GMC Art Show Winners Spring 2019

Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

BEST IN SHOW:  Isabella Zabala – My Origins Drawing

Architectural Letter Sculpture

1st Place - Zoey Monica – 12th grade – Adventure

2nd Place – Gracie Herndon-12th grade-Cartoon Life

3rd Place - Danielle Kent – 12th grade – All About Me

Chihuly Sculptures out of Recycled Plastic Bottles

1st Place – Janna Rae Thomas, Josie Deason, Leah Jannakos, Blair Seymour, DJ Wall – 8th grade

2nd Place - Ayesha Patel, Kareena Kukreja – Art Club

3rd Place – Krishna Patel, Sam Glover, William Steinfeld – Art Club

Silhouette Mosaics

1st Place – Carly Robbins - 6th Grade - Silhouette Mosaic

2nd Place – Ayesha Patel - 6th Grade – Knowledge is Power

3rd Place – Katie Bailey - 6th Grade - Nature’s Call

Seniors Monochromatic Self Portraits

         1st Place – Dylan Smith– 12th grade - Prep Cadet Self Portrait

         2nd Place – Gracie Herndon – 12th grade - Self Portrait

         3rd Place – Julia Knowles– 12th grade - Happiness

8th Grade Monochromatic Self Portraits

         1st Place – Ashton Peeler - 8th Grade - Ashton

         2nd Place – Mishka Sobti - 8th grade - Mishka

         3rd Place – Madison Kennedy - 8th grade - Happy Day

Georgia Youth Art Month Flag Designs

         1st Place - Jilly Rourke- 7th Grade – YAM Flag

         2nd Place - Alexis Waldroup- 7th Grade – YAM Flag

         3rd Place - Nikki Cumba- 7th Grade – YAM Flag

Silver Scratchboard

                  1st Place - Isabella Zabala -9th Grade – Meraki

                  2nd Place - Avi Villarreal - 7th Grade – Scaly Curly Fry

                  3rd Place - Emma Kate Godin - 7th Grade – My Dog

Multicolor Scratch Art

         1st Place – Lana Wood -7th Grade – Pickles

         2nd Place – Emerson Ivey -7th Grade – Lilo and Stitch

         3rd Place – Sara Johnson - 7th Grade – Spring Flowers

Linoleum Prints

         1st Place – Nathan Simpson - 8th Grade – Whales

         2nd Place – Ashton Peeler -8th Grade – Ashton Art

         3rd Place – Natalie Craft- 8th Grade – Natalie

Digital Photography

         1st Place – Danielle Kent – 12th grade – Ceiling at the Capitol

         2nd Place – Branden Barlow – 9th grade – Theatre

         3rd Place – Abigail Aycock – 7th grade – Greens of Daytona

The Plaza Arts Center Photo Contest

                  2nd Place – Anna Annis – 6th Grade – Peas in a Pod

                  3rd Place – Lyra Domingue – Nix in a Suitcase

Canvas Paintings

         1st Place – Caroline Charnes -11th Grade – Beach House

         2nd Place – Stella Glover - 10th Grade – Color in My Music

         3rd Place – Emily Hollis - 12th Grade – Ivory Ella

Georgia O’Keefe Pastel and Black Glue Flowers

1st Place – Londyn Downing- 6th Grade - O’Keefe Style Flower

2nd Place - Blake Jones - 6th Grade - O’Keefe Style Flower

3rd Place - Carly Robbins - 6th Grade - O’Keefe Style Flower

Contour Shoe Drawings

         1st Place – Payton Davis-6th Grade - Contour Shoe Collage

         2nd Place – Hannah Garner-6th Grade - Contour Shoe Collage

         3rd Place – Saiya Patel-6th Grade - Contour Shoe Collage

Symmetrical Name Designs

         1st Place – Kaylee Bell - 6th Grade- Symmetrical Name

         2nd Place – Josh Walker- 6th Grade- Symmetrical Name

         3rd Place – Sofia Arias- 6th Grade- Symmetrical Name

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – Upside Down Drawing of Picasso’s Igor Stravinsky

