years. In her art and life, she considers our relationships to nature and to each other—our connections, our impacts, and our potential for healing. As an extension of her art practice, she opened Flux Art Space in 2018. Flux encourages cross-cultural and cross-generational dialogue and connects emerging and midcareer artists with each other and with members of the vibrant communities of Southern California through exhibitions, workshops, and gatherings.

Juror’s Criteria:
Serving on an art jury is a fascinating process. I’m human, so my first impressions are inevitably informed by my own preferences. As a juror, though, I aim to go beyond this. I look closely and consider the art projects on their own merits. I listen to the expertise of the other jurors. I think about how the selected works will relate to each other and fit within the parameters of the show. The jurors work individually, and then together. Over time, a kind of alchemy happens, and the show emerges. Beautiful, smart, sophisticated…silly, revealing, intense…handmade or high-tech or some hybrid of the two: in reviewing this year’s entries, I’m impressed by the variety of approaches to art making. The submissions represent a range of techniques and themes. Many of the works are quite professional, requiring dedication and great skill to make. Poly-Kroma is a celebration of these creative students and their hard work. Congratulations to all the selected participants! As part of the jury process, some of the artists whose works I considered strong or promising were left out of the final selections. I say this not to devalue the selected works in any way. Rather, as a visual artist myself, I know what it feels like when my work is not picked for a show or an award; it can be discouraging. But I keep going and growing. It helps me to remember that there will be many other opportunities. Whether your work is included in this exhibition or not: if being creative brings you joy, keep doing it! See where it leads you.

Jared Boyle, Juror Graphic Design Industry Professional & CPP Alumnus

Jared Boyle is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Long Beach, CA. After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona with a BFA in Graphic Design in 2017, he began his design career at an automotive agency in Long Beach. For the past 6 years, he has claimed multiple Bronze Los Angeles Addy Awards for his agency work. Currently, he resides in the safety of his home employed as a Senior Designer for an agency called Mad Designs based in Venice Beach working on a myriad of brands and companies —some of the most recent being Billabong, Mad Decent (Dillon Francis), and Whipshots (Cardi B)— and projects ranging from branding to motion graphics. He also spends much of his time drawing via traditional media, more specifically pen and ink, and has aspirations of becoming a self-sufficient, full-time, professional doodler.

Juror’s Criteria:
It was an honor to be able to come back to Cal Poly, more specifically the Kellogg University Art Gallery, to be a juror for this year’s student work. The process overall was very smooth, even with the large number of submissions. The organization of the works made the first round of judging a breeze and continued into the second, in-person, round of judging. It was highly beneficial being able to come in and seeing the works in person as well, which made the decision process much more thorough and exciting. It was interesting to see how some decisions altered over the course of the judging process based on the presentation of the works in person, rather than just an image on a screen, ultimately highlighting the importance of the students’ delivery of their projects and/or works and how drastically it may or may not affect the quality of their work and how it may be interpreted. Once again, it was a joy to be able to come back in-person to critique these works and see the consistent improvement of the Art Department students.

Gallery Views

Reception Views

POLYKROMA 2023 ON-SITE EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES 

The 2023 annual jury-reviewed 2D3D+ Student Art Exhibition (along with the Senior’s Industry Portfolio Showcase) will be initially digitally juried again this year, with its physical iteration to occur on-campus during the Spring 2023 semester with the University mandated “Safer Return” protocols in place. Please note that dates and events, submission terms and procedures are subject to change, or postponement, based on State and/or University directives at any given time.

AWARDS

Top Placing Award Winners will be granted monetary prizes through the Art Department. Typically, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes are selected for each category in Visual Communication Design, and Fine Arts, respectively, for a total of 6 monetary prizes. Additional Honorable Mentions are decided by the jurors, in each category at their discretion

IMPORTANT DATES
Listed dates may be subject to change, postponement, or cancellation.  

2D3D+ DIGITAL ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE
Mar 1 to Mar 30, 2023 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Wed., Mar 30, 2023 @ noon (12pm)  

SUBMISSION METHOD
email each Entry Form separately to artgalleries@cpp.edu  

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS of JURY SELECTIONS
(and those not selected) on or around Apr 4-5, 2023
check your@cpp.edu email for notification  

INDUSTRY DAY - SENIOR PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE 
Sat., April 29, 2023 @ 12-4pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

2D3D+ VIEWING & AWARDS CEREMONY
Mon., May 1, 2023 @ 6-8pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

FAMILY & FRIENDS DAY
Wed., May 24, 2023 @ 2 pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

ARTWORK ON-SITE DELIVERY
Thu., Apr 6, 2023 @ 10am-1pm, 2-4pm (closed from 1-2p for lunch) 

ARTWORK ON-SITE RETREIVAL (post-commencement)
Wed., May 24, 2023 @ 5-7pm (after FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY EVENT)
Thu., May 25, 2023 @ 10am-1pm, 2-4pm (closed from 1-2p for lunch)
No artwork may be picked up prior to 5pm on May 24.

