Selecting Work for the Gallery

We are looking for quality visual art or writing submissions that demonstrate excellence in a given genre. The gallery is intended to showcase work that is inventive, inspired and technically competent. We are accepting work from Kindergarten to Secondary V, as well as submissions from teachers.

Cycle teams, or subject department teams, in each school are encouraged to meet and decide which pieces will be sent according to cycle.

Although there is no limit to the number of submissions per school, the gallery is not intended for entire class projects. Rather, the intention is to feature those couple artworks in the class that were particularly well realized.

Acceptable Content

Cycle teams must exercise professional judgement in choosing pieces that are suitable for all students, keeping in mind that the site is accessed by young children, parents, and the general public. Please ensure that there is no copyright infringement or plagiarism. Please avoid sending photos of large mural projects. They do not photograph well.

Submitting to the Gallery

Submissions can be made at any time during the school year.

Note : Submissions must be sent directly to hallera@cqsb.qc.ca

Each jpeg must be accompanied by a context blurb (see below).

Please use the sorting code to name your files (see below).

Gallery Awards

In June, a jury of visual artists from the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and a jury of Quebec City writers will judge work from each grade. Winners will be announced on CBC Radio 1 and in the Quebec Chronicle Telegraph. Winners in the writing category will have an opportunity to read their work on CBC Radio, and winners in the visual arts categories will be featured in the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph.

Image Submissions

Scanned images or photographs must be submitted in jpeg format. All submissions must use the following submission sorting code.

Sorting Code
firstname+grade.category+numberofseries.school.jpg eg. : jason3.dr2.ddo.jpg Name : first name only.

Grade :
k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, t (t is for teacher)
Category Code:
Drawing (dr), Photography (ph), Painting (pa), Sculpture (sc), Collage (co), Graphic Novel (gn), Video (vi).

Number of Series :
Is this the first, second or third submission by this student ?

School Codes:
asj A.S. Johnson Memorial School
ddo Dollard-des-Ormeaux School
eqlc Eastern Québec Learning Centre
ees Everest Elementary School
hes Holland Elementary School
jsms Jimmy Sandy Memorial School
lths La Tuque High School
mms MacLean Memorial School
mees Mauricie English Elementary School
pes Portneuf Elementary School
qhs Québec High School
rres Riverside Regional Elementary School
rrhs Riverside Regional High School
shs Shawinigan High School
spes St. Patrick Elementary School
sphs St. Patrick’s High School
sves St. Vincent Elementary School
sfes Ste-Foy Elementary School
tra Three Rivers Academy
ves Valcartier Elementary School

Context Blurb

All visual art submissions must be accompanied by a short paragraph describing
the context of the work.
What inspired the student artist? What materials were used to produce the work?

1. Please submit using Microsoft Word.
2. Please use Verdana font.
3. Font size should be 12.

The Context Blurb Code is the same as the image submission code,
but has an (x) after the category and series number.
firstname+grade.category+numberofseries+blurbcode.school.jpg
eg. : shelley3.dr2x.ddo.doc

Writing Submissions

Writing submissions can be drawn from any of the broad writing categories in the
Elementary ELA curriculum (self-expressive, narrative or information text),
as well as texts regarded as required genres within the Secondary ELA program.
We are looking for writing that is fresh and well crafted.

1. All pieces must be typed.
2. Please submit using Microsoft Word.
3. Please use Verdana font.
4. Font size should be 12.
5. All submissions must use the category code (w).
Firstname+grade.writing+numberofseries.school.doc
eg. : darwin3.w2.ddo.doc

Questions

If cycle teams have any questions regarding the requirements for the Virtual Art Gallery,
please contact the Central Québec School Board’s Arts Consultant,
Aurian Haller, at hallera@cqsb.qc.ca, or (418) 688-8730 Ext 281,
or the cultural representative at your school.