High School Art Exhibit award winners announced
FOR RELEASE: Sunday, March 26, 2006
Huntington, Ind. "Huntington University recently hosted a high school art exhibit from March 7-25, 2006, in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. Ninety-eight students, grades nine through 12, from nine high schools were represented at the show. Participating high schools included the following:
Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio
Homestead High School, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind.
Jay County High School, Portland, Ind.
Lawerence North High School, Indianapolis, Ind.
Leo High School, Leo, Ind.
Lincolnview High School, Van Wert, Ohio
Taylor High School, Kokomo, Ind.
Whitko High School, South Whitley, Ind.
We wanted to provide an opportunity for regional high school students to have a professional quality exhibit to showcase their work, said Professor Rebecca Coffman, professor of art. It's also a great opportunity to introduce them to Huntington University. Most importantly, we want to celebrate the visual arts being created by high school students in this area.
The competition was open to high school students within a 150-mile radius of the University.
The exhibition awards were juried by Huntington University Department of Visual Arts faculty including Professor Rebecca Coffman, professor of art, and Professor Andrew Dickson, assistant professor of art. Best of show, first place, second place, and third place awards along with cash prizes were given.
The awards reception was held on March 25, 2006. The following students received recognitions:
Award Recipient Award Title of Work Medium
TJ Samuels Best of Show Teapot ceramic
(Homestead High School)
Callista Duggins First Place Overall Old Red colored pencil(Whitko High School)
Zack Hetrick Second Place Overall Chalk Dust digital photography(Homestead High School)
Beth Smart Third Place Overall Flower Box nickel, silver(Huntington North High School)
Aaron Kunkle Outstanding Self Gesture marker(Homestead High School) Achievement: Drawing
Jocelyn Causillas Outstanding Pencil Series #1 pencil(Homestead High School) Achievement: Drawing
Joshua Read Outstanding Solitude chalk(Lawerence North High School) Achievement: Painting
Robby Skup Outstanding Self Styled plaster cast(Homestead High School) Achievement: Sculpture
Laura Lentes Outstanding Pierced Bracelet copper, nu-gold (Huntington North High School) Achievement: Jewelry
Ian Eckert Outstanding Blue Teapot ceramic(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Ceramics
Niki Leeper Outstanding Noah ceramic(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Ceramics
Krystal Allen Outstanding Waterdrop ceramic(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Ceramics
Tiffany Smith Outstanding Bird's Eye View printmaking(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Printmaking
Vincent Schock Outstanding The Tempest computer(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Computer Graphic Design
Kara Wall Outstanding Leaning photo collage(Homestead High School) Achievement: Photography
Reane Banks Outstanding Who Are We? colored pencil,(Whitko High School) Achievement: Basic Design fabric paint
Heidi Haefner Outstanding Apatchy Basket coil-rope, yarn(Huntington North High School) Achievement: Crafts
