Union Co. High School Art Exhibit opens at museum

Union County Art Exhibit Features many art forms

 Lions, Tigers & Bears … It’s all in the annual  Union County High School Art Exhibit, which  opened this week at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany , and Oh, my!, there is really good art produced by the students.

Rachel Thomas, Take a Picture, Best in Show

Watercolors, acrylics, sculpture, batik, pen and ink, linoleum prints, collage, photography ceramics – there is a lot to see at this exhibit that will be open until April 28.

Wendy Sattatakoune, Leopard Skin Hat, Museum Purchase

Judges chose the scratch art work done by East Union student Rachel Thomas Take a Picture, as Best in Show.   Ingomar winner was Kallie Ayers of Ingomar with her drawing entitled Shades of Danger. Megan Cooper of West Union won with her colored pencil work The Paisley Elephant.  And the East Union winner, Caroline Wigington won with the linoleum print Danger Zone .  The museum’s purchase award is Leopard Skin Hat, a pen and ink created by Wendy Sattarakoune from East Union.

Other students won awards in the following categories:

Samantha Campbell, O’Keefe Inspired, winning acrylic

Painting – Acrylic; _

1^st,  O’Keefe Inspired, Samantha Campbell, Ingomar 

2^nd.  John Marston, John Wicker, East Union

3^rd.  Dead Head, Meagan Cooper, West Union

Honorable Mention _ Lauren the Artist, Samantha Campbell, Ingomar

Blown Away, Allison Clayton, East Union

Untitled, Anna Beth Nolley, West Union

Demure, Caroline Wigington, East Union

Caroline Wigington, Untitled, winning watercolor

Painting -Watercolor

1^st.  Untitled, Caroline Wigington, East Union

2^nd.  Ed, Anna Beth Nolley, West Union

3^rd.  Deep Blue Woods, Rachel Thomas, East Union

Honorable Mention_Chill, Marley Long, West Union

King for the Day, Marleigh Adams, Ingomar

Heather Gammel, Diego, winning oil pastel

Painting –Oil Pastels

1^st.  Diego, Heather Gammel, Ingomar

2^nd.  Northern Lights, Katianne McMillen, Ingomar

3^rd.  Sunset “Buellebird”, Rachel Thomas, East Union

Honorable Mention_Unspoken Demons, Madison Taylor, Ingomar

Drawing/Color_              

Anna Beth Nolley, winning paintings

1^st.  The Paisley Elephant, Meagan Cooper, West Union

2^nd.  Soaring in Color, Caroline Wigington, East Union

3^rd.  Fiery, Anna Beth Nolley, West Union

Honorable Mention_Fleur Mauve, Chaney Dunaway, East Union

Drawing/Black & White

1^st.  Shades of Danger, Kallie Ayres, Ingomar

2^nd. Weeping Guardian, Heather Gammel, Ingomar

3^rd.  The Vault Dweller, John Wicker, East Union

Honorable Mention_Snow Leopard, Katianne McMillen, Ingomar

Abbey Robbins, Starry Tribute, winning ceramic

3 D  Ceramics

1^st.  Starry Tribute, Abbey Robbins, Ingomar

2 – D Design (Separate from Watercolor and Acrylic painting & Oil Pastels, Mixed Media) Includes Tempera/Ink; Colored Pencil/Marker/ Graphite and Tempera/ Oil Pastel & Ink

1^st.  Guardian of Life, Samantha Campbell, Ingomar

2^nd.  Food Fight, Valerie Kitchens, West Union

3^rd.  Pink Poppies, Abbey Robbins, Ingomar

Emily Hitt, Alone in the Dark, winning print

Printmaking

1^st.  Alone in the Dark, Emily Hitt, East Union

2^nd.  Under the Branches, Allison Clayton, East Union

3^rd.  Untitled, Sara Duley, East Union

Scratch Art

1^st.  Take a Picture, Rachel Thomas, East Union

2^nd.  Into the Deep, Caroline Wigington, East Union

3^rd.  Untitled, Audra Myers, East Union

Honorable Mention_Dovahkiin, John Wicker, East Union,  Deep in the Forest, Caroline Wigington, East Union

Katie and Kallie Ayears, winning batiks

Batik:

1^st.  Spring Frogs, Samantha Campbell, Ingomar

2^nd.  All in a Chair, Kallie Ayres, Ingomar

3^rd.  Corn Field, James Powell, Ingomar

Honorable Mention_A Sip of Summer, Aniston McClellan, Ingomar

A Stroll through the Garden, Katie Ayres, Ingomar

Audra Myers, Photography winner

Photography:

1^st.  Raindrop, Audra Myers, East Union

2^nd.  Shroom, Audra Myers, East Union

3^rd.  Dew Kissed, Audra Myers, East Union

3 D – Foam Sculpture:

1^st.  Untitled, Macy Hitt, East Union

2^nd.  Untitled, Colton Bailey, East Union

3^rd.  Untitled, Gentry Gibson, East Union

Pen and Ink:

1^st.  Dandelion, Jesslyn, West Union

2^nd.  Uniquely Seen, Kallie Ayres, Ingomar

3^rd.  Family, Marley Long, West Union

Honorable Mention_Insolation, Gracen Conlee, West Union

Me, Myself, and I, Emily Hitt, East Union

Jill N. Smith, Director

Union County Heritage Museum

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New Albany, Mississippi 38652

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