ESD 112 recently rolled out the virtual red carpet for the 2022 Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show. Hosted on YouTube, ESD 112 Superintendent Tim Merlino welcomed guests to this year’s virtual event. Viewers had a chance to see award-winning pieces in addition to hearing from participating artists.
“Art and creative expression are more important this year than ever before,” said Monique Dugaw, Executive Director of Communications and Public Information at ESD 112. “Student participants demonstrated exceptional skill and originality in their work, which was heavily influenced by the challenge of another pandemic year.”
Winners of the Regional Awards will compete against entries from around Washington State in the Virtual State Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Art Show. The Virtual Artwork Gallery will go live on April 29, and the Virtual Awards Ceremony will take place online on May 26.
In addition to the recognition from ESD 112, all student artists who were recognized with an award in this year’s Art Show also received scholarships from the Department of Art + Design at Central Washington University, and/or Pacific Northwest College of Art.
The virtual art gallery of all participants’ artwork is now available for viewing on ESD 112’s website. Student artists who received awards and/or scholarships are listed below.
REGIONAL AWARDS
These fifteen pieces received the highest average scores from the judges and will represent the Southwest region in the Annual State Superintendent of Public Instruction Art Show in Olympia. The number of regional winners is determined by the total number of pieces in the regional show.
Trinity Archer, “Portrait”, Camas High School, Camas School District
Taylor Armstrong, “Land Conservation”, Mountain View High School, Evergreen Public Schools
Patricia Catacutan, “The real me that you see”, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield School District
Alex Cieloha, “Treading Water”, Columbia High School, White Salmon Valley School District
JoJo Hughes, “Self Portrait”, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield School District
Sabrina Joner, “Temple of Blossoms”, La Center High School, La Center School District
Isaac Lewis, “up in smoke and ash”, Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield School District
Isabel Lopez, “Tattered Bowl”, Kelso High School, Kelso School District
Macx Ong, “insides”, Camas High School, Camas School District
Katelyn Pattison, “A Final Farewell”, La Center High School, La Center School District
Katelyn Pattison, “Steamboat On the River”, La Center High School, La Center School District
Manuel Sanchez, “Creating Myself”, Mountain View High School, Evergreen Public Schools
Audrey Stenger, “Star Balloons”, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver Public Schools
Mei-lien Tanner, “Flétrie”, Kelso High School, Kelso School District
Unnamed Student, “Ending Pollution”, Mountain View High School, Evergreen Public Schools
ESD 112 is thankful to the Art + Design Department at Central Washington University and Pacific Northwest College of the Arts for their generous scholarships, and continued support of the Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show.
You can watch the Virtual Award Show, which includes this year’s award-winning pieces, in addition to hearing from participating artists at: https://youtu.be/xuvl8UlApuE
