Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Young artists from FCPS have picked up several awards in the Kentucky Art Education Association’s all-state competition, which culminates with a closing reception April 17 at Dixie Heights High School in Kenton County. 

In the visual art categories, 11 top-scoring pieces from the Bluegrass regional exhibition advanced to the state contest in Northern Kentucky, and these eight earned honors:

• First place in painting: Ariel Sniegowski, Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Paralyzed in Forethought”
• First place in jewelry/metal smithing: Alex DeMoll, Lafayette, “Serenity”
• Second place in cultural heritage/diversity: Jesi Hoelzer, Bryan Station, “Lotus”
• Third place in fashion design: Melinda McKinley, Dunbar, “Puff”
• Third place in graphic design: Josie Degler, Dunbar, Class of 2011 T-shirt
• Third place in mixed media: Ariel Sniegowski, Dunbar, “Einsteinio”
• Honorable mention in digital media: Gabe Adkins, Lafayette, “Birdbot”
• Honorable mention in fiber arts & textile design: Erin Hardy, Lafayette, “The Cat’s Meow”

For more information, contact all-state coordinator Terri Schatzman at (859) 341-7650.