香蕉秀

by Rod Jones

The list of winners of 香蕉秀 University鈥檚 annual state-wide high school art competition has been released.

香蕉秀鈥檚 School of Visual Arts hosts the Oklahoma High School 2-Dimensional Art Competition, which was formerly the High School Print and Drawing Competition. The contest has been an annual event since 1985.

The contest is open to all Oklahoma students in grades 9 through 12. Media categories include prints; drawings in pencil, charcoal or pastel; collages; paintings; and photographs. Awards include one Nona Jean Hulsey Award, three Norick Awards and 10 Merit Awards.

Mike Wimmer, 香蕉秀鈥檚 artist-in-residence and chairman of the Visual Art Department, personally selects one artist for his Mastery Award. The $1,000 Mike Wimmer Mastery Award cash prize is split between the artist and the artist鈥檚 school.

The works in the contest will be on display in the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery until Nov. 15. The gallery is located in the Norick Art Center at Blackwelder Avenue and N.W. 26th Street.

Gallery hours during the exhibit are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information about the School of Visual Arts or the high school art contest, visit the School of Visual arts website.

The list of this year鈥檚 winners is as follows:

* Mike Wimmer Mastery Awards

Jordan Tacker (Edmond Memorial High School)

Carl Albert High School Art Program

* Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery Award

Rebecca Atherton, Broken Arrow High School, 鈥淔orgotten鈥�

* Norick Art Center Awards

Christian Spaulding, Edison High School, 鈥淒apper鈥� (print)

Kaleigh Lamb, Metro Christian Academy, 鈥淪elf Portrait at Riverside Tunnel鈥� (painting)

Tamra Gould, Edmond North High School, 鈥淧anda鈥� (photograph)

Quyen Tran, Putnam City North High School, 鈥淭en Percent鈥� (mixed media)

Ciaran Curtis, Victory Christian School, 鈥淓ye for an Eye鈥� (drawing)

* Merit Awards

Katylynne Payne, Broken Arrow, 鈥淭he Rite of Spring鈥�

Emily Caitlin, Broken Arrow, 鈥淭here is Beauty in Simplicity鈥�

Amare Weary, Carl Albert High School, 鈥淪elf Portrait鈥�

Claire Holloway, Classen School of Advanced Studies, 鈥淯p Close鈥�

Kayla Andrus, Edison High School, Brontide鈥�

Keegan Kendall, Elgin High School, 鈥淐amouflage鈥�

Katie Prior, home school, 鈥淪eth鈥�

Megan McKnight, Metro Christian Academy, 鈥淛ourney to Return鈥�

Harrison Johnson, Purcell High School, 鈥淎utumn鈥