Works by 74 student artists, selected from more than 250 submissions, are on display at St. 博纳旺蒂尔 University’s Regina一. Quick Center for the 艺术 as part of its annual High School Juried Art Exhibition.

 

Selected through an extensive jurying process, the works are being exhibited in the Quick Center’s mezzanine level through May 21.

 

The students represent school districts from New York and Pennsylvania including Allegany-Limestone, 安多弗, 奥斯丁, Bolivar-Richburg, Cassadaga谷, Cattaraugus-Little Valley, 克莱默, Coudersport, Ellicottville, 菲尔莫, 马头, 凯恩, Olean, Olean Career and Technical Education Center, Oswayo谷, 先锋, 港口的阿勒格尼, Portville, 萨拉曼卡, 西谷, and home-schools in the region.

 

赢家, their families and friends, were honored at an exhibition opening reception on Tuesday, 4月11日, when all selected students were awarded an artist prize pack.

 

Three students received Best of Show honors: 

• 约瑟夫Derck, 12年级, 菲尔莫中央 School (art teacher: Jodi Brown), for an acrylic painting titled “Masaai Woman.”
• Ali Giermek, 11年级, Career & Technical Education Center in Olean (art teacher: Amber Christensen), for a digital painting titled “In Vogue.”
• 马克斯·史密斯, 11年级, 凯恩 High School (art teacher: Cathy Sirianni), for a charcoal drawing titled “Old Dude.” 

Each Best of Show winner was presented with a $1,000 scholarship to attend St. 博纳旺蒂尔 and a professional artist portfolio by Dean Whitcomb, associate director of 招生 at St. 博纳旺蒂尔.

 

Six students earned Best of Category honors: 

• Best of Painting: Samantha Stock, 12年级, Ellicottville Central School (art teacher: Lillian Lechner) for coffee painting titled “图书馆 Café.”
• Best of Photography/Collage/Digital Art: Acacia Steffenhagen, 9年级, Olean High School (art teacher: Kellie O’Brien) for an untitled digital work.
• Best of Drawing/Printmaking co-winners: Benjamin Vella, 12年级, Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School (art teacher: Carol Purdy) for a colored pencil drawing titled “Self-Portrait;” and Jessica Daley, 11年级, Portville中央 School (art teacher: Wendy Van Curen) for a pastels & colored pencil drawing titled “Glare.”
• Best of 3D/Sculpture/Ceramics co-winners: Rebecca Oyer, 12年级, 萨拉曼卡 High School (art teacher: Lori MacArthur) for a black ash wood woven basket titled “Becky’s Basket;” and Ernest Lipscolm, 12年级, 菲尔莫中央 School (art teacher: Jodi Brown), for a Golden River Paper origami work titled “Satoshi Kamiya’s Pegasus.” 

路德维希·布伦纳, executive director of the Quick Center, presented each Best of Category winner with professional-grade art supplies in relation to their selected work, along with a reusable bag displaying their artwork.

 

“Great thanks must be given to the parents, 爷爷奶奶, 家庭, friends and art teachers who encourage and support these students,布伦纳说. “The talent we have seen grow in these exhibitions over the past five years or so is 指数. The quality of the work these students produce is astonishing and we are so pleased that the Quick Center can display these pieces for everyone in our community to enjoy.”

 

肖恩·康克林, the Quick Center’s assistant curator and museum educator, said overseeing the various annual juried are exhibitions for local school students is one of the favorite parts of his job.

 

“For this show specifically, I had so many individuals come up and remark about how everywhere you looked there was another amazing work. I hope seeing their work hung in our museum space alongside all the other amazing pieces from our collection encourages these students to continue with their artistic endeavors, because every single winner this year has the talent and the skill,康克林说.

 

The Quick Center’s mezzanine level is open daily from 8 a.m. 到晚上11点.m. 

 

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