NEW 2023 TERMS of SUBMISSION  

In order to provide the necessary materials for digital jurying, we require Digital Entry Submission Forms, signed off by the class instructor for which the artwork/classwork was made, with digital images of each work entered. Necessary details for what to provide with your submission are listed below based on the 2D, 3D, 4D, or 5D nature of each item entered. These will need to be submitted no later than March 30, 2023. All graduating seniors, and Art students of all levels, are encouraged to participate with their best work from any CPP Art Dept. classes created from March 2022 thru March 2023.  

Email notifications of works selected/not selected will be emailed out to all selected and non-selected students on or around April 4-5, 2023 to each student's @cpp.edu email. If selected, artwork is required to be physically dropped off at the Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A) on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 10am-1pm, and 2-4pm. (Closed for lunchtime 1-2pm.) No exceptions.  

This year, ARTWORK RETREIVAL begins as a post-commencement period, for graduating Seniors only, after our FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY EVENT on Wed., May 24, 2023 @ 5-7pm. The remainder of students, at all grade levels, may then begin to retrieve their artwork the following day, on Thu., May 25, 2023 @ 10am-1pm, 2-4pm (closed from 1-2p for lunch). No artwork may be picked up prior to 5pm on May 24. 

SUBMISSION ENTRY LIMITS: 
No more than 3 entries per student.  

ENTRIES WITH MULTIPLE PARTS count as 1 entry. For example, VCD/Graphic Design packaging designs, branding campaigns, poster series and gameboard designs with multiple parts each count as 1 submission. Fine Art diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs, ceramic or mixed media items that are a set, pair, or grouping of inter-related pieces, etc. are also acceptable and counted as 1 submission. BEWARE that if 1 OR MORE components of a series, packaging, set, grouping, or branding campaign are unacceptable to the jurors, the ENTIRE entry may be rejected.  

ENTRIES MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. Artwork must have been created in the coursework of Art Dept classes anytime from March 2022 through to the present. This is an annual show and is intended to reflect the art student's work over the last year.  

ENTRIES MUST BE PART OF ART DEPARTMENT CLASS COURSEWORK. The call for artwork is open to all Cal Poly Pomona Art Dept. Majors and students who have completed the submitted artwork in Art classes through the Art Dept. The show is required to demonstrate the work done as part of Art Department classes. As a result, instructor signature verification will be required for each entry. No extra-curricular, outside-of-Art-Dept-coursework may be entered as part of this departmental show.

DIGITAL SUBMISSION ENTRY FORMATS
FOR ALL DIGITAL ARTWORK ENTRIES, including 2D, 3D, 4D & 5D ARTWORKS please provide the following:  

A well-taken, good-quality, lo-res thumbnail photograph of the artwork, the way it is intended to be viewed, frontally (not angled view). Insert image thumbnail as required into the TOP RIGHT IMAGE BOX in SECTION 1 of your Submission Form for each entry form submitted;  

A well-taken, good-quality, hi- to mid-level resolution photograph of the artwork (can be the same as above), the way it is intended to be viewed frontally (not angled view). Insert image as required into the LARGE BOX in SECTION 4, on page 2, of your Submission Form for each entry form submitted. The quality of the image, more often than not, does affect the jurors’ selections. If a close-up or detail shot is included, make sure to caption it as such. 

2D ARTWORK will be required to be framed or mounted properly, with hanging devices readily provided if selected. Please prepare work accordingly.  

Highly Recommended: 3D ARTWORKS that require 2-3 alternate (front, back, or 3⁄4) views may be combined into one image (binary or trinary image) and inserted into the LARGE BOX in SECTION 4, on page 2, of your Submission Form.  

The SECTION 4 image provided, as placed on page 2 of the Submission Form, will be the image viewed by the jurors for determination of whether the work will be exhibited or not. Please make sure to represent your work and yourself well.

ADDED SPECIFICS FOR 3D ARTWORK DIGITAL ENTRIES  
In addition to the above listed in ʻ2+ʼ (but not in place of) please provide the following additional images as attachments along with your 3D entry. Due to the 3D nature of artwork, jurors will be provided with these additional images to see multiple sides of the work:  

Well-taken, good-quality, hi- to mid-level resolution photographs of all 4-sides of each 3D artwork entered, and the component parts of any artwork that has 3D elements. Make sure each image is taken with straight-on, frontal/elevation views, each side view straight-on, and top and bottom as straight-on, aerial views, only if necessary. You may also provide angled or fractionally facing views (3⁄4 angle views) whenever beneficial.  

Provide no more than 8 images for this purpose and keep the combined MB total to 25MB or less for easy email-ability, along with your completed Submission Form.  

