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Teachers' Choice

Youth Art Exhibition

works by students of Rock Hill School District #3

Center for the Arts

Dalton, Perimeter, and

Edmund D. Lewandowski Classroom Galleries

121 E. Main St. | Rock Hill, SC

 

Exhibition

Feb. 12 - March 14, 2021
by appointment
Monday - Friday
  • 10 AM
  • 12 PM
  • 2 PM
  • 4 PM
2nd & 4th Weekends
Saturday
  • 11 AM
  • 1 PM
Sunday
  • 3 PM
 
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(803)328-2787
Celebrating Youth Art Month

The Arts Council of York County and Rock Hill School District Three present the annual Teachers' Choice Youth Art Exhibition - featuring selected artwork by students from high, middle, and elementary schools. This exhibition has been created in honor of Youth Art Month, and will be on display in all three galleries at the Center for the Arts, 121 East Main St., Rock Hill, from February 12 - March 14, 2021. The high school and junior high school winners will be announced for mixed media, painting, drawing, and sculpture on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Rock Hill School District #3

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

HIGH SCHOOLS

Northwestern High School  |  Rock Hill High School  |  South Pointe High School

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Castle Heights Middle School  |  Dutchman Creek Middle School

Rawlinson Road Middle School  |  Saluda Trail Middle School  |  Sullivan Middle School

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Cherry Park Elementary School  |  Ebenezer Avenue Elementary School

Ebinport Elementary School  |  Finley Road Elementary School

India Hook Elementary School  |  Lesslie Elementary School

 Mount Gallant Elementary School  |  Mount Holly Elementary School

Northside Elementary School  |  Oakdale Elementary School

Old Pointe Elementary School  |  Richmond Drive Elementary School

Rosewood Elementary School  |  Sunset Park Elementary School

York Road Elementary School

AWARD RECIPIENTS GALLERY

 

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JIMMIE MATTHEWS AWARD | BEST OF SHOW 

Self Portrait by Abe Shoaf

South Pointe High School, Teacher: Ashley Beard

Juror’s notes: Abe Shoaf’s Self Portrait shows mastery in both color use, light, and control of material. Shoaf has captured a moment highly saturated color, common within contemporary photography and social media filters, and has managed to render the same intensity with oil pastel.

 

HIGH SCHOOL

3-DIMENSIONAL

1st Place | Geometric Spheres by Leyna Pham

Rock Hill High School, Teacher: Tina Vincent

Juror’s notes: For meticulous control of delicate and thin 2D paper, in order to manipulate, fold, and develop a set of 3D structures, making us question the material strength, time, and object weight.

2nd Place | Reflections of Stress by Dahlia Bell

Rock Hill High School, Teacher: Tina Vincent

3rd Place | Universal Keyhole by Nenya Greenlee

South Pointe High School, Teacher: Joana Suttle

Honorable Mention | Cityscape by Layla Gardner

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Caroline Furiate

 

DRAWING

1st Place | 1st Place Playlist by Donald Medley

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

Juror’s notes: For an absolutely luminous control of color and intense description of directional light, stunning texture, a deeply considered placement of colorful shadows, and expression of determination.

2nd Place | Up Above the World So High by Katie Bland

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

3rd Place | Still-Life by Ruthie Hrebar

Rock Hill High School, Teacher: Matt Bell

Honorable Mention | From the Page by Katie Bland

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

 

MIXED MEDIA

1st Place | Pursuit of Happiness by Syrrhia Alcide

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

Juror’s notes: For an image which is pure joy to invest time in – showing meticulous details and a controlled color palette.

2nd Place | Pointing Fingers by Stephanie Colon

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

3rd Place | Canceled by Caroline Corbett

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

Honorable Mention | Self Portrait by Christopher Lee

South Pointe High School, Teacher: Ashley Beard

 

PAINTING

1st Place | Solitary by Maliaika Conner

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Sandy Queen

Juror’s Notes: For a clear image of what it means to be in the exact present. For smart brushwork and a controlled color palette. For allowing the material to act and the artist to respond.

2nd Place | Gelatin Pie by Anna Cooper

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Laura Zellmer

3rd Place | Self-Portrait by Rossie Letigio

Rock Hill High School, Teacher: Kim Looper

Honorable Mention | Cheese Cake by Gia Wood

Northwestern High School, Teacher: Laura Zellmer

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

3-DIMENSIONAL

1st Place | Daveland Avenue by Jamie Jackson

Rawlinson Road Middle School, Teacher: Alyson MacAlpine

Juror’s notes: For an exciting and energetic color palette, a twist on modern design, and a playful approach.

2nd Place | Medieval Cottage by Peyton Smith

Rawlinson Road Middle School, Teacher: Alyson MacAlpine

3rd Place | Kracken by Zachary Dalton

Dutchman Creek Middle School, Teacher: Traci Moore

Honorable Mention | Tiny House by Jazmyn Solis-Thomas

Saluda Trail Middle School, Teacher: Angie Copley

 

DRAWING

1st Place | Daisies by Pippin Joldersma

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

Juror’s notes: For a balanced composition showing full tonal range, wild energy, and diverse surface rendering.

2nd Place | Still Life with Deer Skull by Emory Sweet

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

3rd Place | Self-Portrait by Meika Hammond

Saluda Trail Middle School, Teacher: Angie Copley

Honorable Mention | Still Life with Mannequin by Addison Stockner

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

 

MIXED MEDIA

1st Place | Stove will send Ca$h and Big Money by Kylie Franchuk

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

Juror’s notes: For the use of wild, varied textures, detailed fine work, and a gentle sense of play.

2nd Place | Balanced by Alexis Griffin

Sullivan Middle School, Teacher: Susan Barnette 

3rd Place | Totally Me by Isabelle Elliott

Sullivan Middle School, Teacher: Susan Barnette

Honorable Mention | The Leaf by Meiya Grobusky

Sullivan Middle School, Teacher: Susan Barnette 

PAINTING

1st Place | Blue Opal by Cara Cooper

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

Juror’s notes: For a dynamic perspective, balanced composition, and subtle tonal shifts of calmness.

2nd Place | Scenic View by Ana Jimenez

Castle Heights Middle School, Teacher: James Wesley Tarlton

3rd Place | Northern Lights by Lilly Gynn

Rawlinson Road Middle School, Teacher: Alyson MacAlpine 

Honorable Mention | Tree Frog by Cooper Sweet

Dutchman Creek Middle School, Teacher: Traci Moore

 
JUROR | MYLES CALVERT

website | https://www.squirrelpigeonfish.com

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/squirrelpigeonfish/

Myles Calvert was born in Collingwood, Ontario. He attended the University of Guelph with a focus in printmaking, before travelling to London, UK where he completed his MA in Printmaking, at Camberwell College of Art (University for the Arts, London). Major bodies of work included installations of screen printed toast and the idolization of popular British celebrity culture. During this time, he worked for the National Portrait Gallery before moving to Hastings in East Sussex, to teach printmaking at Sussex Coast College and become Duty Manager of the newly built Jerwood Gallery (Hastings Contemporary). Myles' toast-based work continued with a 43000 slice installation during the Queen’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ with college students, drawing BBC media attention, and culminated in two solo exhibitions before making a return to the University of Guelph to teach. 2019 residencies included Art Print Residence (Barcelona, Spain) and Proyecto’ace (Buenos Aires, Argentina), as well as a lecture/workshop at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú) in Lima. Myles is currently an Assistant Professor in Fine Arts at Winthrop University, South Carolina.

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