Sixth Annual National Student Show & Conference

We have Good News and Bad News.

Bad News First
Due to economic reasons, the National Student Conference will not be taking place this year.

Good News: The Show Must Go On
We are still organizing a National Student Show to recognize and award the best student work the nation has to show off. Winning entries will be posted online and published in a first-ever annual that will go to the top creative shops in the country.

More Good News
The original submission deadline has been moved back two months. The deadline for entries is now April 16th, so you have more time this semester to perfect your work. So students, get your best work together, and mail in your entries for your chance at cash prizes and recognition nationwide.
Students:

Where do great ideas come from? Truth is, a lot of them are coming from your competition. And that’s not just the people in your class. Talented students are everywhere — and they’re not afraid to move in on your turf.

So, wherever you find inspiration, you need to go there — and come back with your best work. Because this spring, students from all over will be sending in their most creative work for a piece of more than $20,000 in scholarships and cash awards.

Plus, since good ideas know no boundaries, winning entries will be published in an annual and sent around the country to top agencies. And of course, it will be posted online — where there’s no limit to where your creativity can take you.
Before you run off in search of inspiration, take a moment to check out the rules and entry form. It’s easy. It’s cheap. And it could be the best idea yet for your career.

Deadline for entries: April 16th 2010.
- Download the entry form
- Visit the 2010 NSS Blog
Sponsors:

The National Student Show needs your help. We want 300 individuals or companies to donate $100 each. It’s simple — and it reinforces the theme of the 2010 show: Creativity (and Generosity) Comes from Everywhere.
Since the National Student Show and Conference began in 2003, we’ve relied on sizeable corporate sponsorships to fund scholarships and cash awards. This year, with budgets shrinking, we needed to get creative. And that’s where you come in.

Donate $100, and we’ll recognize your contribution on this website. If you or your company wants to donate more, please contact us about special sponsorship offers.

Trust us — this is definitely not-for-profit. The show is organized and run entirely by volunteer members of the DSVC. After expenses, any additional revenue is put directly into next year’s show. And, since the DSVC is a non-profit organization, your contribution is tax deductible.
- Donate $100 right now!
- Find out how to donate more
The National Student Show is the only venue of its kind designed to help visual communications students compete for recognition and jobs at a national level. With your help, we can continue to provide this amazing opportunity for tomorrow’s hottest talent.

The following businesses and individuals are helping to make it possible:
- - Wayne Geyer
  - Brandon DeLoach
  - Blake Elshire
  - Jeff Barfoot
  - Andrew Klein
  - Luke Olsen
Educators:

Opportunities can come from everywhere. Here’s a chance to help your students compete — and succeed. Last year, the National Student Show awarded more than $20,000 in cash and scholarships. And since the show began in 2003, we’ve put talented students on display for employers around the country.

Encourage your visual communications students to enter their work in the 6th Annual National Student Show!

They’ll compete against hundreds of students from dozens of colleges, and their work will be judged by some of the world’s most renowned creatives. Winning entries will be posted online — and published in a first-ever annual that will go to top creative shops.

Best of all, the competition is simple and affordable. After all, we were all students once (and some of us are even educators).

Our industry’s needs are changing. The marketplace is expanding globally, and the job market at home continues to shrink. Now more than ever, talented students need to get their work out there. And as always, you can point them in the right direction.
We hope you’ll consider adding the National Student Show to your academic calendar and encourage your students to enter. Along with the chance to win scholarships and cash prizes, the accolades will be a big help as they head out into the real world.

Please contact this year’s event chair, Angela MonDragon, if you have any questions about the show.
- Visit the 2010 NSS Blog
- Contact the show chairman
National Student Show & Conference:

This is The only national creative competition and conference just for students. All college-level design, art direction, illustration and photography students are invited to submit work to the Show and attend the Conference. This is the greatest thing to happen to student creatives since Spray Mount™.

Six Years and Counting:

What started out a regional student event put on by an independent creative club has grown into a national-caliber competition and conference. Since the first annual show in 2005, thousands of students have attended the Conference and entered the Show from across the nation.

Our passion and purpose is helping students in our industry. We have inspired and motivated them with speakers and breakout sessions, showed them what students from competitive programs around the country are turning out, and connected them with professionals for creative feedback and job opportunites. And best of all, we have given more than $100,000 in scholarships and awards to date.

What we’re most proud of is that we’ve managed to do all of this with only a small force of determined volunteers. In fact, all of the proceeds go into making the next year’s Conference better, the Show scholarships bigger.

Whether you’re a sponsor, educator, student, or potential volunteer, we would love for you to share our passion for this exciting educational event.

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