Rockford Art Museum unveils 69th Young Artist Show award winners

Empowered by Choice, by Evan Jarzynski of Jefferson High School.

From press release

Following is a list of Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 69th Young Artist Show: High School Division award winners, announced Sunday, March 7, at the exhibit’s opening:

Portfolio Scholarship Award—Evan Jarzynski, Portfolio, Jefferson High School—five pieces in portfolio: Wrapped, Isolation, Ambitious Perception, Hide and Peek, Empowered by Choice

Myrtle M. Irons Scholarship Award—Alexandra Borowski, Beautiful Suffering, Jefferson High School

Nap Time, by Arnold Syphommarath of Jefferson High School.

Best of Show—Arnold Syphommarath, Nap Time, Jefferson High School

Best 2D—Kemdi Egekeze, Self-Portrait, Huntley High School

Best 3D—Josiah Scholten, Bunny with Chair, Auburn High School

Jurors’ Choice—Threassance Imudia, Art & Technology #2, Jefferson High School;Maddie Witt, Dandelions, Auburn High School

RAM Staff Choice—Jenifer Nguyen, The Puppets, Auburn High School; Chelsea Ross, Iris, Harlem High School

Honorable Mention—Leah Budde, Evading Perfection, Boylan Catholic High School; Dillyn Daily, The Big Bang Theory, Roosevelt Alternative High School; Joe de Luca, Friends, Huntley High School; Ryan Hamilton, Seeing Me, Jefferson High School; Ellen Herkert, Daydreams, Boylan Catholic High School; Jennelle Nystrom, Brian Dreams, Huntley High School; Emily VanDeburgh, Self-Portrait, Eastland High School; Samantha Waffle, Neck of the Woods, Jefferson High School; Samantha Waffle, Who Are You, Jefferson High School; Tyler White, Out of Focus, Jefferson High School

The 69th Young Artist Show: High School Division, an annual juried competition, features exceptional artwork by students from schools within 50 miles of RAM. The exhibition remains on display in the RAM Anderson Gallery through April 3.

Twenty-one schools submitted 850 pieces of artwork for consideration by this year’s jurors, who chose 137 pieces, representing 108 students from 16 high schools, for inclusion and awards in the 2010 exhibition. Jurors do not know the artist’s name, grade level, or school affiliation when they make their selections.

Jurors were Drea Howenstein, associate professor and chairman of Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Andrew Liccardo, assistant professor, School of Art, Northern Illinois University.

RAM is at 711 N. Main St., Rockford. Call the museum at (815) 968-2787 or visit www.rockfordartmuseum.org for more information.