Top art students honored; work on exhibit
Community members are invited to view artwork produced by some of Bend-La Pine Schools’ most talented art students. The work is hanging at Central Oregon Community College’s Pinckney Gallery Jan. 24 to Feb. 11 as part of the Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards.
Organizers received more submissions than ever this year, with more than 860 works of art submitted for consideration and 341 receiving awards.
Five students were named American Vision Nominees and were the judges’ top picks: Mountain View High School students Dakota Thornton and Chloe Baker; Summit High School students Emily Allen and Shane Ragland; and Bend Senior High School student Acacia Beale.
These students’ work will go on to be judged at the national level. Seventy-one students were named Gold Key winners; 85 were Silver Key winners and 185 were named honorable mention.
“Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the largest and longest running arts recognition program in the world,” said Pat Roberts, organizer for the Central Oregon Scholastic Arts Awards and art teacher at Pilot Butte Middle School. “I want to recognize the many dedicated art teachers around the region who helped their students with this process. I know how much time and energy it takes. They do it all for their students.”
The award-winning pieces will be on display at the gallery. The students receiving awards and their families are invited to attend a special ceremony Jan. 24 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Pinckney Auditorium. In addition to recognition, students may also qualify to receive a wide range of scholarships through the contest. This is the seventh year Bend-La Pine Schools has participated in the program through the financial support of the Oregon Art Education Association.
The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 from schools throughout Central Oregon. Categories include ceramics, digital art, jewelry, photography, painting, printmaking, humor writing, poetry, short story writing and many more. More information: www.artandwriting.org
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The Redmond Proficiency Academy is pleased to announce that RPA students have been awarded seven Gold Key, seven Silver Key, and 15 Honorable Mention awards in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the Central Oregon Area – Oregon Art Region are open annually to all Central Oregon middle and high school students.
“I am always amazed at the quality of work that the students produce,” said RPA fine arts teacher Ethan Stelzer. “The Scholastic Awards provide a great opportunity for students to earn recognition for their work and to show off their talents regionally with other local student artists.”
The 2015 Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony will be held at the Pinckney Center for the Performing Arts Auditorium and Gallery at Central Oregon Community College in Bend on Saturday, January 24 th , 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. All students receiving Gold Keys, Silver Keys, and Honorable Mention Awards will be invited to attend the ceremony along with their friends and families.
“I felt what most would have felt about winning a contest, joy and happiness about winning the Gold Keys, junior Trinity Wang said. “I entered the contest because I like competitions, and because this would give me something to add to my future applications for jobs and colleges. I will be adding them to my applications, and some of the artworks will be put into my portfolio. I hope to enter a portfolio next year for the Scholastic Art Contest as well.”
Following the 2015 Awards Ceremony, all award-winning work will be on display from January 24th until February 11th, 2015, in the Pinckney Gallery at Central Oregon Community College in Bend during regular gallery hours.
“Honestly, I was surprised to find out I won. The artists from schools in Central Oregon are full of talent, and I was so honored to be a part of the few chosen. I’m just grateful Mr. Stelzer puts up with my many food related projects,” said Gold Key winner, Kaylene Cooper. “My entry is a slab box made to look like a realistic stack of pancakes. Since I’m in a more advanced ceramics, Mr. Stelzer suggested I make one without 90-degree angles. I was hungry, so I made these!”
“This win provides apositive boost to my artistic morale and gives me perspective regarding the aesthetic quality of the piece,” said senior Bethany Easterbrooks.”The winning piece is an acrylicpainting of my oldest brothertitled,”This is 21.” The piece is one of 6 paintings I didrepresenting each one of my siblings. This piece, as well as the other art Ientered into the contestwill be added to my senior artportfolio.”
About Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – 90 Years of Creativity
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated.Each year, increasing numbers of teens participate in the program, and become a part of our community–-young artists and writers, filmmakers and photographers, poets, and sculptors, along with countless educators who support and encourage the creative process.
About Redmond Proficiency Academy
The Redmond Proficiency Academy (RPA) is a public charter school operating in the Redmond School District. In its sixth year of operation, RPA serves nearly 800 students in grades 6-12. Students come to RPA from throughout Central Oregon. Using a proficiency-based instructional model in a personalized school environment, RPA strives to prepare all students for success in college and life.
