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Elementary / Middle / High Annual Exhibit: An Exhibition of Local Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

April 18, 2019 - May 11, 2019

LOCATED IN MAIN & SWEENEY GALLERIES. The Octagon Center for the Arts showcases artwork by local elementary, middle, and high school students annually. High School art instructors from schools within 20 miles of the Octagon Center for the Arts are welcome to register students in their fall and spring classes for participation. (Home-school students are also welcome to register). 

The opening reception and awards are April 18, 4:30 – 6:30pm with awards being announced at 5:30pm. All are welcome to attend and encourage these young artists!

 

2019 Juror:  Naomi Friend

Artist Bio

Naomi Friend is a professional artist in Central Iowa. She makes art about the land and life based on farming, or “agrarian” art. She is most interested in the intersection of wild, urban, and rural environments and the work of humans as caretakers of creation.
 
Her work has been shown in solo shows in Iowa, California, and Nebraska, and other group shows. It is recognized in local radio, newspaper, published in Diffusion magazine, and resides in public and private art collections. It has received awards in national juried art exhibits. She exhibits in a variety outdoor public art events including the Des Moines Arts Festival. 
 
She earned a Masters of Fine Art in Integrated Visual Arts at Iowa State University in 2013 and grew up in the community of Sioux Center, Iowa. Her undergraduate degree is from Dordt College where she studied fine art and graphic design. Naomi worked for three years at the Octagon Center for the Arts as the Exhibits Director. Naomi operates a small 3 acre farm, Friends Flowers, where she grows flowers for local markets.   
 
 
2019 AWARD WINNERS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH – 11TH GRADE:
 
Grade 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
K Lydia Girard Wilbert Zhang Atesh McKilligan Jack Patten          
1 Amelia Luo Emma Chen Sophia Elsberry George Logan          
2 Miles Nutini Noelle Kibbe Ada McKilligan Abigail Nott          
3 Reinaldo Correa Lynneah Pickering Khlloe Graham Jenny LaMar          
4 Qimeng Li Joy Zhang Artie Helmers Brooke Weisbrod          
5 Betsy Winderfeldt-Rodriguez Laura Chen Ashlyn Carr            
6 Hannah Harvey Grace Helmers   Lucy Read Chantel Enlenstein Erica Lin Eliza Teske      
7 Maddison Geater Autumn Wild Gary Schultz Lucas Wuebker Braden Vinson Aleesia Miller Kiera Kreider    
8 Delaney Kreider Jackson Hufford Leslie Kim Capri Cory Kennedy Downs Ella Sirna Angelina Chen Thomas
Lehmkuhl		 Kelsey Gartin
9 Emily Kaminski Isabella Soriano Josiah Teske            
10 Jackson Bryant Eden Bruner Erin Murphy Natalie Weber Tayte Johnson        
11 Austin Argutsinger Kaitlyn Kilstoffe Kaitlyn Kilstoffe            

 

2019 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AWARD WINNERS: 

 

Winifred V. and Jeffrey Brown Best of Show Award

Best of Show:    Laura Hansen, Face to Dress, Roland Story High School                                                

 

Ames Silversmithing Jewelry/Metalsmith Awards

First Tied:            Laura Lynch, Earrings, Gilbert High School                                                                                          

First Tied:            Olivia Sterling Chase, Dragon, Ames High School                                                                            

First Tied:            Eun Pyo Joo, Butterfly, Ames High School                                                                                           

 

Jeffrey Brown Memorial Photography Awards

First:      T’Ana Smith, Speak Black, Ames High School                                                                                                     

Second:                Alejandro Rico-Gomez, Untitled, Gilbert High School                                                                   

Third:                    Josh McCunn, Aunt Tia, Ames High School                                                                                         

 

Octagon Ceramic and Sculpture Awards

First:      Lauren Hansen, Beaded Burgundy, Roland Story High School                                                                    

Second:                Dorothy Vernon, Recycled Dress, Ames High School                                                                      

Third:    Koby Hassebrock, Concept Swing, Roland Story High School                                                                      

 

Octagon Mixed Media and Digital Collage Awards

First:      Preston Witte, Experiment 1, Ames High School                                                                                             

Second:                Grace Teig, Inspire, Roland Story High School                                                                                   

Third:    Koby Hassebrock, Arctic Cat Personalized, Roland Story High School                                                     

 

David Burton Stone Awards in Painting

First:      Alejandro Rico-Gomez, Construction #1, Gilbert High School                                                                    

Second:                Courtney Thompson, Too Much for Now, Ames High School                                                      

Third:    Caylee Fuqua, Who’s Who, Ames High School                                                                                                 

 

David Burton Stone Awards in Drawing

First:      Katie Murray, Calla Lilies, Gilbert High School                                                                                                  

Second:                Mercury Fuhs, Release the Kraken, Ames High School                                                                  

Third:    Katie Murray, Dishes, Gilbert High School                                                                                                          

 

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Start:
April 18, 2019
End:
May 11, 2019
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Organizer

Octagon Center for the Arts
Phone:
515-232-5331
Email:
info@octagonarts.org
Website:
www.octagonarts.org

Venue

Octagon Center for the Arts
427 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010 United States + Google Map
Phone:
515-232-5331
Website:
www.octagonarts.org

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