| 2008, Youth Art Month Awards |
5th Annual Charles J. Thurmond Youth Scholarship Awards: Visual Arts CategoryEach spring, the Quinlan Visual Arts Center devotes all gallery spaces to the celebration of Youth Art Month, the visual arts category, for Gainesville and Hall County. We are fortunate to be teamed with the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville and the Charles J. Thurmond Youth Scholarship Awards again this year for another spectacular show! Grades 6-12 compete for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention distinctions in the categories of Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Writing showcases, awards were given at the Family Reception and Awards Announcement at the Quinlan on Sunday, March 30th. The judges for Youth Art Month 2008 were: Maureen C. Files, Quinlan Executive Director; Dr. Delores Diaz, Professor of Art Education and Art History at North Georgia College and State University; Dr. Jean Westmacott, retired Professor and Curator for Brenau University; and Dr. Philip Zoercher, retired ear nose and throat doctor and local potter. Pieces were judged for the following criteria: originality, subject matter, composition, and quality of execution. For more information on Youth Art Month, 2008, click HERE. Click HERE to access the photo gallery for this exhibition.
The first place winners in each grade will go on to compete in the State competition. The awards for the visual arts category of Youth Art Month are as follows: 6th Grade 1st: Andrew Sexton “Silver Cross” collage, Maranatha Christian Academy 2nd: Emmeline Whitehead “Untitled” mixed media, Lakeview Academy 3rd: Rebecca Benfield “Connection” photography Maranatha Christian Academy HM: Dustin Snyder “Hedgehog in Time” mixed media, Lakeview Academy
7th Grade 1st: Hayley Dempsey “Years Past” photography, Maranatha Christian Academy 2nd: Delaney O’Connor “Untitled” photography, Lakeview Academy 3rd: Rebecca Vasquez “Intra Frutti”acrylic, Gainesville Middle School HM: Anna Do “Smooth Jazz” acrylic, Gainesville Middle School
8th Grade 1st: Trae Wilson “Anonymous” mixed media, South Hall Middle School 2nd: Crystal Lipscomb “Pure Elegance” scratchboard, Gainesville Middle School 3rd: Erwin Vasquez “Me” mixed media, West Hall Middle School HM: Patrick Mercado “Naruto” printmaking, C.W. Davis Middle School
9th Grade 1st: Kristen Morrow “Untitled” pastel, Gainesville High School 2nd: Miriam Lopez “Vibrant Fall” pastel, Gainesville High School 3rd: Fernando Becerra “The Cluster” color pencil, Gainesville High School HM: Jessie Matthews “Autopsie d’une Chaussure” mixed media, Johnson High School
10th Grade 1st: Mark Nunez “PSA” mixed media, Johnson High School 2nd: Vanessa Reyes “Sail Away” mixed media, Johnson High School 3rd: Mallory Eddy “Tasty Pop” mixed media, Lakeview Academy HM: Connie Steinmann “Pears” reduction lino block print, North Hall High School
11th Grade 1st: Brandon Eddy “Control Panel” photography, Lakeview Academy 2nd: Vanessa Goff “Ice” photography, West Hall High School 3rd: Liz Overdorff “Bile” mixed media, Gainesville High School HM: Nick Goodrich “Totem Trout” wood, Lakeview Academy
12th Grade 1st: Lisa Tolbert “Times Square 1970’s” etching, North Hall High School 2nd: Allie Stephens “Run with Your Money” photography, Lakeview Academy 3rd: Amanda Warren “My Horse Mini” mixed media, North Hall High School HM: Asia Phoenix “The Magician” oil pastel, Gainesville High School
Best in Show 1st: Brandon Eddy “Control Panel” photography, Lakeview Academy 2nd: Lisa Tolbert “Times Square 1970’s” etching, North Hall High School 3rd: Mark Nunez “PSA” mixed media, Johnson High School HM: Allie Stephens “Run with Your Money” photography, Lakeview Academy |
