On Friday evening at 8, student artists perform with their faculty coaches.

It's one of my favorite annual events, and meeting the student artists and their families is something I look forward to each May.

UGallery.com launched in October 2006 as the first online gallery to represent student artists.

But silence, the student artists agreed, is very rarely the goal.

Three years ago, student artists at Columbia University decided to do something about the lack of exhibition space on campus.

The paper features daily drawings by student artists as well.

The winners are announced during a reception for the student artists and their parents, teachers, and school administrators.

That entry will be displayed with the works of student artists from across America.

Crumpler also gives cases to charity, sporting and art events, especially to student artists.

Encouragement is given to local student artists through the museum's sponsorship of the annual high school art exhibition.