29th Annual Young Artist Competition

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.

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!

Alana Bloomfield, "Globe Trotting", Sayre School
1st Place

Tuesday Hadden, "A movement that cannot be contained", Lafayette
2nd Place

Haley Buchanan, "Connected", Lafayette
3rd Place

Nathan Hampton, "The 7 Wonders", Lafayette

Madeline Young, "Exist Closer", Lafayette

Tamara Matthews, "Through My Shoes", Bryan Station

Amaya Agard, "Dancing Around the World", Tates Creek Middle School

Emma Campbell, "One Step Forward", Tates Creek Middle School

Emily Wang, "Animal Travel for Bright Hopes", Tates Creek Middle School

Samone Conner, "The Journey Up", Tates Creek Middle School

Naomi Raven Emrick, "Even an Enemy Can Become a Friend", Tates Creek Middle School

Marleni Carbajal, "Flags Among the Fog", Bryan Station

Joshua Clem, "Path to Success", Lafayette

Hunter Hart, "Global Communication", Lafayette

Hannah Wang, "Paper Planes", Dunbar

Keith Mays, "Sister Cities", Lafayette

Anna Marie Gilligan, "Equestrian Equality", Henry Clay

Maggie Dostart, "Growing Up", Dunbar

Csanad Hegyi, "Walking Places", Lafayette

Sophia Carlton, "Radiant Culture", Lafayette

Daphne Shimfessel, "Seeing the Beauty of the Race", Lafayette

Raine Chen, "Back for Now", Lafayette

Shubh Patel, "Untitled", Lafayette

Magnolia Cornett, "Flight", Lafayette

Alex Toney, "Great Leap", Lafayette

Madeline Nunley, "The Places You'll Go", Lafayette

Kevyn Flores, "Cloudy Thoughts of the Past", Bryan Station

Kristen Griffith, "Flag City", Lafayette

Justin Kirk, "Sketchbook", Lafayette

Camden Hauck, "The Bridge", Lafayette

Rachael Carr, "Butterflies", Bryan Station

Carmen Coleman, "Untitled", Bryan Station

Grace Cook, "City Visit", Lafayette

Meilin Scanish, "River Valley", Dunbar

Anthony Asbury, "Break Through", Bryan Station

Brittany (Angel) Kiser, "Peace Throughout all Galaxies", Lafayette

David Wager, "Going Places", Lafayette

Nancy Nolasco, "Take Me Away", Bryan Station

Monica Lizbeth Sanchez Cruz, "Jumping to my Future", Bryan Station

Ryan Crowley, "A Trot in the Park", Lafayette

Teresa Montejo, "Going Places", Dunbar

Jordan Clark, "We're Going Places from Kentucky", Dunbar

Jessica Lynn Harrison, "Horse with Flags", Bryan Station

Senina Liu, "Together as One", Lafayette

Yuhay Zhu, "Horses of the World", Lafayette

Marshall Crouch, "Fake Flight", Lafayette

Laura Blair Donaldson, "Love Abroad", Henry Clay

Selena Martinez, "Travel the World", Lafayette

Matthew Kartzw, "Drawing 2", Lafayette

Elouise Betts, "Reflect", Lafayette

Lilly Pendley, "Together We Grow", Lafayette

Conner Stevenson, "Together in Shadows", Lafayette

Meggan Huynh, "Round  the World", Lafayette