For this post, I’d like to highlight the beautiful embroidery work of PRP Senior, Caroline Sanders. She worked tirelessly on this artwork over the summer and finished it in class this fall. She created this original circular design, which began as a sketch in her art journal. Her finished piece is stitched on hand-dyed organza fabric. Caroline is a meticulous artist with impeccable craftsmanship. Congratulations on completing this gorgeous artwork!
Congratulations to the following students who received awards in the 2022 KyAEA Derby Regional Art Contest–23 awards in all!
DIGITAL ART
Paxton Barnard, 1st Place, In-Person vs. Online School
Keira Slaughter, 2nd Place, Southern Livin’
Theresa Stinson, 3rd Place, Self Portrait
William White, Honorable Mention, Barbalo
CERAMICS
Brandon Makei, 3rd Place, Guarded Apothecary
DRAWING
William White, 2nd Place, Louisville Reaper
Jamaal McClain, Honorable Mention, Still Life with Umbrella
FASHION DESIGN
Olivia Yonders, 1st Place, Fireside Crocheted Halter
FIBER & TEXTILES
Jamaal McClain, 1st Place, Love Never Fails
Ryan Dallum, 2nd Place, Silver Linings
Madelyn Morales, 3rd Place, Choose Hope
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Benedic Dela Cruz, 1st Place, Beowulf Comic Book Cover
Benedic Dela Cruz, 2nd Place, Trash Can Initiative
Benedic Dela Cruz, 3rd Place, Lighthouse Poster Design
Cregory Avery, Honorable Mention, Tech Castle Logos
MIXED MEDIA
Cregory Avery, 2nd Place, Battle Cry
PAINTING
Mia Langford, 2nd Place, Charcuterie
William White, 3rd Place, Still Life in Studio
Benedic Dela Cruz, Honorable Mention, Dependency
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sydney Shouse, Honorable Mention, Friendship Never Melts
PRINTMAKING
Jamaal McClain, 2nd Place, Star Ablaze
FILM & ANIMATION
Cooper Alexander, 2nd Place, Green Beam
Cooper Alexander, Honorable Mention, Angry
Let’s give a big round of applause to Paxton Barnard, who received a SILVER MEDAL in the 2022 National Scholastic Art Awards in NYC for her editorial cartoon entitled “In-School vs. Online School”! She created this cartoon following a virtual workshop we did as part of an NTI assignment last year. She poignantly illustrated what so many students were feeling last winter during extended lockdown, away from school interaction and friends. She nailed the emotions of so many students and teachers, and I’m so proud of her
. She created this artwork using Procreate on an iPad.
More than 80,000 students submitted nearly 230,000 works of art and writing to the 2022 Scholastic Awards. The works were selected by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts for excellence in originality, technical skills, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Only 2,000 works received a National Medal, which places these students in the top 1% of all submissions.
#scholasticart#artandwriting#jcpsart#prppanthers
I couldn’t be more proud of the following students who were award recipients in this year’s Scholastic Art Awards virtual ceremony. Some of the works were created during NTI, at home, and without the art supplies available at school. You’d never know by looking at these works that some students were struggling with pandemic-related issues such as anxiety, isolation, and more. Instead of allowing these things to crush their creative spirit, they chose to lean in, and embrace their emotions to create some of their best work to date. As C.S Lewis once said, “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” Congratulations to each one for using their artistic voice to create work that is recognized as “among the best” of area students. The Gold Key winning artworks will now move to National Competition in NYC.
GOLD KEY:
Paxton Barnard, 12th, Herb Block Political Cartoon, Online School vs. In-Person School
Mia Langford, 11th, Painting, Charcuterie
Kierra Slaughter, 10th, Digital Art, Southern Livin’
SILVER KEY:
Theresa Stinson, 11th, Self Portrait
Ryan Dallum, 10th, Still Life with Basket and Parasol
HONORABLE MENTION:
Benedic Dela Cruz, 12th, Dependency
William White, 12th, Still Life in Studio
Dallas Anna Estabrook, 11th, Digital Art, Earth & Sky
Theresa Stinson, 11th, (UN)like
Jamaal McClain, 10th, Still Life with Parasol
The PRP NAHS Chapter just completed its first Artist’s Trading Card Swap–coordinating a trade between more than 10 schools across the United States. Schools from Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas, Kentucky, Montana, and New York participated in the 2022 exchange.
