Juried High School Student Art Exhibition

If submitting entries on behalf of a local high school, please fill out the submission summary form. 

Submission Summary Form

Below are the submission requirements for all visual art entries. Please review carefully to ensure your work is properly prepared and eligible for inclusion in the exhibition.

Visual Art Submission Form

2D Artwork Requirements

• All 2D artwork must be ready to hang.
  1. Some schools prefer to wire the mats.
  2. Others use strong monofilament (fishing line) securely attached to the back of the mat.
  3. Others use weight-appropriate Command Strips (or similar Velcro-style strips) attached to the back.
• Works on paper must be matted and/or framed.
• Works on canvas must be stretched or include hanging grommets.
• All 2D artwork must have hanging hardware attached to the back of the mat or frame. The piece may be matted or framed—your choice—but it must arrive fully prepared to hang.
• Matted 2D artwork can be made ready to hang in several ways:
• Framed 2D artwork must be wired due to weight.

 

3D Artwork Requirements

• All 3D artwork must be finished and ready for display.
• Include special display instructions if needed.

 

Labeling Requirements

• Attach two copies of the Visual Art Submission Form to the backside of each 2D artwork and to the bottom of each 3D piece.

Best in Show

• Now You See Me by Courtney Richied, Sycamore HS

Sculpture

• 1st Place – Metal Bars and Hearts in Jars by Macklynn Rager, Oregon HS
• 2nd Place – Feminine Aneurysm by Audrey Emmens, Hiawatha HS
• 3rd Place – Impulsive by Sienna Seebach, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention – Leaning Tower of Tea-sa by Aisling Emmens, Hiawatha HS
• Honorable Mention – Binding my Time by Sophia Oltman, Oregon HS
• Honorable Mention – The Most Beautiful Man to Ever be Mistaken to Be Alive by Kathryn Groves, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention – Cardboard Lego by Chris Welter, Rochelle HS

Painting

• 1st Place – Curiosity by Issy Smith, DeKalb HS
• 2nd Place – Scars of Life by Christina Blanchard, DeKalb HS
• 3rd Place – Insomnia by Marcus Montgomery, DeKalb HS
• Honorable Mention – A Unique Adjustment to Life by Merit Namaste-Rose, Oregon HS
• Honorable Mention – Echoes of the Fruit by Edona Ajdini, Sycamore HS
• Honorable Mention – Vanitas Fictus by Issy Smith, DeKalb HS

Photography/Digital

• 1st Place – Untitled by Gialan Zuniga, DeKalb HS
• 2nd Place – Forgotten memories by Everyiel Smith, Rochelle HS
• 3rd Place – Untitled by Daisy Dominguez, DeKalb HS

Mixed Media

• 1st Place – Torn by Selfworth by Teagan Auld, Rochelle HS
• 2nd Place – Heart to Brain and Brain to Heart by Brenda Cuautle, Sycamore HS
• 3rd Place – Blues by Grace Tremble, Oregon HS

Color Drawing

• 1st Place – Memory Lane by Denia Rincón, Rochelle HS
• 2nd Place – Resistance by Hannah Hart, Sycamore HS
• 3rd Place – Sweetened Death by Litzy Agaton, DeKalb HS
• Honorable Mention – Sweet Tooth by Lilly Velez, DeKalb HS
• Honorable Mention – Collective Chaos by Hope Thomas, Sycamore HS

Black & White Drawing

• 1st Place – Statically Shocked by Kyrie Cragin, Rochelle HS
• 2nd Place – The Protector by Samantha Minchala, Sycamore HS
• 3rd Place – Picture of me by Gabriele Hoyle, Oregon HS

Ceramics

• 1st Place – Waterfall by Alexi Rodriguez, DeKalb HS
• 2nd Place – Weeping Lilly by Mya Livious, DeKalb HS
• 3rd Place – Imprint of the Ancients by Yana Bartkiv, Rochelle HS

VISUAL ARTS BEST IN SHOW

• The Skin Within by Mya King, Sycamore HS

BLACK & WHITE DRAWING

• 1^st Place — Timeless by Ellie Ferguson, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Brooke Shields by Heidi G., DeKalb HS
• 3^rd Place — Cherry Street Door by Kasey Jones, Rochelle HS

COLOR DRAWING

• 1^st Place — Alarm Clock by Maia Clapp-Duhau, DeKalb HS
• 2^nd Place — DENIA TIME! by Denia Rincon, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Chaos by Jazz Dwyer, Sycamore HS

PAINTING

• 1^st Place — Koi Fish "Left" by Alexia Alderson, Indian Creek HS; Koi Fish "Center" by Emma Murphy, Indian Creek HS; Koi Fish "Right" by Evyelyse Wright-Rivera, Indian Creek HS
• 2^nd Place — Beauty by Benji Clayton, Indian Creek HS; Pain by Benji Clayton, Indian Creek HS
• 3^rd Place — Stand-Off by Kit Horn, Sycamore HS

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS

• 1^st Place — Petals to Porcelain by Taylor Wesley, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Wired Jellyfish by Wyatt Garrelts, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Arianna's House by Arianna Moser, Hiawatha HS

PHOTOGRAPHY

• 1^st Place — Curiosity Kills by Sawyer Stockton, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — Almost Invisible by Ashli Cacique, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Inner Monologue by Daniel DeLaTorre, Rochelle HS

