CTAC Celebrates Youth Arts Festival 2015! TRAVERSE CITY YOUTH ARTS SHOW
CTAC YOUNG WRITERS JURIED EXPOSITION
In February 2015 we kicked off the youth events with a Youth Art Show for Traverse City. Local artists and retired art teachers Cherie Correll and Daniel Lisuk juried prizes for the exhibition.
Congratulations to our 2015 CTAC Young Writers Juried Exposition Award Winners!
AWARD WINNERS 1ST PLACE: Autumn Sides, Traverse City High School Sponsored by Dr. Debra Lewis, DDS 2ND PLACE: Davis Wodek, Traverse City West High School Sponsored by Susan and Al Cogswell 3RD PLACE: Audrey Salata, Traverse City Christian Schools Sponsored by the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation and Phil Ellis HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS: Sponsored by Fred and Beth Bynum— Lucas Garcia, Forest Area High School; Amanda Huffman, Traverse City West High School; Janelle Sickles, Kingsley High School; Arielle Jean, Traverse City West Middle School; Stella Warnes, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Middle School; Lilly Wisniewski, Traverse City West Middle School; Spencer Ball, Lakeland Elementary School; Jenny Buffin, Glenn Lake Elementary School; and Caleb Chinlund, Traverse City Christian Schools. Delta Kappa Gamma, McMillan’s Custom Framing, and Horizon Books sponsored a random drawing of prizes for students and teachers, worth over $400.
PETOSKEY YOUTH ARTS SHOW On Saturday, April 18, the Petoskey Youth Art Show opened with juror and NCMC art department chair, Shanna Robinson awarding the following prizes:
AWARD WINNERS THE M. LOUISE HERLOCHER BEST OF SHOW AWARD: Bethany Priest, Concord Academy Boyne 1ST PLACE: Katelyn Skornia, Boyne City High School 2ND PLACE: Alaina Kerberskey, Pellston High School 3RD PLACE: Isabella Carusi, Petoskey High School HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS: Sponsored by Jim and Patti Aikin— High School: Hero Parker Drost, Charlevoix High School; Elizabeth Klevorn & Mary Grasskopf, Harbor Light; John Paul Coopersmith, Boyne City High School. Middle School: Paterese Gorman/Nick Spodafore, St. Francis Xavier; Rilyn Wagner, Charlevoix Middle School; Lauren Yang, Boyne City Middle School. Elementary School: Veronica Castaneda, Ottawa Elementary School; Elijah Kirby, Concord Academy Petoskey; Kimberly Le Cureaux, Concord Academy Petoskey; and Sayler Peck, Concord Academy Boyne.
Jurors: Debbie McGuiness & Matt Mikus – Petoskey News-Review Angelo Santini – McLean and Eakin Booksellers Tom Renkes – Author/CTAC ED Committee Member Dylan Taylor – Co-Executive Director, Little Traverse Historical Society Alex Dailey – Crooked Tree Arts Center
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Prose: 1ST PLACE: Award omitted 2ND PLACE: “The Secret Passage” by Kamryn Schaeffer 3RD PLACE: “Mystery in the Tree” by Ben Sutton HONORABLE MENTION: “All the ‘Write’ Answers” by Cadence Glass Poetry: 1ST PLACE: “Trembling” by Lanah Kelly 2ND PLACE: “Dancing Seasons” by Abby Beaudoin 3RD PLACE: “The Forest Orchestra” by Greyson Janka HONORABLE MENTION: “What Dancing Feels Like” by Genevieve Willoughby
MIDDLE SCHOOL Prose: 1ST PLACE: “Starlight” by Riley Schornak 2ND PLACE: “The Rapids” by Emma Buday 3RD PLACE: “The Lie” by Joad Blaauw-Hara HONORABLE MENTION: “Beach Disaster” by Sophia Billideau Poetry: 1ST PLACE: “Grow Where You’re Planted” by Caroline Carter 2ND PLACE: “The Wind” by Hailey Tanis 3RD PLACE: “One Bowl of Rice” by Claire Ivie HONORABLE MENTION: “Boundless” by Lauren Gietzen
HIGH SCHOOL Prose: 1ST PLACE: “The Longest Night” by Sadie Cwikiel 2ND PLACE: “Swimming in Love” by Andrew Benzing 3RD PLACE: “Heirlooms & Photographs” by Rachel Kane HONORABLE MENTION: “Scarlet” by Hannah Milks Poetry: 1ST PLACE: “Suggestions of a Slow Speaker” by Coral Brantly 2ND PLACE: ”Solstice” by Maddie Nemecek 3RD PLACE: “Wild Flowers” by Frances Davis HONORABLE MENTION: “Sentience” by Kaden de Castro
Thanks to Petoskey News-Review for publishing the entries in their May 1, 2015 edition. This project is in collaboration with McLean and Eakin Booksellers and Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2015 YOUTH ART SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Each spring Petoskey CTAC awards two $500 scholarships to area students who are entering college with an emphasis in art! CHARLEVOIX COUNTY: Grace Whitley, Interior Design/Illustration EMMET COUNTY: Sam Luebke, Music Education
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