Ten artists from Fayette County Public Schools earned honors in the Kentucky Art Education Association’s 2016 all-state competition. Zoe Ruth Felice of Lafayette High School took first place in drawing for “My Mouse” and third in mixed media with “Terrain.” Henry Clay’s Cooper Boss placed first in video/film with “Sparrow: A Program on Overcoming Grief”; Lafayette’s Madison Kelley was first in painting with “Distracted”; and Lafayette’s Lilly Pendley was runner-up in digital media with “3 Cross Ways.”
Several FCPS top-scoring entries from the Bluegrass regional exhibition in Richmond advanced to the state contest, where the judges rated imaginative content, personal interpretation, originality and individual viewpoints, as well as technical competence and skill in handling the media.
In other state highlights:
- Bryan Station’s Cavan Hendron, third in graphic design, “Psycho”;
- Bryan Station’s Jordan Long, third in sculpture, “Merlin”;
- Henry Clay’s Alexis May, third in ceramics, “French Kiss”;
- Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Terence Powell, third in fiber arts/textile, “Man, Woman, and Child”;
- Henry Clay’s Taylor Stewart, honorable mention in printmaking, “Ten Tickles”; and
- Lafayette’s Miguel Gutierrez, honorable mention in digital media, “A Walk in the Park.”
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The two-week show was at the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington, closing with the artists’ reception on April 24. For more information, visit www.kyarted.net or email contest organizer Rachael Burriss in Boone County.