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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield High School student Steffie Marciniak (left) was awarded the American Vision Award from the 2019 Northeastern Ohio Regional Scholastic Art Awards for her illustration “Flaming Jars” and Emily Dunlap (right) was a gold key winner for her portfolio of eight pieces titled “Adventures in Oil.”
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.“After Dance Class” was part of Canfield High School senior Emily Dunlap’s 2019 Northeastern Ohio Regional Scholastic Art Awards Gold Key portfolio of eight pieces titled “Adventures in Oil.”
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield High School junior Steffie Marciniak was awarded the 2019 Northeastern Ohio Regional Scholastic Art Awards American Vision Award for her illustration titled “Flaming Jars.”
By ABBY SLANKER
Nineteen Canfield High School students earned silver or gold key awards in the 2019 Northeastern Ohio Regional Scholastic Art Awards, with 11 of the works of art qualifying for national judging.
Canfield High School gold key winners were Jenna Allender, Kaitlyn Burrows, Emma Dodig-Drahotusky, Emily Dunlap, Zoe Kabetso, Candice Kraykovitch, Olivia Love, Steffie Marciniak and Cassidy Mersing.
Silver key winners were Christine Bennett, Christina Bently, Autumn Caldwell, Francesca DuPonty, Sophie Hodge, Lauren Johnson, Marina Jones, Giannah Marasovich, Steffie Marciniak, Cassidy Mersing, Brianna Ventimiglia and Kacey Whistler.
Honorable mentions were awarded to Kaitlyn Burrows, Emily Dunlap, Abigail Faix, Camryn Hollendoner, Aidyn Jones, Morgan Prather, Ashley Ventimiglia and Ally Wilson.
Special awards were the American Vision Award given to Steffie Marciniak for her illustration titled “Flaming Jars” and a gold key was awarded to Emily Dunlap for her portfolio of eight pieces titled “Adventures in Oil.”
Canfield High School art teacher Kevin Hoopes praised the hard work of his students.
“They are great kids. They put in such hard work and it has paid off for them. We have a great art community in Canfield Schools. From elementary on up, everyone contributes to the success of the kids,” Hoopes said.
Dunlap, a senior, has always loved art, as it runs in her family.
“I have loved art for as long as I can remember, since I first picked up a pencil. I started at about age 5 and have been serious about art since I was 11. My parents are artists, so it comes naturally to me. I have been surrounded by so much art all my life. My mom really encouraged me and gave me lots of tips. She is also a good critic. She’s not afraid to tell me when something is not so good, and that gives me some perspective. My dad encouraged and inspired me too. I plan to go to college to study art and then just see where it takes me,” Dunlap said.
American Vision Award winner Marciniak, a junior, was excited by her win.
“I’m really excited that I won. I haven’t put any of my pieces in a show since middle school, where I won silver keys, so this is really exciting. I have always liked art. I’ve taken it all through school. My uncles and cousins are artists. Colored pencils are my favorite to work with, which his what I used for ‘Flaming Jars.’ Although I tried oils this year for the first time and I like them, too. They are easy to work with. My silver key award in this competition is an oil painting,” Marciniak said.
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts. The awards are open to students in grades 7–12, age 13 years or older, and residing in the United States, U.S. territories or Canada, or enrolled in an accredited American School in the rest of the world.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognize student achievement in the visual and literary arts in 29 categories, including, drawingillustration, painting, poetry, graphic design, fashion, science fiction, video game design and more.
Gold key, silver key and honorable mention awards were given to participating art students from the Northeast Ohio region. An award signifies to parents, teachers, the community and colleges that a student is an accomplished artist or writer. The awards offer opportunities for creative teens to earn recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. Each work of art and writing is blindly adjudicated, first locally through the more than 100 affiliates of the Alliance.
Works receiving a regional gold key, are then adjudicated nationally by panels of judges comprised of renowned artists, authors, educators and industry experts. Works are judged on originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice. National award winners will be notified in early March of 2019 and will be invited to participate in events and activities in New York.
Regional winners will have their work exhibited in January. The show is located inside Bliss Hall on the campus of Youngstown State University and is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Jan. 29.
An awards ceremony will be offered at Ford Theater, inside Bliss Hall, at 12 p.m. on Jan. 26.
The Canfield High School students’ work is also on display at the outreach gallery at the Eastwood Mall through Jan. 27.