Students received thousands in scholarships as part of Friday’s Student Art Competition.
The Student Art Competition is conducted annually. All students who are members of the Department of Art and Design are required to submit an entry. Professors then determine which entries will be featured in the show. Partially based on the show, professors decide how they will grant certain monetary awards or scholarships for the next semester.
The department provided 25 awards ranging from $500 to $4,000. Michael Ferguson, sophomore interior design major from Campbell, Calif., had one of his architectural models featured in the show and won an award for excellence in architecture. He said this year featured an especially competitive batch of work.
“At first I was excited just to have my architectural model selected for the show,” Ferguson said. “To be given an award on top of that was quite an honor.”
The artwork is on display in the Shore Art Gallery. Mike Wiggins, department chair, said the art will remain showcased throughout the summer.
“We have a lot of new freshmen coming in over the summer,” Â said Wiggins, associate professor of art and design. “It’s great to have a lot of really excellent work showing for them.”
The following students won awards in the show:
Hortencia Flores,
Two-Dimensional Fine Art
Paige Baumgartner,
Three-Dimensional Fine Art
Jesse Kelley,
Three-Dimensional Fine Art
Stephanie Fink,
Photography
Keith Jernigan
Graphic Design
Megan Teel,
Graphic Design
Zack Guerra,
Graphic Design
Michael Ferguson,
Architecture
Faculty Award
Asja Lezmina
Faculty Award (2)
Kate Swinney,
First Year
David Singer,
Exhibition Excellence Award
Exhibition Excellence Award
Brandy Rains,
Art History Award
Shelby Walker,
Lucille Dill Scholarship
Alyssa Stanley,
Lylian Arledge Scholarship
Gracie Ferreyro,
Interior Design Educational Endowment Fund
Madison Brown,
Interior Design Educational Endowment Fund
Crystal Hiebert,
Interior Design Educational Endowment Fund
Jill Dowdy,
Outstanding Interior Design Major
Morgan Hudson,
Outstanding Interior Design Major
Lille Keener,
Outstanding Interior Design Major
Gracie Ferreyro,
Outstanding Interior Design Major
Morgan Hudson,
Donna Fowler Award
