VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) – The West Shore Community College Art Department is hosting the 17th annual Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibit in the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery.
An artist reception will be held on Sun., March 15, from 2-3:30 p.m. Student artwork will be displayed through March 27.
Sponsored by the West Shore Community College Foundation and the WSCC Art Department, ribbons will be awarded for first and second place in jewelry, sculpture, pottery, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, textiles, and mixed media.
Area high schools have been invited to enter 10 of their students’ best works and those included in the exhibit have been selected by high school art teachers.
The juror for this year’s show is Josh Gove. A native of St. Johns, Gove graduated from Alma College with honors in 2014, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in drawing and painting and a minor in art history.
Gove spent his years at Alma studying and creating art around the world taking classes in Spain and France, as well as being involved in the creative community of the school.
He was the president of the Kappa Pi Art Honorary, served as both gallery assistant and assistant director of the Flora Kirsch Beck Art Gallery, and was a staff member and art director of the Pine River Anthology, an annual student made publication featuring student art and literature.
The Manierre Dawson Gallery is located in the Arts and Sciences Center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday andFriday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
17th Annual High School Art Competition Participants
Ludington
Ruby Hendrickson
Hannah Olsen
Rhianna Lynn
Carissa Bush
Hannah Peterson
Allie Butts
Kayla Gottwald
Jessica Blank
Kira Perkins
Onekama
Tanakorn Rangrongrajitpoom
Tori Covell
Arina Hirwiriyakun
Quinn LaMont
Sophie Somerville
Erika Bartosiewicz
Miah Johnson
Kirsten Bowers
Manistee Catholic Central
Jordan Kuenzer
Therese Li
Juan Ponce Navaro
Mariah Jankowski
Alyssa Mikolajczak
Hannah Nicewander
Cota Rowe
Blake Vargas
Julian Nier
Manistee High School
Sophie Shriver
Emilee Kott
Vivian Stevenson
Presley Petzak
Angela Staffeld
Ann Kutschke
Helena Chroeis
Anna T. Hansen
Mason County Central
LeeAnn Viera
Brenna Hendricks
Kaitlyn Dwyer
Carleigh Davis
Shianne Schuring
Kaitlyn McBride
Chloe Kimes
Hart High School
Jaime McAnulty
Anna Drenth
Claire Marshall
Benacio Escamilla
Priscilla Prado
Alayna Ackley
Alexis Slade
Scott Pankow
Haley Walsworth
Braxton Platt
Cornellus Kurow
Dylan Vander Zwaag
Andrew Wiegard
Brethren High School
T.J. Morgan
Pauline Wurdinger
Nadia Burke
John Schaefer
Dezyrae Batzer
Jessica Harbaugh
Kalin Finan
Ashley Pholo
Mason County Eastern
Kaitlyn Maciag
Jordan Mickevich
Megan McCormick
Alex Abernathy
Malin Sarnes
Elizabeth J. Singer
Alex Vansledright
Daly Navmove
Pentwater High School
Taylor Wilkensen
Jill Miller
Cheyenne Drechen
Tyler Quinn