         1st Place – Maggie Parkman- 8th Grade-Picasso’s Igor Stravinsky

         2nd Place- Wyatt Baugh- 8th Grade-Picasso’s Igor Stravinsky

         3rd Place – Ryley Taylor- 8th Grade-Picasso’s Igor Stravinsky

Jacob Lawrence Inspired Series Art

         1st Place – Aidan Brock - 6th Grade -Weird Dream

         2nd Place – Owen Robinson - 6th Grade -Hard Work Pays Off

         3rd Place – Kaylee Bell -6th Grade - Seasons

Pencil Value Shadow Box

         1st Place – Gweneth Smith-7th Grade - Shadow Box

         2nd Place – Emerson Ivey-7th Grade - Shadow Box

         3rd Place – Emma Kate Godin-7th Grade - Shadow Box

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – Upside Down Drawing – Japanese Woman Watercolor Painting

         1st Place – Ali Lebendiger – 8th grade – Japanese Watercolor

         2nd Place – Maggie Parkman– 8th grade – Japanese Watercolor

         3rd Place - Wyatt Baugh – 8th grade – Japanese Watercolor

Pencil Value Drawings

         1st Place – Jessica Edwards – 11th grade – Beautiful Woman

         2nd Place – Jayla Jarrett – 12th grade – Rose

         3rd Place – Noah Brack – 12th grade – Truck

Enlarged Flower Abstraction

         1st Place – Wyatt Baugh – 8th grade – Abstract Flower

         2nd Place- Maggie Parkman – 8th grade – Abstract Flower

         3rd Place – Carlei Johnson – 8th grade – Abstract Flower

BEST IN SHOW:  Isabella Zabala –9th grade– My Origins Drawing

A special thank you to the following for being instrumental in developing the visual arts program at GMC Prep and for the assistance in the startup and daily operations of the visual arts program:

 

LTG William B. Caldwell, IV (Ret)

BG Curt Rauhut (Ret)

COL James Watkins (Ret)
Pam Grant
Kim Leben
CSM Steve Greer (Ret)
Mark Weaver
Jenny Morris
Beth Joiner
Charlie Harbor

Clint Raburn

Mandy Elder
Mark Strom
Sally Thrower
Denise Wansley

Jennifer Greer

Jennifer Stasney

Jeff Gray

Wayne Spiler

Donny Meeks

Diane

Shawn King

Kenneth Franks

Linda Brown

Nick, Troy, and Shane from the Grounds Department

The Grounds Committee / Engineering Dept.

A sincere thanks goes to the Partners in Education for the funds to purchase the display racks in which to hang the art. This art exhibit was made possible with their assistance:


Beckham’s Used Cars

Blackbird Coffee

Brooks Flooring

Century Bank and Trust

Chick-fil-A

Cogentes

Craig Massee Real Estate

Dr. George Martinez

Elite School of Gymnastics

Exchange Bank

Holiday Inn Express

Karen Rowell – State Farm Insurance

Keith and Paige Barlow

Lyn and Kathy Chandler

Maidanna Nunn

Merritt Massey – State Farm Insurance

Merritt Professional Carpet Cleaning and      Restoration

Murphey Insurance Agency

Peidmont Regional Surgical Associates – Dr. Seth Rion

Pittman’s Towing

Rev. David Luke

Rusty Kidd

Sheridan Construction

T-Bones Nursery

The GEO Group

The Union-Recorder

The Woman’s Health Care Center – Dr. Marisol San Inocencio

WHB Wealth Management Group

Wilkinson Used Cars

With a grateful appreciation, we thank the Grassman Corporation for the generous grant that helped provide art supplies, furniture, and equipment for the temporary art room in the Old Capitol Building, Zell Miller Hall and the future art room in the Usery Annex. We extend thanks to Georgia Military College for the use of a classroom as a temporary art room in Zell Miller Hall.

Thank you to Andrea Sammons for judging the spring art show at Georgia Military College Prep School.

Thank you to all the students for their hard work and participation in the Art Show! Congratulations on their art display!

If you would like to make a donation to the Visual Arts Program, please make checks payable to the GMC Foundation. On the memo line indicate the Visual Arts Program.  Thank you for your interest in the growth of the Visual Arts program at the Georgia Military College Prep School!