ACGT & Marcy Kaptur host Area High School Art Exhibition
Friday, January 29, 2010
For Immediate Release
For more information:
Michelle Carlson, Programs Coordinator
419-254-ARTS [email protected]
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Announces Annual
Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition
What: Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition
Presented by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, in conjunction with Oberlin College and Firelands Association of the Visual Arts
When: (Toledo) Monday, February 1 – Sunday, February 21
Reception: Sunday, February 7, 4 – 6 p.m.
(Oberlin) Monday, March 1 – Sunday, March 21
Reception: Sunday, March 7, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Where: (Toledo) Lobby of Fifth Third Center at One Seagate, Downtown Toledo
(Oberlin) Oberlin College Science Center, 110 Woodland Ave., Oberlin
Once again, the Arts Commission and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur will celebrate the creativity and artistic talent of area youth with the Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition. Art teachers from high schools within Ohio’s Ninth District are invited to nominate two student artworks for display. Artworks are selected to receive awards by a jury composed of art educators, local artists, ACGT Board Members, and representatives from institutions sponsoring awards. The artworks recognized with awards will be unveiled at the reception on Sunday, February 7, 2010.
This year’s jurors were Seder Burns, University of Toledo, Visiting Assistant Professor, New Media, Sue Ann Ladd, Retired Art Educator, Todd Matteson, Lourdes College, Assistant Professor of Art, Maria Rodriguez-Winter, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Board Member, Barbara Rollins, Firelands Association of the Visual Arts, Board Member, Sara Schleicher, Bowling Green State University, Coordinator of Fine Arts Admissions, Sandy Shult, Libbey Inc., Graphic Artist
The Congressional First Place Award winner will have his or her artwork displayed in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for one year. Those who receive the Congressional Runner-Up Award will have their work displayed throughout the year in Marcy Kaptur’s Toledo office. A new component was added to the competition for 2006, which invited students to explore the concepts of “commercial art” and “surface design”. A separate award is given to the artwork deemed most suitable for commercial design application. Employees at Libbey Inc. then produce a short run of Libbey glassware printed with a design derived from the selected artwork. A representative from Libbey Inc. judges this portion of the competition and also hosts a workshop introducing design careers to selected students.
Seventy-six students from 18 different local high schools are participating in this year’s event, with 21 students receiving awards. While the level of the award received will not be unveiled until the opening reception, this years winners include, Vanessa Carpenter (Toledo School for the Arts), Natassa Christides (Notre Dame Academy), Seth Ellis (Whitmer High School), Zi-Qi Liew (Ottawa Hills High School), Kirsten Long (Bowsher High School), Nick Madden (Toledo School for the Arts), Jessica Marciniak (St. Ursula Academy), Brooke Marshall (Waite High School), Sirena Mason (Bowsher High School), Stacey Miles (Whitmer High School), Ryan Murray (Bowsher High School), Brett Quinn (Sylvania Northview High School), Emily Ruff (Bowsher High School), Cristi Ruff (Whitmer High School), Jamie Scherer (Whitmer High School), Zofia Stanley (Oberlin High School), Meara Thombre (Ottawa Hills High School), Chelsea Trombla (Springfield High School), Cory Vanderbaan (Edison High School), Tim Williams (Whitmer High School), Alexandria Yambert (Whitmer High School).
Students who participated in this year’s event, and whose works will be on display at One Seagate in February, and at Oberlin College Science Center in March are Deborah Amézquita (Notre Dame Academy), Erickson Andrews (Oberlin High School), Alejandra Arnott (Bowsher High School), Austin Bertok (Toledo School for the Arts), Erika Beursken (Firelands High School), Tonya Borer (Rogers High School), Stephen Brewer (Horizon Science Academy), Abbey Bruce (Bowsher High School), Courtney Bublick (Waite High School), Diana Buenavista (Libbey Humanities), Vanessa Carpenter (Toledo School for the Arts), Natassa Christides (Notre Dame Academy), Tia Coble (Edison High School), Jenna Collins (Bowsher High School), Brendon Crosby (Rogers High School), Kelsey David (St. Ursula Academy), Tiffany Davis (Libbey Humanities), Tesla Douglas (Whitmer High School), Seth Ellis (Whitmer High School), Julianna Farhoud (Rogers High School), Sara Farkas (Toledo School for the Arts), Stephanie Faucett (Springfield High School), Brittany Felix (Notre Dame Academy), Rachel Fioretto (St. Ursula Academy), Nancy Fonseca (Libbey Humanities), Alexandra Frederick (Ottawa Hills High School), Rachel Greenfield (Ottawa Hills High School), Megan Herr (Notre Dame Academy), Kaila Hurst (Bowsher High School), Brooke Jackson (Libbey SMART), Danielle Jacobs (Clay High School), McCall Johnson (Springfield High School), Hallandra Johnson (Waite High School), Allison Kuhr (Waite High School), Alyssa Lenke (Whitmer High School), Zi-Qi Liew (Ottawa Hills High School), Kirsten Long (Bowsher High School), Lauren Lubell (Sylvania Southview High School), Alexis Macino (St. Ursula Academy), Nick Madden (Toledo School for the Arts), Jessica Marciniak (St. Ursula Academy), Brooke Marshall (Waite High School), Sirena Mason (Bowsher High School), Korissa Maxcy (Whitmer High School), Alex Mazzurco (Whitmer High School), Stacey Miles (Whitmer High School), Dillon Miller (Rogers High School), Elizabeth Mohler (Rogers High School), Ryan Murray (Bowsher High School), Loan Nguyen (Rogers High School), Amanda O’Leary (Whitmer High School), Katie Ott (Springfield High School), Shannon Parcell (Sylvania Northview High School), Ciara Payne (Libbey Humanities), Nikki Potocki (Bowsher High School), Brett Quinn (Sylvania Northview High School), Emily Ruff (Bowsher High School), Cristi Ruff (Whitmer High School), Alicia Rybak (Rogers High School), Jamie Scherer (Whitmer High School), Rachel Seaman (Toledo Christian), Hope Smith (Toledo School for the Arts), Emily Spetka (St. Ursula Academy), Megan Stalhood (Whitmer High School), Zofia Stanley (Oberlin High School), Charlotte Strickland (Waite High School), Leigha Sugg (Bowsher High School), Ashton Tammerine (Clay High School), Meara Thombre (Ottawa Hills High School), Chelsea Trombla (Springfield High School), Cory Vanderbaan (Edison High School), Tim Williams (Whitmer High School), Marilyn Yakumithis (Sylvania Southview High School), Alexandria Yambert (Whitmer High School), Dominque Yancey (Firelands High School), Hannah Yeager (Toledo Christian).
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Firelands Association of the Visual Arts and Oberlin College present the Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Competition to honor artistic excellence demonstrated by area high school students. Marcy Kaptur has been presenting this opportunity to her district since 1981.
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is the longest standing arts commission in the state of Ohio that develops and promotes the arts in the community, serving Northwest Ohio since 1959. 1838 Parkwood Ave., Suite 120, Toledo, Ohio 43604. 419-254-ARTS
www.kaptur.house.gov www.acgt.org
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