Presentation Categories

Art Exhibition involves displaying 2D or 3D artwork to an audience at a specific time.

• Be prepared to describe your work in just a few minutes and to answer questions–probably to several people as they walk by your exhibit throughout the session.
• Consider producing at least one text panel that explains the rationale/inspiration for the project and any relevant reflection on the result of the project. This will help viewers to understand your project when you are not available to discuss it.
• Do not expect to store any other materials at the exhibition session site, as the location may be open to the public (not secure). Bring all other belongings with you for your assigned session and take them away with you when you leave.
• Exhibition space will NOT have access to electricity.
• If you have specific display requirements (e.g., a pedestal, easel, etc.), please be sure to describe your needs in full in the REQUIREMENTS section of your application form.

View ‘Art Exhibitions’ rubric.

A “Poster Project” is a two-dimensional version of a research paper or oral presentation, displayed on a wall.

• Do not expect to store any other materials at the poster session site, as the location may be open to the public (not secure). Bring all other belongings with you for your assigned poster session and take them away with you when you leave.
• Funds in the Student Showcase budget allow covering the cost of printing a single poster for a student on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Poster sessions will NOT have tables or access to electricity.
• Posters may be several small mounted panels of text and images or one large computer-printed sheet of paper. This may include some two-dimensional graphic arts projects.
• Posters must be no larger than 36 inches high by 48 inches wide.

View ‘Poster Projects’ rubric.

A good guideline is to complete your reading or performance within a 5 or 10-minute time slot.

Although not necessary, you may want to leave some time to answer questions, provide reflections on the experience, or present a post-log for the piece.

Factor in a small amount of time to introduce or “set the stage” or provide context for the excerpt of an edited performance or reading. You may know the relevance of your performance, but many in the audience may not.

If you have specific media requirements (e.g., a podium, a microphone, a sound system with speakers, etc.), please be sure to describe your needs in full in the REQUIREMENTS section of your application form.

Readings or performances involve the presentation of poem, dramatic reading, or performance (theatrical, musical, dance, etc.) to an audience at a specified time.

This may mean selectively reading a portion of the poems or portion in your writing project or performing a limited number of scenes in your theatrical project.

View ‘Readings or Performances’ rubric.

A “Table Project” displays your project materials on a table likely placed in a hallway or other open area.

• Be prepared to describe your project in just a few minutes and to answer questions–probably to several people as they walk by your table throughout the session.
• Consider producing at least one text panel that explains the rationale/inspiration for the project and any relevant reflection on the result of the project. This will help viewers to understand your project when you are not available to discuss it.
• If you need an electrical outlet to power a lamp, laptop, microscope, or another safe electrical device you require for an effective presentation, please write that you require electrical outlet(s) in the REQUIREMENTS section of your application form.
• If you plan on including any 2-dimensional graphics (a map, photographs, 2-D artwork, or graphs), please be sure to specify your display requirements on your entry form (e.g., wall space size required, etc.).
• Project display materials may include a tri-fold poster, a laptop computer, or other objects. You may combine objects placed on a table and a poster displayed on the wall behind your table.

View ‘Table Projects’ rubric.