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High school students from area school districts participated in the Best Of Ross County competition at the Pump House Center For The Arts in Chillicothe’s Yoctangee Park, garnering awards for students from Chillicothe, Unioto and Amanda Clearcreek.
Students were allowed to enter whatever art medium they chose, with 35 entries being accepted. Pump House Director John Payne says typically there would be well over 100 entries from students, but that number was drastically reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Major prize awards came from Atomic Employees Credit Union and the Chillicothe Art League.
The contest was judged by an artisan from Dayton, Ohio.
The winners are:
Best Of Show- Savannah Fout, CHS, “Willow”
1st Place- Lizzy Miller, CHS, “Survival”
2nd Place- Jaycey Longcoy, UHS, “Hope Through the Immigration Fence”
3rd Place- Leah Mettler, UHS, “Chained”
Honorable Mentions:
Krystian Faith Jones, CHS, “Highs and Lows”
Allison Gozy, CHS, “Bird of Many Colors”
Emma Powers, CHS, “Endless, Nameless”
Eden Stout, UHS, “Octopus”
Layla Robertson, Amanda CC, “Snakes Among Ribs”
Sarah Quanci, UHS, “Release”
Layla Robertson, Amanda CC, “Two Women”
Jessica Grey, UHS , “Fish Bowl”
Payne says the judge had very positive comments about each of the prize winners, especially Savannah Fout’s Best Of Show entry saying; “Being such a youthful artist, but being able to put together a painting like this, she could be a professional if she wanted to be.”
The exhibit will remain available for public view through the end of February.
SEE SELECT ENTRIES FROM THE ART SHOW HERE
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