MIXED MEDIA

• 1^st Place — Nothing's Perfect by Derek Bailey, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Anguish by Eleanor Klacik, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — Me by Maia Clapp-Duhau, DeKalb HS

Printmaking & Digital

• 1^st Place — Midnight Enchanted Pond by Teagan Auld, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — My Morning Routine by Rocio Cuautle, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — Coexistence by Noe Valdez, Rochelle HS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Self-Portrait by Lyncee Duong, DeKalb HS
• Redwoods by Kennedy Underwood, Rochelle HS
• The Flourescent Floor by Philip Winters, Rochelle HS
• Hammerhead Shark by Alexia Burger, Hiawatha HS

Awards (Visual Arts)

VISUAL ARTS BEST IN SHOW

• Face of the Photographer by Mia Klein, Sycamore HS

BLACK & WHITE DRAWING

• 1^st Place — Together by Kennedy Underwood, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — Schnoz by Maia Clapp-Duhau, DeKalb HS
• 3^rd Place — Feel Good by Grace Mills, Sycamore HS

COLOR DRAWING

• 1^st Place — He Doesn’t blink (or He’ll Miss it!) by Kyle Kness, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Lay Here by Marlie Hampton, Hiawatha HS
• 3^rd Place — Fishy by Brianna Chamoun, Sycamore HS

PAINTING

• 1^st Place — The Art Teacher by Mari Kaczka, DeKalb HS
• 2^nd Place — The Weeping Willow by Hallie Mantzke, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — Yearning to be Whole by Chance Kalin, DeKalb HS

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS

• 1^st Place — June Bug Named Mallon by Hannah Sharp, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Essence of Life and Decomposition by Addison McGlaughlin, Hiawatha HS
• 3^rd Place — I see you by Melanie Garcia, Rochelle HS

PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL MEDIA

• 1^st Place — Lights On by B. Henning, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — New Magic Wand by Dylan Benge, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Remake of Color Void by Mikaela Kluxen, DeKalb HS

MIXED MEDIA

• 1^st Place — Admiration by Alayna Benton, Oregon HS
• 2^nd Place — A Wave of Emotions by Ocean Wilkerson, DeKalb HS
• 3^rd Place — Silent Screaming by Indigo Marsden, Rochelle HS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Artist’s Block by Katelynne Babos, Sycamore HS
• Satisfied? by Katelynne Babos, Sycamore HS
• Shockingly High Prices! by Alivia Henkel, Rochelle HS
• Feeling Purple by C. Hill, Rochelle HS
• Phantom Findings by Kit Horn, Sycamore HS
• Bloom by Izebelle Liboy, DeKalb HS
• Hallucinations by Samaria Williams, DeKalb HS

Awards (Creative Writing

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• “Zorange” by Liliana Jennings, Sycamore HS
• “The Little Things” by Marlie Colness, Sycamore HS

Awards (Creative Writing)

Prose

• 1^st place — "The Desolation of Icarus" by Andrew Miller, Indian Creek HS
• 2^nd Place — "Her Brotherhood" by Irish McCoy, Sycamore HS

Poetry

• 1^st Place — "Oh How We Spin" by Darion Massey, DeKalb HS
• 2^nd Place — "No One Cared Before the Flowers" by Arianna Harrison, Sycamore HS

Awards (Visual Arts)

Visual Arts Best in Show

• Displayed Suffocation by Cora Early, Sycamore HS

Black and White Drawing

• 1^st Place — 80’s Alternative by Vivianne Potts, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place —  Bentley by Brianna Chamoun, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — “Shoe” by Dylan Benge, Rochelle HS

Color Drawing

• 1^st Place — 1^st Period Pre-Calc by Marlen Hueramo, Rochelle HS 
• 2^nd Place —  Life Ablaze by Mira Ryu, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — Hands of Nature by Rachel Piscopo, Hiawatha HS
• Honorable Mention — Mr. Creatable by Uriel Valle, Rochelle HS

Painting

• 1^st Place — Tangled in Sinking Time by Chrissie Fischer, Hiawatha HS 
• 2^nd Place — On the Road by Marlen Hueramo, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Wonder Boy by Eric Briseno, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Goo-Man by Abby Johns, Sycamore HS

Sculpture/Ceramics

• 1^st Place — Modern History by Molly Sapita, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Medusa by Arianna Moser, Hiawatha HS 
• 3^rd Place — Poker Face by Loryn Heil, Sycamore HS
• Honorable Mention — Staying Safe by Lucy Bunger, Rochelle HS

Photography/Digital Media

• 1^st Place — Bow of Fruit by Alaina Leal, Rochelle HS
• 2^nd Place — Fire Hazard by Kylie Davis, Rochelle HS
• 3^rd Place — Clock by Ayla Walker, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Frozen Creek by Allie Mortenson, Rochelle HS

Mixed Media

• 1^st Place — Shades of Home by Autumn Tomlinson, Sycamore HS
• 2^nd Place — Untitled by Janis Schnurr-Trebe, Sycamore HS
• 3^rd Place — It’s an Elephant by Marisa Whaley, Rochelle HS
• Honorable Mention — Block by Katie Horn, Sycamore HS