Lexington Sister Cities 29th Annual Young Artist Competition and Showcase
Each year, the John Irvin Central Bank Galleries and the Lexington Sister Cities Commission sponsor the Sister Cities Young Artist Competition and Showcase. The contest is open to all Lexington students aged 13-18.
Sister
Cities International aims to promote peace through mutual respect,
understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time. This year’s theme “We’re Going Places”
showcases the importance of travel and exchange in achieving peace. Artists were encouraged to draw inspiration
from their experiences with Sister Cities, travel, exchange, international
friendships, and their goals to present their vision of where the future will
lead.
Alana Bloomfield, a Sayre School student, was selected as the 2017 winner of the 29th Annual Sister Cities Young Artist Competition for her piece "Globe Trotting". Alana was presented $250 for 1st place from Central Bank.
The second place winner was Lafayette student Tuesday Hadden for her piece "A movement that cannot be contained". Tuesday was awarded $150 for second place from Central Bank.
Third place was awarded to Haley Buchanan of Lafayette for her piece "Connected". Haley was awarded $100 from Central Bank for third place.
In addition to these prizes, the teacher of the winning artist, Bill Berryman of Sayre School, received $250 from Lexington Sister Cities to be used for class projects.
All winners received their prizes at a reception held at Central Bank on Friday, February 3rd, 2017.
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| Councilmember and Sister Cities Commission chairman Bill Farmer presented the winning students and teacher with their prizes, accompanied by Patricia Wheatley of Central Bank and Kay Sargent. |
Alana Bloomfield's first place artwork will be submitted to the worldwide Sister Cities International competition at their annual conference being held in Virginia Beach, VA from July 13-16, 2017. Two winners are selected in the international competition; one US piece and one international piece. Each winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize. Ten finalists are selected to participate in a worldwide traveling exhibit for Sister Cities International.
All entries in the local competition will be on display at the John Irvin Gallery at Central Bank until February 24th, 2017.
There were 53 entries from 6 different schools in the contest this year. Thanks to all the artists and teachers that participated in the showcase this year!
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Alana Bloomfield, "Globe Trotting", Sayre School
1st Place |
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Tuesday Hadden, "A movement that cannot be contained", Lafayette
2nd Place |
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Haley Buchanan, "Connected", Lafayette
3rd Place |
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| Nathan Hampton, "The 7 Wonders", Lafayette |
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| Madeline Young, "Exist Closer", Lafayette |
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| Tamara Matthews, "Through My Shoes", Bryan Station |
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| Amaya Agard, "Dancing Around the World", Tates Creek Middle School |
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| Emma Campbell, "One Step Forward", Tates Creek Middle School |
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| Emily Wang, "Animal Travel for Bright Hopes", Tates Creek Middle School |
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| Samone Conner, "The Journey Up", Tates Creek Middle School |
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| Naomi Raven Emrick, "Even an Enemy Can Become a Friend", Tates Creek Middle School |
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| Marleni Carbajal, "Flags Among the Fog", Bryan Station |
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| Joshua Clem, "Path to Success", Lafayette |
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| Hunter Hart, "Global Communication", Lafayette |
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| Hannah Wang, "Paper Planes", Dunbar |
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| Keith Mays, "Sister Cities", Lafayette |
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| Anna Marie Gilligan, "Equestrian Equality", Henry Clay |
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| Maggie Dostart, "Growing Up", Dunbar |
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| Csanad Hegyi, "Walking Places", Lafayette |
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| Sophia Carlton, "Radiant Culture", Lafayette |
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| Daphne Shimfessel, "Seeing the Beauty of the Race", Lafayette |
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| Raine Chen, "Back for Now", Lafayette |
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| Shubh Patel, "Untitled", Lafayette |
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| Magnolia Cornett, "Flight", Lafayette |
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| Alex Toney, "Great Leap", Lafayette |
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| Madeline Nunley, "The Places You'll Go", Lafayette |
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| Kevyn Flores, "Cloudy Thoughts of the Past", Bryan Station |
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| Kristen Griffith, "Flag City", Lafayette |
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| Justin Kirk, "Sketchbook", Lafayette |
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| Camden Hauck, "The Bridge", Lafayette |
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| Rachael Carr, "Butterflies", Bryan Station |
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| Carmen Coleman, "Untitled", Bryan Station |
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| Grace Cook, "City Visit", Lafayette |
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| Meilin Scanish, "River Valley", Dunbar |
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| Anthony Asbury, "Break Through", Bryan Station |
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| Brittany (Angel) Kiser, "Peace Throughout all Galaxies", Lafayette |
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| David Wager, "Going Places", Lafayette |
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| Nancy Nolasco, "Take Me Away", Bryan Station |
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| Monica Lizbeth Sanchez Cruz, "Jumping to my Future", Bryan Station |
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| Ryan Crowley, "A Trot in the Park", Lafayette |
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| Teresa Montejo, "Going Places", Dunbar |
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| Jordan Clark, "We're Going Places from Kentucky", Dunbar |
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| Jessica Lynn Harrison, "Horse with Flags", Bryan Station |
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| Senina Liu, "Together as One", Lafayette |
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| Yuhay Zhu, "Horses of the World", Lafayette |
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| Marshall Crouch, "Fake Flight", Lafayette |
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| Laura Blair Donaldson, "Love Abroad", Henry Clay |
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| Selena Martinez, "Travel the World", Lafayette |
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| Matthew Kartzw, "Drawing 2", Lafayette |
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| Elouise Betts, "Reflect", Lafayette |
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| Lilly Pendley, "Together We Grow", Lafayette |
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| Conner Stevenson, "Together in Shadows", Lafayette |
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| Meggan Huynh, "Round the World", Lafayette |