For DIGITALLY-DESIGNED 3D ARTWORK, PACKAGING DESIGNS, GAMEBOARDS, BOOKS, OR GRAPHICS CAMPAIGNS WITH 3D ELEMENTS please provide: 

A good-quality digital PDF Presentation of your work, so it may be assessed virtually by the jurors. 

For BOOKS (whether hand-made, digital or combination), magazines, pamphlets, or other publication-type media: Provide a good-quality PDF including every page of a book, organized in the correct order, so it may be assessed virtually by the jurors. Also incl. docs/images for any front cover, back cover, and book spine, if applicable.  

Send these additional images, or files, as attachments in a compressed file for easy email-ability, along with your completed Submission Form with the required main image of your choosing in SECTIONS 1 and 4 as required for all submissions.

FOR 4D, 5D ARTWORKS, MOTION GRAPHICS, FILM/VIDEO, WEB DEMO, GAMING REEL, ETC.  
Provide website or video file submissions as a link listed on your entry form in SECTION 1, or include them as an attachment, in MP4 format, with the maximum dimensions of 1920 x 1080px with good quality resolution (1080p recommended) along with your entry form.  

Make sure to include “stills” in SECTIONS 1 and 4 of your completed Submission Form as required for all submissions.

ARTWORK SUBMISSION ENTRY FORMS
are available starting March 1, 2023 and due for return with required instructors’ signatures by March 30, 2023 no later than noon (12pm). An entry form is required for each submission (no more than 3/student).  

TO REQUEST DIGITAL ENTRY FORM(S)  
send an email with Subject Line: 2d3d+ Digital Entry Form Request  
to artgalleries@cpp.edu with the following info: 
 
First and Last Name 
Bronco ID 
Best Phone Number to reach you (make sure VM is set-up and not full) 
Your Major 
Number of Artwork Entry Forms being requested (1, 2, or 3; limit 3 per student) 

Each submission form REQUIRES INSTRUCTOR’S CERTIFICATION that the item was created as a result of a class project in the Art Dept. and will require identification of each of the following as verification: class project title, class name, semester taken, and instructor signature. Dept. Chair signature may be used in lieu of faculty member’s if not available to sign or on sabbatical.  

Students are also required to PROPERLY COMPLETE EACH ENTRY FORM for each entry (limit 3/student) and provide a DIGITAL IMAGE ENTRY of each submitted artwork within its corresponding entry form for easy identification of artworks to be signed-off by instructors, and easily identified by gallery staff, as per instructions on each entry form, and as indicated above in the Terms of Submission. Return each Entry Form separately, via email, and with its corresponding compressed files, docs, and/or additional images, to artgalleries@cpp.edu. Each entry form will be assigned a number. Make sure to use that number in the Subject Line of each entry’s corresponding email when submitting your entry. Example of Subject Line: “2023 2d3d+ Digital Entry 107” 

PHYSICAL EXHIBITION READY TO HANG/DISPLAY REQUIREMENT: ALL 2D and 3D selected submissions MUST be prepared for safely hanging, or properly mounted for display. 4D/5D MUST be provided in the proper formats also. ALL works MUST be free of type-os, spelling and grammatical errors. Proof your entry accordingly, then proof again. Be sure to represent your work and yourself well.

IMPORTANT DATES
Listed dates may be subject to change, postponement, or cancellation.  

2D3D+ DIGITAL ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE
Mar 1 to Mar 30, 2023 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Wed., Mar 30, 2023 @ noon (12pm)  

SUBMISSION METHOD
email each Entry Form separately to artgalleries@cpp.edu  

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS of JURY SELECTIONS
(and those not selected) on or around Apr 4-5, 2023
check your@cpp.edu email for notification  

INDUSTRY DAY - SENIOR PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE 
Sat., April 29, 2023 @ 12-4pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

2D3D+ VIEWING & AWARDS CEREMONY
Mon., May 1, 2023 @ 6-8pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

FAMILY & FRIENDS DAY
Wed., May 24, 2023 @ 3-4:45pm
@ Kellogg University Art Gallery (35A)

ARTWORK ON-SITE DELIVERY
Thu., Apr 6, 2023 @ 10am-1pm, 2-4pm (closed from 1-2p for lunch) 

ARTWORK ON-SITE RETREIVAL (post-commencement)
Wed., May 24, 2023 @ 5-7pm (after FRIENDS & FAMILY DAY EVENT)
Thu., May 25, 2023 @ 10am-1pm, 2-4pm (closed from 1-2p for lunch)
No artwork may be picked up prior to 5pm on May 24.

Industry Day: Poly-Kroma 2023

PolyKroma 2D3D+ Viewing & Awards Ceremony 2023

The 2D3D Juried Art Exhibition features art and graphic design work made by students in Visual Communication Design courses. Awards are presented to outstanding works of fine art and visual communication design.