public reception & awards ceremony: Sunday, April 6, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
2025 winners:
Kage Vencill (Edgewood), “Golden Hour”
Brady Vencill (Edgewood), “The Harvest”
Christian Jones (Lawrence/Ashtabula Area City Schools), “Comic”
Isabella Whitehead (St Johns), “My Other Half”
Lemerete DeBarr (St Johns), “Kate”
Maria Gaines (Lakeside Junior High), “With Time, The Body Recovers”
Ellyana Blankenship (Lakeside Junior High), “Trees”
Michelle Nguyen Lakeside Junior High), “Japanese Temple Scene”
Mikayla Yankie (Homeschool), “Searching, Seeking, Always”
Milah Jennings (Lakeside High School), “Portrait of William De Kooning”
Kierra Oliver (Lakeside High School), “Fashionable Way Into America”
Theo Stenback (Lakeside High School), “Sklerotina Sclerotiorum”
Lizzie Conley, (Lakeside High School), “Thief of the Birdfeed”
Jose Valdes (Lakeside High School), “Aztec Queen/Quetzal”
Emilee Bert (St Johns), “Oscar”
Belaynesh DeBarr (St Johns), “Mask”
Kalena Kelner (St Johns), “Sky Woman Falling”
Bett Seymour (Lakeside High School), “Pomegranate Juice”
Held every April, this is a juried student show of 2-D and 3-D artwork, open to students in grades 7-12 in the Ashtabula Area City and Buckeye Local school district, including private and homeschooled students. All mediums are welcome. Award winners will receive scholarships for classes at the Arts Center, sponsored by the Ashtabula Kiwanis Club. Each student can submit their work either through their teacher or directly to the Arts Center. Any work produced during the current school year is eligible. Students may submit up to 3 pieces.
