February 10, 2008: Kaptur Announces Winners In Ninth District Congressional Arts Competition
February 11, 2008
Runners up were Jacquelyn Pitts, a student at Oberlin High School, and Lyon Ganun, a student at Sylvania Northview High School.
“Congratulations to all the participants for their wonderful creations,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Everyone is a winner in this competition, in my opinion.” Two thousand eight marks the 25th year of the competition in the Ninth Congressional District.
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Lindsay Vollmar and Micha Washington (Toledo Bowsher High School), Seth Ellis, Charity Covington and Jennifer Rolsten (Whitmer), Katie Bocian (Notre Dame Academy), and Megan McCellan (Edison High School).
University of Toledo awards were received by Brandy Hammond (Toledo School for the Arts), Tyler Biddle and Amanda Ball (Toledo Waite High School), and Brianna Bergman (St. Ursula Academy), Robert Hadley (Sylvania Northview) and Natasha Smith (Bowsher). The Bowling Green State University awards were received by Scott Deca (Toledo Central Catholic High School), Elizabeth Schenk (Oregon Clay High School), Dennis Patterson (Whitmer) and Stevie Tanner (Oberlin). The Eastman & Smith award was received by Mariana Parisca (Sylvania Southview).
Jurors included Murray McKay (Coordinator of Fine Arts Admissions & Promotion at BGSU), Barbara Rollins (board member, Firelands Association of the Visiting Arts), Brent Dedas (Visiting Assistant Professor in Art at UT), Linda Sattler (Bowsher High School and a former high school art teacher) and Sandy Shult (Toledo Libbey High School, graphic artist).
For the Commercial Design Award, the artwork of Ms. Schenk was selected to be reproduced into glassware by Libbey, Inc. She and Mr. Kolbicz, along with 17 other students, were selected to attend a commercial design workshop hosted by Libbey: Natasha Smith, Abigail Bischoff, Kelsey Wallette, Samantha Meacham, Stephanie Stover, Mica Washington and Kelly Wawrzyniak (Bowsher students), Heather Klatt (Clay), Megan McClellan (Edison), Aleila McCulloch (Toledo Rogers High School), Brianna Bergman (St. Ursula), Katherine Dunne (Sylvania Northview), Mariana Parisca (Sylvania Southview), Amanda Ball and Sarah Halcomb (Waite), and Logan Hamel and Kaela Mason (Whitmer).
The students’ artwork will be displayed in the lobby of Fifth Third Center at One Seagate through Feb. 24 before traveling to Oberlin College Science Center (March 3-21). A reception for participants will be held on Sunday, March 9 (1-3 p.m.) in Oberlin.
The competition was sponsored by Congresswoman Kaptur in connection with the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, the longest standing arts commission in the state of Ohio.
“Congratulations to all the participants for their wonderful creations,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Everyone is a winner in this competition, in my opinion.” Two thousand eight marks the 25th year of the competition in the Ninth Congressional District.
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Lindsay Vollmar and Micha Washington (Toledo Bowsher High School), Seth Ellis, Charity Covington and Jennifer Rolsten (Whitmer), Katie Bocian (Notre Dame Academy), and Megan McCellan (Edison High School).
University of Toledo awards were received by Brandy Hammond (Toledo School for the Arts), Tyler Biddle and Amanda Ball (Toledo Waite High School), and Brianna Bergman (St. Ursula Academy), Robert Hadley (Sylvania Northview) and Natasha Smith (Bowsher). The Bowling Green State University awards were received by Scott Deca (Toledo Central Catholic High School), Elizabeth Schenk (Oregon Clay High School), Dennis Patterson (Whitmer) and Stevie Tanner (Oberlin). The Eastman & Smith award was received by Mariana Parisca (Sylvania Southview).
Jurors included Murray McKay (Coordinator of Fine Arts Admissions & Promotion at BGSU), Barbara Rollins (board member, Firelands Association of the Visiting Arts), Brent Dedas (Visiting Assistant Professor in Art at UT), Linda Sattler (Bowsher High School and a former high school art teacher) and Sandy Shult (Toledo Libbey High School, graphic artist).
For the Commercial Design Award, the artwork of Ms. Schenk was selected to be reproduced into glassware by Libbey, Inc. She and Mr. Kolbicz, along with 17 other students, were selected to attend a commercial design workshop hosted by Libbey: Natasha Smith, Abigail Bischoff, Kelsey Wallette, Samantha Meacham, Stephanie Stover, Mica Washington and Kelly Wawrzyniak (Bowsher students), Heather Klatt (Clay), Megan McClellan (Edison), Aleila McCulloch (Toledo Rogers High School), Brianna Bergman (St. Ursula), Katherine Dunne (Sylvania Northview), Mariana Parisca (Sylvania Southview), Amanda Ball and Sarah Halcomb (Waite), and Logan Hamel and Kaela Mason (Whitmer).
The students’ artwork will be displayed in the lobby of Fifth Third Center at One Seagate through Feb. 24 before traveling to Oberlin College Science Center (March 3-21). A reception for participants will be held on Sunday, March 9 (1-3 p.m.) in Oberlin.
The competition was sponsored by Congresswoman Kaptur in connection with the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, the longest standing arts commission in the state of Ohio.