TERRE HAUTE — The 41st Annual Swope Student Art Exhibition, sponsored by Old National Bank, runs from Saturday through May 10 in the Swope Art Museum.
The exhibit features student artwork from 10 area high schools and one home school association. The high-school level of this long-standing exhibition is open to surrounding counties and home schools in addition to the schools of Vigo County.
This year’s juror is Patricia Bellville, associate professor of art education at Eastern Illinois University. Selection into the 41st Annual Student Art Exhibition is an honor; only 71 artworks out of 218 were selected for the high-school portion of the exhibit, and 27 artworks were selected as award winners.
Additionally, all the Vigo County School Corp. elementary and middle schools and two private schools are represented with an additional 177 artworks. This year’s students will be honored at an opening reception 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. An awards ceremony begins at 2:15 for all high-school award winners.
High School Awards:
Best In Show
Liz Poor, 12, Mallory, oil painting, Greencastle High School, Teacher: Robin Johnson
Painting
First Place, Caitlin Stephens, 11, Wormbus, acrylic and ink, Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
Second Place, Caitlin Stephens, 11, St. Soup, acrylic and oil, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
Third Place, Cassie Zimmerman, 12, Las Emocionadas De Azue, acrylic, South Vermillion High School, Teacher: Beth Hoke
Drawing
First Place, Courtney Pienta, 12, Artistic Reflections, charcoal, Greencastle High School. Teacher: Robin Johnson
Second Place, Amanda McCullough, 12, Self Portrait, colored pencil, Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
Third Place, Paul Manning, 12, Will, scratchboard, Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Teacher: Don Turner
Printmaking
Cassie Zimmerman, 12, Shades of Summer, relief, printmaking, first place in Printmaking, South Vermillion High School. Teacher: Beth Hoke
Ceramic
First Place, Pete Rosen, 12, Nothing Fits, clay, West Vigo High School. Teacher: Tonya Edwardson
Second Place, Caitiln Stephens, 11, Mr. Nose and His, clay and mixed media, Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
Third Place, Austin Shell, 10, Stoneware Vase, clay, North Vermillion High School. Teacher: Charles Wagoner
Textile
FIrst Place, Chris Taylor, 10, Untitled, yarn and coiling cord, Northview High School. Teacher: Amy Wetnight Taylor & Brett Haviland
Second place, Whitley Winn, 12, Untitled, yarn and fabric, Northview High School. Teachers: Amy Wetnight Taylor and Brett Haviland
Third Place, Zach Mayhew, 12, Motherboards, yarn and reed, Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Teacher: Diane Songer
Watercolor
First Place, Amanda McCullough, 12, Alpha and Omega, watercolor and pen, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
2-D Mixed Media
First Place, Jocelyn Gregg, 11, A Lock, charcoal and graphite and digital photography, Terre Haute West Vigo High School. Teacher: Tonya Edwardson
Second Place, Emily Rohrer, 11, Geometric Desperation, mixed media, South Putnam High School. Teacher: Barbara Weber
Third Place, Kassidy Brechbill, 12, Wildfire, collage, Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Teacher: Diane Songer
3-D Sculpture
First Place, Chanel Towles and Alison Nesbit, 9, Native American Inspiration-Art History, mixed media, McLean High School. Teacher: Mrs. Ellis
Second Place, Whitney Shaw, 11, Zebra, mixed media, Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Teacher: Mr. Bradfield
Third Place, Joe Burton, 12, Birdhouse, wood, North Vermillion High School. Teacher: Charles Wagoner
Photography
First Place, Paul Manning, 12, Triumph, photography, Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Teacher: Don Turner
Second Place, Holly Spear, 12, Not Forgotten, photography, Greencastle High School. Teacher: Robin Johnson
Third Place, Zach Swarts, 12, Inanimate Intimacy, digital photography, North Vermillion High School. Teacher: Charles Wagoner
Graphic Design
First Place, Lindsey Reed, 9, Great Day for a Swim, digital graphic design, South Vermillion High School. Teacher: Beth Hoke
Second Place, James Craigmyle, 9, Aqua, digital graphic design, South Vermillion High School. Teacher: Beth Hoke
Third Place, Sam Abriani, 12, Bear Mountain, digital graphic design, South Vermillion High School. Teacher: Beth Hoke
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Swope to feature student art through May 10
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