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
1st Place – Haylie Holcomb, “The Beauty of Music” Bassett High School
2nd Place – Danielle Conner, “In the Blink of an Eye” Bassett High School
3rd Place – Andy Dillon, “Duowlity” Bassett High School
Drawing
1st Place – Emily Burris, “Three Lemons” Carroll County High School
2nd Place – Malachi Dodson, “Tribute to Marshawn Lynch” Bassett High School
3rd Place – Omar Milina, “Quinton” Patrick County High School
Photography
1st Place – Jordan Menefee, “Winter’s Breath” Bassett High School
2nd Place – Dani Ingalls, “Meanie” Homeschool
Three Dimensional
1st Place – Jordan Penn, “Big Mickey” Bassett High School
2nd Place – Lorena Delgado, “Rex” Patrick County High School
3rd 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).
