Young artists represented Fayette County Public Schools well in the 2023 Bluegrass Region of the Kentucky High School All-State Art Competition. Taylor Horsfall of Lafayette earned Best of Show 3-D honors for the piece titled “Purse.” Taylor qualified to move on to the state competition along with the entries noted below.*

Painting

2^nd -- Chloe Sachs of Henry Clay, “Self-Portrait”*

3^rd – Mira Abernathy of Bryan Station, “Morning Tea”

4^th – Lillian Beiting of Lafayette, “Sold-Out Show”

Honorable Mention (HM) – Julia Castillo of Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Glimpsing a Gaze”

Drawing

1^st -- Alex Hines of Lafayette, “Restful Delusions”*

2^nd -- Emma Pike of Lafayette, “Self-Portrait”*

HM – Miriam Chavira Garcia of Bryan Station, “Disheveled Life”

Mixed Media

1^st – Nirere Quinte of Bryan Station, “Over the Influence”*

3^rd – Sophia Zhou of Dunbar, “Self-Portrait with Flowers”

4^th – Kaiya Bensing of Lafayette, “Where’s the Frog?”

Printmaking

3^rd – Lilly Chamblin of Lafayette, “Bear”

Graphic Design

1^st – Evelyn Johnson of Lafayette, “Insomnia”*

Fiber Arts/Textile

2^nd – Audrey Greenberg of Bryan Station, “Mountain Getaway”

3^rd – Annaleah Barnett of Lafayette, “Leopold”

5^th – Tory Allen of Frederick Douglass, “Burgers and Fries”

HM – Paola Rojas Sosa of Bryan Station, “Cherry Blossom”

Sculpture

3^rd – Dorothy George of Bryan Station, “Broken but Beautiful”

Ceramics

1^st – Mia Lowe of Dunbar, “Trypophobia”*

4^th – Alexis Fultz of Henry Clay, “Carved”

Photography

4^th – Madeline Cronen of Bryan Station, “Bluegrass Madness”

Digital Media

1^st – Ellen Li of Dunbar, “Full”*

3^rd – Lillian Beiting of Lafayette, “Forgotten History”

4^th – Charlotte Rose of Lafayette, “Fill Your Head”

HM – Evelyn Johnson of Lafayette, “Still Life Poster Design”

Video

1^st – Veronica Goodley of Lafayette, “Smoking Room”*

2^nd – Evie Krouse of Lafayette, Untitled

Jewelry and Metals

1^st – Tallulah Young of Frederick Douglass, “Scampi”*

The students’ work will be on display March 12-26 at the EKU Center for the Arts in Richmond. You can also view a virtual exhibition.

Source: Kentucky Art Education Association

Contact: Ilona Szekely, regional coordinator

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Posted March 9, 2023