FACNRV announces winners of Southwest Virginia Region Scholastic Art Award
“Flowers,” by Jeongyeon Park
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley has announced the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional winners, including students from Blacksburg and Pulaski County high schools.
As Southwest Virginia’s regional sponsor for the awards through the National Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the center accepts entries from the counties of Pulaski, Smyth, Giles, Grayson, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke and Wythe; and the cities of Radford, Martinsville and Bristol. FACNRV has sponsored the art portion of the award program for 15 years.
In all, the center received 719 pieces of artwork from around the region. The team of judges awarded five American Vision Nominees, 100 gold keys, 78 silver keys and 75 honorable mentions on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Blacksburg High School sophomore Jeongyeon Park’s mixed media work “Flowers” was selected as an American Visions nominee in addition to earning a gold key. Gold key pieces — of which Blacksburg High students had 41 – compete nationally for gold and silver medals, cash awards and scholarships. Adjudication nationally will be complete by late February, and winners will be announced and notified in mid-March.
The winning pieces are currently on exhibit at the center’s gallery at 21 W. Main St. in Pulaski. The awarding of certificates and pins is Sunday, Feb. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The awards were established in 1923 by M.R. Robinson, who also founded Scholastic Inc., now a global children’s publishing and media company, to encourage, foster and reward creativity in our nation’s classrooms. Throughout their 91-year history, the awards have bestowed early recognition upon some of our nation’s most celebrated artists and writers, including Truman Capote, Robert Redford, Andy Warhol and many others.
Gold Key Winners
Heather Amtower, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Veins of Life”
Heather Amtower, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Eye Of The Guardian”
Holly Arsenault, junior, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Through the Drinking Glass”
Charlotte Cannon, freshman, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Koi”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, painting, “The Tunnel”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “goodies”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “knowledge”
Cecilia Cortes, senior, Blacksburg High, printmaking, “Inner Colors”
Veronica Cortes, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Radical”
Carrie Gilboy, sophomore, Blacksburg High, painting, “Wrath”
Jesse Guillot, senior, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Pinocchio”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, portfolio, drawing, Collection of 8 pieces
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Aromas”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Not Invisible, Just Quiet”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, fashion, “Flora”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, fashion, “Mars”
Sage Lally, sophomore, Blacksburg High, photography, “Friends”
Sage Lally, sophomore, Blacksburg High, photography, “Jump”
Sage Lally, sophomore, Blacksburg High, photography, “Bee”
Sage Lally, sophomore, Blacksburg High, photography, “Simple”
Steven Mallet, freshman, Blacksburg High, comic art, “The Waffle Thief”
Caitlin Manhart, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Water Drops”
Haylee Massie, junior, Blacksburg High, painting, “Police Line”
Verity O’Connell, freshman, Blacksburg High, painting, “Lion Watching”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Still Life”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Flowers” (American Visions nominee)
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, digital art, “Dream 2- The Thing That I Wanted To Tell You.”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Yellowtail – P.4&5”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Dragons in the Flowers”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Distant Land”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Down Under”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Got Cow?”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Surfer”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Feather”
Caitlyn Stepp, junior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Sunrise in the Valley”
Daena Thompson, senior, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Wrapped”
Vera Villanueva, freshman, Blacksburg High, painting, “Dream”
Vera Villanueva, freshman, Blacksburg High, painting, “Flight”
Vera Villanueva, freshman, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Scribe”
Nick Walsh, sophomore, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Dangerous Water”
David Yaun, freshman, Blacksburg High, painting, “The Stare”
Silver Key Winners
Heather Amtower, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Earthly Beginnings”
Heather Amtower, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Forest Keeper”
Heather Amtower, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Emerald”
Heidi Arsenault, sophomore, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Girl, Metamorphic”
Cecilia Cortes, senior, Blacksburg High, drawing, “My Fair Lady”
Cecilia Cortes, senior, Blacksburg High, painting, “Madness”
Veronica Cortes, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Void”
Sara Fortier, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Clockwork Bettle”
Carrie Gilboy, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Excellence”
Aditi Islam, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Save Me”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, drawing “Sarong I”
Leyla Kiran, senior, Blacksburg High, painting, “Featured Artist”
Julia Louhoff, sophomore, Blacksburg High, painting, “The Cell”
Verity O’Connell, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Night Shift”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Love”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Cherry Drops”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Lit By Fall”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Fountain of Dreams”
Christie Prater, sophomore, Blacksburg High, digital art, “Hokie Pride”
Christie Prater, sophomore, Blacksburg High, digital art, “The American View”
Samuel Robinson, sophomore, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Space 3-d”
Caitlyn Stepp, junior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Aging Beauty”
Daena Thompson, senior, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Vase”
Erin Whitesell, freshman, Blacksburg High, photography, “Water”
Danielle Williams, sophomore, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Lost”
Honorable Mention
Heidi Arsenault, sophomore, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Childhood”
Rachel Banks, senior, Blacksburg High, painting, “Cabbage”
Emily Briggs, senior, Blacksburg High, comic art, “Smiling Girl and Wolf Chibi”
Emily Briggs, senior, Blacksburg High, comic art, “Love Is In The Air”
Emily Briggs, senior, Blacksburg High, comic art, “A Girl and her Sidekick”
Emily Briggs, senior, Blacksburg High, comic art, “My Best Friend”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “3 Deaths”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, painting, “moon”
Cheyenne Clevenger, sophomore, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Erase Expectation”
Cecilia Cortes, senior, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “A Day in the Mine”
Veronica Cortes, sophomore, Blacksburg High, “Smug”
Carrie Gilboy, sophomore, Blacksburg High, painting, “Untitled 8”
Austin Grayson, sophomore, Pulaski County High, mixed media, “Skyline”
Jesse Guillot, senior, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Masquerade Nightmare”
Aditi Islam, sophomore, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Under the Sea”
Sage Lally, sophomore, Blacksburg High, photography, “In the Field”
Aislinn Leedy, freshman, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Chinese Dragon”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Talk, Talk, Talk”
Jeongyeon Park, sophomore, Blacksburg High, drawing, “Self Portrait”
Hailey Porth, senior, Blacksburg High, photography, “Behind the Bars of Life”
Christie Prater, sophomore, Blacksburg High, digital art, “Morning Frost”
Sarah Sallee, freshman, Blacksburg High, mixed media, “Octopus in the Sea”
Courtney Steck, senior, Blacksburg High, sculpture, “Primary Diffusion”
Nick Walsh, sophomore, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Me”
Nick Walsh, sophomore, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Pride”
Nick Walsh, sophomore, Blacksburg High, ceramics and glass, “Greed”
– Submitted by Judy Ison, Executive Director, Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley
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