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The Annual Student Art Competition was open to the public from March 25 to April 5, 2024, in the Ira M. Taylor Gallery inside the Frost Building. An award ceremony and artist talk-back took place on April 4. Student artists submitted entries in听various categories and were judged based on multiple criteria. The guest judge was Rebecca Bridges, executive director of The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene.听

The exhibition featured artworks produced by 牡丹直播 students in various creative disciplines, mediums, and styles.

Art Foundations award winner Karli Bauer shared, 鈥淚 decided to study art at 牡丹直播 because, during my campus tour, I fell in love with the art building and knew it would really inspire me.鈥� She is grateful for the opportunity to study what she loves and enjoys at 牡丹直播.听

Below are the list of categories and the winners:听

2D

1st Place: Taylor Ciavarella听

2nd Place: Emilia Ramirez听

3rd Place: Hailey Power听

3D 听

1st Place: Taylor Ciavarella听

2nd Place: Augusta Bolton听

3rd Place: Grace Ganus听

Drawing听

1st Place: Katelyn Rowan听

2nd Place: Grace Ganus听

3rd Place: Jalen Valdez听

Painting听

1st Place: Sunshine Seyda听

2nd Place: Taylor Ciavarella听

3rd Place: Hailey Powers听

Graphic Design听

Taylor Ciavarella听

Photography听

1st Place: Esther Flowers听

2nd Place: Katelyn Rowan听

3rd Place: Katelyn Rowan听

Time-Based Media听

1st Place: Brandon Jimenez听

2nd Place: Evan Hanson听

Art Foundations听

1st Place: Karli Bauer听

2nd Place: Caroline Pocklington听

3rd Place: Karli Bauer听

Honorable Mentions听

Mandi Young听

Mary Santos听

Grace Ganus听

Simone Sheehan听

Katelyn Rowan听

Miguel Ortiz听

Jurors Special Award听

Bonnie Van Der Schaaf听

Best of Show:听

Bonnie VanDer Schaaf听

Learn more about 牡丹直播’s art programs here.听