There are 5 senior winners and 2 honorable mentions. The $500 cash awards will be given to each winner at their school’s awards ceremony later this year.
The winners were selected by Jurors who are professionals in their field:
Rosanne Seitz (2D Art)
Tony Hertz (photography)
Barry Franz (ceramics).
2 Dimensional Art
AG ~ Erika Hughes “Stray Dog” HM ~ Julia Seibert “That Tree” Nipomo ~ Castin Headrick “Gloomy Mystery”
Photography
AG ~ Sage Dumme “Preservation” HM ~ Samantha Armstrong “Stranger in the Truck Bed”
Ceramics
AG ~ Dan Hertel “From Dust to Ashes” Nipomo ~ Albert Medina “Tall Vase”
To encourage the younger students this year, we gave awards of $100 gift certificates and free art lessons to selected non-senior artists.
Photography
AG/Independent Study ~ Shy Gallegas “Rough Road/Soft Heart”
2 Dimensional Art
Nipomo ~ Elvira Quintana “The Unknown” Lopez ~ April Rogers “Ghost Castle”