Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: A&M-College Station Entry Title: Bring out the guillotine, no kings Entry Credit: Allison Fernandes Judge Comment: The art work on this entry is striking but all its elements - the color, the defiant figure, the text and symbols -- say freedom is at issue. Apologies to Delacroix but this is a good adaptation of a classic piece of propaganda art. The art stands on its own with a strong opinion.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Retrograde Entry Title: “Junior, you know you have a bedtime.” Entry Credit: Rainier Pederson Judge Comment: Even if you don't know all the background details, the viewer of this entry gets the gist of the story. The use of caricature, text and even a touch of humor are well done.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Texas State Entry Title: Dismantling the Department of Education Entry Credit: Madeline Carpenter Judge Comment: This entry has a look that is sparing in its art and even elegant. The opinion is clear - education is being dismantled - but one criticism might be that the criticism is not strong enough.
