Juried High School Student Art Exhibition

• Complete and submit:
  • Individual Artwork Submission Form (also serves as artwork label)
  • Visual Artwork Submission Summary Form

• Attach two copies of the Individual Artwork Submission Form to:
  • Back of each 2D artwork
  • Bottom of each 3D artwork
• Use 1–2 pieces of painter’s tape (or similar) for easy removal.

  Do not use spray adhesive.

• Must be ready to hang:
  • Works on paper: matted and/or framed
  • Works on canvas: stretched or include hanging grommets
• Hanging hardware must be attached to the back of the mat or frame.
• Options for matted pieces:
  • Wire the mat
  • Use strong monofilament (fishing line)
  • Attach weight-appropriate Command Strips (or similar Velcro strips)
• Framed pieces must be wired due to weight.

• Must be finished and ready for display
• Include special display instructions if needed.

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