Congratulations to all those who have been pre-selected
And remember, if you don't make it in to the actual exhibitions, it doesn't mean your work is any 'worse' than those who do make it in. Some students from the past who have topped Visual Arts have not had their works exhibited.
The curators generally have a theme and work around that.... they're planning an exhibition that will hopefully be a success, not just picking out what's 'better' and sending back those that aren't as strong.
As far as I'm concerned, getting short listed is the acheivement, and getting exhibited is just the wonderful added bonus.
Either way - you're all winners. Congratulations guys. I can only hope that I'll be in the same position as all of you this time next year.