What are artist trading cards? Artist trading cards (ATCs) are miniature pieces of art that are traded around the world. Artists create, trade, and collect art at organized “swap” events, either in person or online. The only official rule for ATCs is the size: 2.5″ x 3.5″.
Students at PRP created their own cards, using a variety of materials and processes, throughout the month of January. Each student created six cards to be traded. Once the artwork was complete, cards were mounted to the tagboard, the backs of cards were covered in abstract painted papers, and labels were applied with student names, school, grade level, and mediums used. In all, students created over 200 cards. See the gallery below for a peek at their work!
Students loved creating their artwork in their own choice of style and mediums. They learned about composition, craftsmanship, scale, and how to use mixed media. They were SO EXCITED when the cards began rolling in from our partner schools! It was so much fun seeing cards from so many places, and a few students even made friends and began communicating via Discord and Instagram accounts.
#ATCSwap2022 #Artist Trading Cards #Success #NAHS #MiniMasterpieces
Congratulations to PRP Visual Art Students Mia Langford (11th) and Theresa Stinson (11th), who won awards in the 2022 KY Derby Museum’s Horsing Around with Art Competition! Mia was awarded 3rd Place, and Theresa was awarded an Honorable Mention for their paintings in the High School Division. Way to go!
Congratulations to PRP Seniors Benedic Dela Cruz and Paxton Barnard, whose works were selected for the 2022 National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Juried Exhibition of artwork. The exhibition will occur virtually at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) website: http://www.arteducators.org, from January 18 to April 29, 2022. The exhibition showcases the work of talented student artists who are members of NAEA’s NAHS/NJAHS programs. From a record-breaking total of 1665 submissions, 199 works representing 103 schools from 29 states and 3 countries outside the US will be presented in the Virtual Exhibition.
Submissions were juried digitally by representatives from 6 member schools of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) — Burren College of Art, College for Creative Studies, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Moore College of Art and Design, and Parsons School of Design. Juror selections were guided by scoring in 5 categories: Visual Communication, Execution, Formal Elements, Originality, and Artist Statement.
The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) is designed specifically for high school students in grades 9-12. In 1978, NAEA began the National Art Honor Society program to inspire and recognize students with outstanding ability and interest in art. The NAHS strives to aid members in attaining the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community.
Students have been hard at work for many weeks finishing embroidered designs for a unique collaborative art installation called THE HOPE PROJECT. The project is supported by Fund for the Arts, the Crane House/Asia Institute, UofL, and JCPS, and led by retired UofL Interior Design professor, Moon-He Baik. PRP is one of ten Louisville area high schools selected to participate in this community art project which is centered around themes of racial equity and hope for rebuilding the community.
Students began by researching quotes about hope and discussed how art can be used as a catalyst for change. Groups of students worked together to create original designs inspired by selected quotes. Artists were required to use embroidery as their primary medium, and to design a message around themes of hope.
The community exhibit will open at Crane House in March 2022, and then will move to UofL and to other venues throughout the community.
Congratulations to Cregory Avery, who was recognized at the 2021 PTSA Reflections Ceremony, held at YPAS on Dec. 16, 2021. His artwork was based upon the theme: “I will change the world by…” Creg is a Visual Art senior, and this is his third time winning an award in the Reflections contest. Way to go Creg!
PRP’s Chapter of the National Art Honor Society [NAHS] has been hard at work making clay “Ninja Bread” cookies to thank Teachers and Staff for the holidays. Students made slabs from clay, then cut the cookies, bisque fired and glazed them, then applied magnets and tags before distributing to teachers and staff mailboxes in December. Each cookie was hand-painted with unique characteristics, making them a hit with teachers.
PRP Visual Art + Design / Ms. Webb 