Homewood-Flossmoor High School Takes Top Three Honors In “An Artistic Discovery 2008”
April 29, 2008
All of the winners will receive a free art class, and the 2nd through 4th place winners also received gift cards. The other winners were:
- Second Place: Ginta Sutkus, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, “The Resplendent Quetzal”
- Third Place: Carolyn Hartmann, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, “Self Portrait”
- Fourth Place: Morgan Forrest, Bremen High School, “Sloth”
Congressman Jackson said, “The people of the Second Congressional District can be proud of this year’s young artists not just because they’re talented, but because they challenged themselves by entering the competition. Their work and participation continue to be inspiring.”
“An Artistic Discovery 2008” featured a special presentation by visual and performance artist Damon Lamar Reed, who used his artwork as his backdrop. Reed lives in the Second Congressional District, but won “An Artistic Discovery” in his home state of Arizona a dozen years ago.
“An Artistic Discovery 2008” also featured the first presentation of ribbons of Artistic Excellence. Those were awarded to:
- Dominique Gest, Hillcrest High School, “Self-Portrait”
- Rachel Mayer, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, “Let’s Boogie”
- Camille Scott, Hillcrest High School, “Bad Day”
- Mackenzie Szymanski, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, “Hours To Sleep”
- Cristal Tucker, Oak Forest High School, “Milky Wayy”
Every student artist received a certificate of participation, teachers received gift certificates, and all students and teachers had the opportunity to win door prizes.
Judges for this year’s competition were:
- Mr. Ra Joy, Executive Director, Illinois Arts Alliance
- Mr. Glenn Murray, Founder, Kreations Art (an online gallery for independent artists)
- Ms. Shirley Sullivan, Professional Fine Artist
- Mr. Grant White, Sculptor and Board of Directors, Tall Grass Arts Association
More on Artistic Discovery
- How to participate in the next Artistic Discovery contest
- 2008 Artistic Discovery winners
- 2007 Artistic Discovery winners
- 2006 Artistic Discovery winners
- 2005 Artistic Discovery winners