FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The artwork of students and educators from 33 Indiana, Michigan and Ohio high schools is on display as part of the 45th Annual University of Saint Francis High School Art Exhibition.
The exhibition is open through March 21 at the Weatherhead and Goldfish galleries at the Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center, 1001 Leesburg Road. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Additional viewing will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 15 and 17. Masks and social distancing are required.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, the awards reception will not be held this year. Here are the 2021 awards:
Exhibition Juried Awards
(Judged by Lynette Scott, Executive Director, Artlink Contemporary Gallery)
Best in Show: Taylor Dickey, Mississinewa High School, for “Skypozoa.”
First Place Award: Kendyl Silveus, Warsaw High School, for “Frog Crossing.”
Second Place Award: Hannah Eilers, Canterbury High School, for “Clear as Mud.”
Third Place Award: Juliette Albert, International School of Indiana, for “Self Portrait.”
Honorable Mention: Morgan Aldrich, Concordia Lutheran High School, for “Teapot,” Klara Guseilla, John Glenn High School, for “Intricate Instrument,” Tarren Kerschner, Eastbrook High School, for “Bellezza ed Eleganza,” Emma Potter, DeKalb High School, for “Holy Grail,” and Jordan Schlatter, Homestead High School, for “Salt and Sugar.”
USF Faculty Juried Awards
$1,000 Scholarship Award: Sarah Grindle, Fairfield High School, for “Barq’s, 1898.”
Outstanding Achievement Awards
Ceramics: Devin Giesaking, Carroll High School, for “Victorian Decanter.”
Painting: Bayley Grieve, Marion High School, for “Through the Eyes.”
Graphic Design: Ashlyn Jennings, Van Wert High School, for “A.O.P.”
Photography: Alyvia Luong, Carroll High School, for “No, She Wasn’t.”
Animation: Zoe Murnen, Bedford High School, for “The Perilous Path.”
Drawing: Grace Pasche, Carroll High School, for “Bottles.”
Printmaking: Joshua Schaffer, Bedford High School, for “The Raven.”
Sculpture: Gracie Worrick, Eastbrook High School, for “Inner Life.”
3Rivers is the exhibition sponsor. Award sponsors include United Art and Education (Best in Show), Papier’s Creative Framing, Crestwoods Frame Shop & Gallery and Northside Galleries. For more information, contact Gallery Director Justin Johnson at jljohnson@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and College of Adult and Distance Education. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 18 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.