The Visual Arts Achievement Awards is a competition sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts and administered each February on the local level by various groups such as The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa. The exhibit consists of the winners, judge’s choice awards and honorable mentions awarded to students from local schools with works divided into two groups based on grade level. Group I consists of middle school students in grades six through eight. Group II consists of high school students in grades nine through twelve. Entries are classified based on medium: drawing, painting, mixed-media, 3-D, print making, computer design, and photography.
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Best of Show
Alexandra Jones, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Unspoken”
Local Winners from Region 3:
Visual Art Achievement Program Local Winners From Region 3:
Best of Show
Alexandra Jones, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Unspoken”
Best of Group 1 (Grades 6-8)
Harper Moen, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Garbage Can of the Sea”
Best of Group 2 (Grades 9-12)
Victoria Hardin, Hillcrest High School, “Eye on the Prize”
Group 1 (6-8) Winners
Craft
1st Place- Kelsey Cousette, Tuscaloosa Magnet School, “Continuous Coils”
2nd Place- Maddie Peppenhurst, Echols Middle School, “Sunset”
Drawing
1st Place- Amarri Barnes, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “Flow”
2nd Place- Ava Gomez, Sipsey Valley Middle School, “Sweet and Cheesy”
3rd Place-DaMarion Caldwell, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “Capitol Park”
Honorable Mention- Allie Hoffman, Northport Intermediate School, “Rosa Parks”
Honorable Mention- Julia Cooper, Northport Intermediate School, “Eat Dessert First”
Honorable Mention- CaMarion Caldwell, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “Nisimba Marara”
Mixed Media
1st Place-Charlie Morrison, Northport Intermediate School, “Buzz”
2nd Place- Riley Ann Fessier, Echols Middle School, “The Tree”
3rd Place- Bra’Lynn Thomas, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “Unfinished Youth”
New Media
1st Place-Veronica Pereira, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “The Mess”
2nd Place-Elizabeth Brak, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Feline Folio”
3rd Place- Paisley Bennett, Northport Intermediate School, “Penny”
Painting
1st Place- Jazmin Marquez Zamora, The Alberta School of Performing Arts, “Swans of the Orchid Garden”
2nd Place- Lottie Bryan, Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School, “The Bass Of A Tree”
3rd Place- Byron Western, Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School, “Something Fishy”
Sculpture
1st Place- Aneesa Estes, Northport Intermediate School, “Lavender Leaf”
2nd Place-Oswyn Albright, American Christian Academy, “The Gauntlet”
3rd Place-Alicia Hernandez, Northport Intermediate School, “Recessed Reds”
Group 2 (9-12) Winners
Craft
1st Place- Marley Griffin, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “In the Manner of Monet”
2nd Place- Alyssa Higdon, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Calypso”
3rd Place- Joseph Hardin, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Lemon”
Drawing
1st Place- Eddie Ramirez Maldonado, Paul W. Bryant High School, “Labyrinth”
2nd Place- Kaitlyn Davis, Paul W. Bryant High School, “Tears of the Soul”
3rd Place- Sean McNaughten, Tuscaloosa County High School, Untitled
Honorable Mention- Dexter Chiles, Tuscaloosa County High School, “The Shadows”
Mixed Media
1st Place- Chloe Taylor, American Christian Academy, “Locked Away”
2nd Place- Amy Zhang, Hillcrest High School, “Secret Garden”
New Media
1st Place- Anna Kate Henson, Brookwood High School, “AK’s Objects”
Painting
1st Place- Allison Izaguirre, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Weekend Friend”
2nd Place- Kaitlyn Condo, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Prophet of Doom”
3rd Place- Micah Burgess, Paul W. Bryant High School, “Reality and Reverie”
Photography
1st Place- Mason Mitchell, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “When Chickens Fly”
2nd Place-Mallory Masterson, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Sitting on Wisdom”
3rd Place-Mateo Innis-Kopelson, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Cherry Tinted Dreams”
Printmaking
1st Place- Sarah Sabatino, Holy Spirit Catholic School, “Heart and Soul”
Sculpture
1st Place- Marley Shelton, Tuscaloosa County High School, “Duality of Dreaded Expressions”
2nd Place- Emma Brobston, Brookwood High School, “Flapjack Octopus”
3rd Place- Cynthia Bosch, Brookwood High School, “The Deep Blue”
More Information
For additional information contact Autumn Fuller
(205) 758-5195, ext. 4
education@tuscarts.org
Learn more about the Visual Arts Achievement Program by visiting:
The Alabama State Council on the Arts
