ArtFest Fort Myers hosts Art Under 20 awards
ArtFest Fort Myers presented $6,000 in awards to Lee County high school students at the Art Under 20 award reception on Feb. 13. These student artists won the top awards in "Art Under 20," the high school fine art competition, which was held on Feb. 2-3.
Approximately 190 local high school students, from 15 Lee County high schools, entered 359 pieces of artwork in Art Under 20. All artwork entered in this competition was exhibited at the fine art festival and previewed by thousands of festival patrons. Art Under 20 judges, Stephen Gray-Blancett, Barbara Murdock and John O'Brien selected the winners.
The cash award levels were $900 for best of show, $400 for first place, $200 for second, $100 for third and $50 for honorable mention. Festival attendees voted for the People's Choice, a $300 cash award.
ArtFest Fort Myers also offered three Ringling College of Art and Design Scholarships to attend a Summer Teen Studio in 2008. These scholarships are designed to cover the tuition costs of the Ringling Summer Teen Studio Program, giving the recipients an opportunity to receive advanced art training.
The Art Under 20 sponsors, Oswald Trippe & Company, Inc., in conjunction with Zurick, agree that the purpose of this event is to encourage the youth in our community to participate in the fine arts.
Below is a list of the winning students and the schools they attend.
PHOTOGRAPHY
1st: Sarah Ormiston, Mariner
2nd: Jennifer Lustig, Mariner
3rd: Desiree Fernandez, Fort Myers
PAINTING
1st: Hana Pak, North Fort Myers
2nd: Jocelyn Marie Michaud, Mariner
3rd: Tyler Conner, Fort Myers
DRAWING
1st: Adam Frank, Mariner
2nd: Lauren Garcia, North Fort Myers
3rd: Lauren Garcia, North Fort Myers
3-DIMENSIONAL
1st: Dakota Sica, Mariner
2nd: Rachel Bennett, Gateway Charter
3rd: Nicholas George, Mariner
MIXED MEDIA
1st: Emily Miller, Fort Myers
2nd: Melissa Allen, Cypress Lake
3rd: Jocelyn Marie Michaud, Mariner
BEST OF SHOW: Dakota Sica, Mariner
PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Melissa Allen,
Cypress Lake
HONORABLE MENTIONS
1. Sarah Dion, Fort Myers
2. Danny Carballo, Cape Coral
3. Elizabeth Hardy, Fort Myers
4. Devin Harclerode, Cape Coral
5. Olivia Wilkett, Cypress Lake
6. Charles Sommer, North Fort Myers
7. Caitlin Rosolen, Cypress Lake
8. Brooke Kretsch, Fort Myers
9. Natalia Bohm, Fort Myers
10. Adam Frank, Mariner
11. Danah Craig, Mariner
12. Sarah Ormiston, Mariner
13. Blake Sobczak, Fort Myers
14. Christine Sheridan, Fort Myers
15. Elizabeth Kent, Fort Myers
Ringling School of Art Scholarships
1. Ashley Axtell, Gateway Charter
2. Monica Pinto, Cape Coral
3. Juan Antonio Morales, Cypress Lake
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