Click https://www.southshoreartsonline.org/highschool to view all 17 schools that submitted artwork this year. Over $17,000 has been awarded.
The exhibit features original artwork created by students in grades six through twelve from public, private and parochial Junior and Senior High Schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in Indiana and south suburban Cook County in Illinois.
Indiana University Northwest, the lead sponsor of the Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Show, shares a commitment to education and appreciates South Shore Arts for continuing the tradition of supporting students and educators.
Award Winners:
High School Awards
Donald H. Berwanger Scholarship Award, $2,000
Marta Frank, Hammond Academy for the Performing Arts
Lori Spuehler/Lymperios D. Trikolas III Memorial Award, $500
Anna Gsell, 12, Poser, Pencil, Homewood-Flossmoor
Indiana University Northwest Fine Art Awards, $500
Leslie Arreguin, 12, The Tour, Scratchboard, Thornton Fractional North
Indiana University Northwest Fine Art Awards, $500
Drew Engles, 12, Porg, Digital, Chesterton
Alexandra Gardner Riddle Memorial Youth Award, $500
Kyra Lucas, 11, Chains Broken, Photograph, Homewood-Flossmoor
Dolnald H. Berwanger Award of Excellence, $250
Katya Halstead, 12, Belittled, Color Pencil, Crown Point
Diversified Arts Visionaries Award, $250
Honey Nilson, 12, Fighting On!, Pastel, Lake Central
Anne Louise Beckman Award, $100
Karlie Lemmons, 12, In A Field, Acrylic relief, Morgan Township
South Shore Arts Regional Award for Young Artists, $100
Emma Szenstesy, 10, Portrait, Charcoal, Lake Central
Josephine Livovich, 10, Resilience, Oil, Chesterton
Bryanne Cushway, 12, Organized Chaos, Digital photo collage, Michigan City
Michael & Barbara Golden Memorial Golden Award, $25
Emily Rastovski, 11, El Terreno del Mar, Mixed media relief, Morgan Township
Eric Rubio, 12, Hummingbird, Mixed media, Morton
Leslie Arreguin, The Tour – Indiana University Northwest Fine Art Awards
Awards of distinction, $50
Corrine Moran, 12, A Yellow Past, Mixed media, Crown Point
Makenna Schnick, 11, Division, Mixed media, Morgan Township
Maddison Buttler, 12, Burrow, Glazed stoneware, Munster
Kimora Gonder, 12, Portrait, Acrylic Paint, Thornton Fractional North
Taylor Dafnis, 10, Leaving My Shadow Behind, Mixed Media, Bishop Noll
Santo Jann, 12, Doodle #1, Marker, Crown Point
Rodriguez Trinity, 12, Imagination Determines Everything, Digital Art, Homewood-Flossmoor
Best in Media, $50
Mixed media: Margaret Baver, 12, Walk, Homewood-Flossmoor
Ceramic: Ava Lukascek, 11, Watermelon Alien, Munster
Pencil/Graphite: Niko Depresperis, Self Portrait, Hanover
Colored Pencil: Ariel Killion, 12, My Mother, Andrean
Pen/Ink: Logan Chen, 9, Mountain Pass, Lake Central
Oil Painting: Elizabeth Bransky, 12, Seven, Homewood-Flossmoor
Photography: Destini Walker, 12, Quarantine, Chesterton
Acrylic/Tempera: Catherine Menge, 12, Untitled, Bishop Noll
Pastel: Justin Quijano, 11, Blue Room, Thornton Fractional North
Digital: Caleb Snoddy, NFL Posters, Homewood-Flossmoor
Charcoal: River Contreras, 10, Forget Me Not, Lake Central
Sculpture (Clay/Stone): Julia Foster, 11, The Pizza Truck, Morgan Township
Sculpture (Fiber/wood/metal): Anne Talbot, 12, Lion, Crown Point
Scratchboard: Alexander Cuerrero, 12, Golden City, Thornton Fractional North
Honorable Mention, $25
Makayla Dobe, Flower Yarn Painting, Yarn, Hanover Central
Emily Sannito, 11, Color marker, Lake Central
Lilly Belle Nuest, 11, Under The Moon, Charcoal, South Shore Arts
Mary Klein, 11, Filling Up, Graphite, Andrean
Micaela Lacovetti, 12, Street Photo, Photography, Chesterton
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS
Best in Show, $50
Summer Machnik, Grumpy Me, Color pencil, Chesterton
Patricia & Durward Schuetz Scholarship Awards, $50
Eleanor Adams, 8, Lauren Daigle, Graphite & charcoal, Wilbur Wright
Paul Weinberg Memorial Award, $50
Regan Krachinski, 8, Town, Marker, Chesterton
Awards of distinction, $25
Jonah Kilarski, Photography, Taft
Destiny Cook, 8, Fear, Clary, Chesterton
Isaiah Brundige, 7, Breaking Rays, Spray Paint, Wilbur Wright
Annabelle Spicer, 8, Mountain Sunrise, Paint, Wilbur Wright
Joe Belton, 8, Van Gogh’s Café, Acrylic, Wheeler
First in media, $20
Mixed media: Olivia Mansueto, Taft
Paint: Ayla Johnston, Car Ride, Chesterton
Ceramic: Chloe Fremoun, 8, Face Jug, Wheeler
Sculpture: Grace Wolters, 8, IT, Chesterton
Pencil/ Graphite: Riona Funderburg, Self Portrait, Chesterton
Color Pencil: Regan Krachinsk, John Henry, Chesterton
Photography: Brianna Hulen, 8, In Class Candid, Wheeler
Computer Graphics: Caitlin Freeman, Taft
Marker: Ali Sierazy, My Mind, Chesterton
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