Avon High School Artists Take Top Honors at Annual Art Show

Two Students Advance to New York Show

The 50th Annual Scholastic Art Awards were recently announced in Lorain County. The Art show is now open at LCCC Stocker Arts Center (2nd floor, Beth K Stocker Gallery) through Feb. 11. Avon High School had a strong showing with 43 pieces of artwork being selected. Our artists were awarded with a total of three Gold Keys (1st place), nine Silver Keys (2nd), and 31 Honorable Mentions (3rd).

Congratulations to seniors Liam Kovach and Mallory Stowe who received Gold Keys. Those works earning a regional Gold Key advance directly to national jurying in New York City this spring. The Gold Key winning pieces are attached below. Kovach’s art (drawing and illustration category) is titled, “Dark to Light.” Stowe’s first piece (painting category) is titled, “Self portrait,” and her second piece (painting category) is, “Jamie.”

The Gold Key Award is designated to the top 50 pieces submitted to the jurors. Mallory earned two Gold Keys, as well as two Silver Keys and five Honorable Mentions. Kovach also earned a Silver Key and Honorable Mention.

The Scholastic Art Awards program is the largest annual art competition in the country. Students in schools across the United States and Canada create the 150,000 entries each year. The Lorain County region includes public and private middle and high schools from Lorain, Erie and Huron counties. Over 1,500 works were entered from the three counties. Avon High School Art teacher Karen Busch entered a variety of two and three-dimensional works this year. Work was juried by an esteemed panel of art and design professionals and professors from northeast Ohio. Work was judged by originality, technical skill and emergence of personal vision and voice.

The exhibit is hosted at the Stocker Center gallery on the campus of LCCC and funded by Nordson Corporation Foundation, C. Paul Stocker Arts Foundation and Lorain County Community College. The exhibit is open to the public.Beth K. Stocker Gallery hours are Mon. – Fri. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with Tues., Wed., and Thurs. evenings 5 to 7 p.m. and Sundays 1-5 p.m.  The gallery is also open during Stocker Center Hoke Theater performances.

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SILVER KEY: Emily Baron (senior); Hanna Dilik (junior); Mikala Eckert (junior); Liam Kovach (senior); Katie LaHoty (soph); Elizabeth Minnillo (senior); Emilyn Rothschiller (senior); Mallory Stowe (2) (senior)

HONORABLE MENTION: Emily Baron (3) (senior); Katie Brethauer (senior); Kelsey Callahan (junior); Brigit Celznick (2) (senior); Hanna Dilik (junior); Mikala Eckert (junior); Mikayla Goodsite (soph); Olivia Grillo (senior); Katrina Guevarez (senior); Liam Kovach (senior); Katie LaHoty (2) (soph); Elizabeth Minnillo (senior); Olivia Oprea (soph); Allison Rattay (soph); Emilyn Rothschiller (4) (senior); Presley Smith (senior); Mallory Stowe (5) (senior); Alice Williams (3) senior)