Over 100 family and friends of student artists in the region attended the opening reception and awards ceremony of the Reynolds Homestead Student Art Show on Sunday, March 5. Seventy-three artists representing 111 pieces of art will remain on exhibition at the Homestead through April 27.

According to senior program manager Lisa Martin, seven schools in North Carolina and Virginia participated in the event, which was nearly double in size from the inaugural event held last year.

“We are really pleased not only with the number of artists participating, but also the quality of the art from students in our region,” Martin said.

More than $600 in prizes was awarded to students in several categories, including painting, drawing, three dimensional, and photography. In addition, merit awards were presented to students whose work shows great potential, and a best in show award was given to the student whose work showed the highest artistic merit.

Jan Atkins, a professional artist from Mount Airy, N.C., served as the judge for the show, and she noted in her comments, “I feel so honored to have been a part of this beautiful show. It’s so hard to judge a show of this quality and there just aren’t enough awards to give out. Thank you for your work and keep creating and making the world a prettier place to live.”

Winners from the Reynolds Homestead Student Art Show:

Painting

1^st Place – Haylie Holcomb, “The Beauty of Music”            Bassett High School

2^nd Place – Danielle Conner, “In the Blink of an Eye”          Bassett High School

3^rd Place – Andy Dillon, “Duowlity”                                        Bassett High School

Drawing

1^st Place – Emily Burris, “Three Lemons”                                Carroll County High School

2^nd Place – Malachi Dodson, “Tribute to Marshawn Lynch”    Bassett High School

3^rd Place – Omar Milina, “Quinton”                                           Patrick County High School

Photography

1^st Place – Jordan Menefee, “Winter’s Breath”                    Bassett High School

2^nd Place – Dani Ingalls, “Meanie”                                           Homeschool

Three Dimensional

1^st Place – Jordan Penn, “Big Mickey”                                      Bassett High School

2^nd Place – Lorena Delgado, “Rex”                                            Patrick County High School

3^rd Place – Cassie Parnell, “Mad Hatter”                                  Bassett High School

Merit Awards

Jade Williams, “Mulberry” (Drawing)                                      Carroll County High School

Trinity Motley, “Burning it Down” (Painting)                         Bassett High School

Cameron Shaw, “Octopus” (Painting)                                      Millennium Charter Academy

Karaline Wheatley, “Pallet Knife Peppers” (Painting)           Carroll County High School

Megan Hering, “Puppy Love” (Drawing)                                 Bassett High School

Ashley Hall, “Grandmother” (Painting)                                   Bassett High School

Cheyanne Cassell, “Everyone Has a Mask (3D)                     Patrick County High School

Chris Hamm, “Jack Sparrow” (Drawing)                                  Patrick County High School

Nan Speakman Memorial Award

Jade Williams, “Granny Alice” (Drawing)                                Carroll County High School

Reynolds Homestead Award

Megan Hering, “Freedom” (3D)                                                Bassett High School

Purchase Awards

Emma Pendleton, “Blessings from Above” (Painting)          Anchor Academy

Emma Cassell, “Wonderful Waters” (Photography)             Stuart Elementary School

Julie Pilson, “City of Clouds” (Painting)                                    Patrick County High School

Best in Show

Samara Ollman, “Reverence” (3D)                                            Bassett High School

The Reynolds Homestead staff congratulates all of the winners and participants in the show and to remind everyone that voting for the People’s Choice Award will continue through April 26. The staff also thanks the volunteers, patrons and sponsors who made the event possible.

Student winners posed with their work following the Reynolds Homestead Student Art Show Sunday, March 5. From left to right is Best in Show winner Samara Ollman’s “Reverence” (Bassett High School), first-place painting winner Halyie Holcomb with “The Beauty of Music” (Bassett High School), and first-place photography winner Jordan Menefree with “Winter’s Breath” (Bassett High School).