Many pieces of art from the Art Center are students from Grand Junction High School.
The art show was at the Art Center of Western Colorado. The address is 1083 7th St. It was the 61st art fair held there. It brings together D51 students from High Schools and Middle Schools.
One of the many students to receive a ribbon was Oscar Chamberlain, who is a freshman at GJHS. He made a double exposure picture. This is something that inspired him.
“I found a graffiti cave a long time ago with a friend and I thought it showed a lot of like color and positivity,” Chambers said.
Another student from GJHS that received a ribbon is Tirzah Ridgely, a sophomore at GJHS. She made a ceramic bust.
“I had a dream…and I love flowers,” said Ridgely.
The judges who were there to give ribbons for each section of the art show were community members who are involved in art. They were either professional artists or had a background in art, according to Sean Henry, an art teacher here at GJHS.
Every high school in the Grand Valley competed. So Grand Junction High School, Fruita High School, Central High School, Palisade High School, Caprock Academy, Holly Family, and R5. Overall, GJHS got 27 ribbons in total.
Middle schools, Redlands, West, Independence Academy, Grand Mesa, Caprock Academy, and Mount Garfield, were also a part of the art show.
Mr. Henry’s Students:
Caleb Bell – 1st Place, Painting
Mayble Rose – 2nd Place, Painting
Rayn Jarrett – 1st Place, Painting
Rayn Jarrett – 1st Place, Mixed Media
Kiana Polk – 2nd Place, Mixed Media
Abby Young – 1st Place, Comic Art
Joan Harvey – 1st Place, Black & White Drawing
Rayn Jarrett – 1st Place, Black & White Drawing
Ava Rinaldi – 1st Place, Black & White Drawing
Ava Rinaldi, 1st Place, Colored Drawing
Josie Winn, 2nd Place, Painting
Anna Stone Ewing – 1st Place, Colored Photography
Estella Berry – 1st Place, Colored Photography
Jackson Smith – 1st Place, Colored Photography
Madison Gross – 2nd Place, Digital Art
Jackson Smith – 2nd Place, Computer Enhanced Photography
Joseph Bevilacqua – 1st Place, Computer Enhanced Photography
Oscar Chamberlain – BEST IN SHOW – Computer Enhanced Photography
Orion Humphrey – 2nd Place, Black & White Photography
Orion Humphrey – 2nd Place, Black & White Photography
Mr. Muniz’s Students:
Johanna Schmihing – 2nd Place , Black & White Drawing
Mr. Graham Students:
Joshua Galvan – 1st Place, Functional Ceramics
Tirzah Ridgely – 1st Place, Non Functional Ceramics
Mercedes Candland – 1st Place, Non Functional Ceramics
Zoie Osborn – 2nd Place, Non Functional Ceramics
Rayn Jarrett – 1st Place, Printmaking
Ashlee Cramer – 2nd Place, Printmaking
