Great Basin College enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. Educational, cultural, and related economic needs of the multicounty service area are met through programs of university transfer, applied science and technology, business and industry partnerships, developmental education, community service, and student support services in conjunction with certificates and associate and select baccalaureate degrees.
GBC is a comprehensive community college that provides educational opportunities to over 3,800 students across 86,500 square miles, in ten of Nevada's largest counties bordering five states. The main campus in Elko is home to an educational community that attracts students interested in a residential college experience. Satellite facilities are located in over a dozen communities across the college's service area.
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GBC's Argentum
Great Basin College's art and literary magazine devoted to highlighting the excellent artistic expression of its students, faculty and staff. Community members are also encouraged to submit work. High school students 18 and under need a parent or guardian signature on the form. See our Argentum publicity card here!
Work selected for Argentum is featured during the Great Basin College Student Art Show. See highlights of the 2015 art show here!
How Do I Submit?
Complete the official Argentum Submission Form including the Declaration of Originality and Copyright Agreement.
All Great Basin College students, faculty, staff, and members of all communities served by GBC are eligible to submit written and visual work. Multiple submissions are accepted and selection will be based on quality and originality.Please submit your completed forms and attached work (or photo of your work), via email to: argentum@gbcnv.edu.
What Can I Submit?
- Ceramics
- Design (graphic or architectural)
- Drawing
- Painting
- Photography (both unenhanced and digitally altered)
- Jewelry
- Sculpture
- Prose (fiction or non-fiction)
- Poetry
- Any medium that can be represented in print
What Format Can I Use?
Visual Images: Please do not submit PDF files. JPEG or TIF files are preferred:
- Dimensions no smaller than 8" x 10" at 300 dpi
- Files labeled as: LastNameTitle.jpg
- Large pieces-ceramics, sculptures, etc. should be photographed with a digital camera with a plain gray or white background and a white light source (daylight).
- Please provide specific medium information (acrylic on canvas, etc.).
Written Work: should be submitted as editable digital file(s) with the following specifications:
- RTF files no larger than 750 words
- Files labeled as: LastNameTitle.rtf
- Only three submissions total per person will be considered.
Resources
To accommodate various computers and software packages artists and authors may download the submission form formatted in different ways:
- Editable Submission Form (MS Word document)
- Print Only Submission Form (MS Word document)
- Print Only Submission Form (Adobe document)
- Editable Submission Form (Adobe document)
For information on Rules, Regulations, Rubrics, and photographing your own artwork, click below to learn more:
- Photographing Artwork Advice (Adobe document)
- Argentum Rubrics (Adobe document)
- Submission Rules and Regulations (Adobe document)
Argentum Committee
- Toni Milano, Editor, toni.milano @gbcnv.edu
- Patty Fox, patty.fox@gbcnv.edu
- Karen Kimber, karen.kimber@gbcnv.edu
- Joshua Webster, joshua.webster@gbcnv.edu
Questions?
If you have questions regarding how to submit or document your work and need assistance in doing so, please contact: argentum@gbcnv.edu.For more information, you can view the flier in English here or the flier in Espanol here!
If you need assistance photographing your artwork for submission, please contact GBC Media Services at 753-2103 to make an appointment. Media Services is open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They are located in Room 103C in Lundberg Hall.
For More Information Contact:
Toni Milano
Argentum Editor
E-mail: argentum@gbcnv.edu
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 3,800 students are enrolled online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada’s largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
