Barton Community College’s Shafer Gallery hosted Central Prairie League Art Day April 27, featuring the works of student artists from nine area high schools. The students were honored with a reception and awards ceremony on the day of the exhibit.
The high schools represented were Kinsley/Offerle, La Crosse, Ness City, Otis-Bison, Quivira Heights, St. John, Victoria, Western Plains (Bazine/Ransom) and Macksville high schools.
Award recipients are as follows:
Best of Show 2D:
Best of Show 3D:
Judges’ Awards:
Acrylic and Oil:
Watercolor:
Pastel:
Pencil:
Prints:
Photography:
Ceramics:
Sculpture:
Mixed Media:
Color Design:
Fibers:
Jewelry:
first, Allison Young, Ness City, "Lucky"; second, Marla Seib, Ness City, "Pretty in Pink"; third, Kourtney Lovelady, Ness City, "African Emerald."first, Krista Tweed, La Crosse, "Swallow Tail," batik. first, Bryanda Martinez, Western Plains, "Music Forever"; second, Seth Hunter, La Crosse, "Driving in Circles"; third, Tony Hurla, Victoria, "I Think …" first, Janessa Tammen, Otis/Bison, "Wallet"; second, Joel Hernandez, Western Plains, "Shamu"; third, Maci Hagelgantz, Western Plains, "Gotcha." first, Bryan Weiser, La Crosse, "I’m a Peacock"; second, Hannah Bannister, Otis/Bison, "Armadillo"; third, Ciera Kohl and Janessa Brungardt, Victoria, "The American Dream"; honorable mention, Chris Morris, St. John/Hudson, "Squire Wire." first, Jacob Blunt, St. John/Hudson, "Mustang and Sally"; second, Alexis Whipple, Macksville, "Chipmunk"; third, Dallas Murrow, Macksville, "Martian." first, Kayla Tiemann, Kinsley/Offerle, "Hollyflower"; second, Shaysa Sidebottom, Kinsley/Offerle, "Native Field"; third, Kayla Tiemann, Kinsley/Offerle, "Storms Coming"; honorable mention, Autumn Mumford, Quivira Heights, (two) "Sunset and Happiness" and "Sweet Misery." first, Krystal Inguelson, Kinsley/Offerle, "Rock Fall"; second, Andra Nowak, Victoria, "Beagle"; third, Nathan Kuhn, Victoria, "Ralph"; honorable mention, Aubree Broyles, Victoria, "Zebra Stripes"; honorable mention, Tanner Dahlke, Quivira Heights, "Cross." first, Kwan Watson, St. John/Hudson, "Crazy World"; second, Autumn Mumford, Quivira Heights, "Mark Wahlberg"; third, Ernesto Flores, Ness City, "The Call"; honorable mention, Shaysa Sidebottom, Kinsley/Offerle, "Taking Time." first, Tanner Woolf, Quivira Heights, "To the Dark Side"; second, Colin Evans, Ness City, "The King of Dreams"; third, Kristy Tweed, La Crosse, "Chevrolet"; honorable mention, Janessa Tammen, Otis/Bison, "Blondie"; Kelly Biernacki, La Crosse, "Work Boots." first, Lauren Sargent, Western Plains, "Dreaming"; second, Renee Horton, Western Plains, "Giraffe"; third, Shelby Miller, La Crosse, "The King"; honorable mention, Ashley Parker, Western Plains, "Koi"; Chris Stephens, Quivira Heights, "Desert Flower." first, Laura Newsome, Kinsley/Offerle, "Sunset"; second, Kyle Wilder, Kinsley/Offerle, "Tree in Blue"; third, Crystal Waymaster, Quivira Heights, "Blossoms of Spring"; honorable mention, Brenna Williams, Kinsley/Offerle, "Into the Eye"; Jessie Hinson, St. John/Hudson, "Betsy, the Neon Zebra." Autumn Mumford, Quivira Heights, "Mark Wahlberg"; Javy Ortiz, Macksville, "Skinny Pants."Bryan Weiser, La Crosse, "I’m a Peacock." Kwan Watson, St. John/Hudson, "Crazy World."