Young People’s FAF 2018

The Young People’s Fine Arts Festival (YPFAF) is the Arts Council of Moore County’s way of showcasing the artistic talents of students in grades K-12 from all Moore County public, private, charter and home schools. Chosen by each school, all entries are exhibited at Campbell House Galleries. The exhibit is free and open to the public, thanks to the sponsorship of George W. Little & AssociatesWhistle Stop Press, Paula Caddell, and Laura Brown in memory of Treva Mae Whitmore.

In addition to the exhibit, the school entries were judged by Sandra Kinnunen, retired art teacher. The winners for the 2018 22nd Annual Young People’s Fine Arts Festival were:

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

Judge’s Choice
Hannah Sorensen – Painting – Detail of Venus & Mars after Sandro Botticelli, 1485 – Pinecrest

3-D Art
1st Place –  Sydney Lee – Mulligen – North Moore
2nd  Place – Chloe Garner – Untitled – North Moore
3rd Place –  Elizabeth Vacha – Untitled – Union Pines
Honorable Mention  – Laura Goetz – Untitled – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Kendal Snyder – Untitled – Pinecrest

Drawing
1st Place –  Niasha Kodzai – Untitled – O’Neal
2nd Place –  Abigail Fowler – Limbs of Lit – North Moore
3rd Place –  Molly Mansker – My Essense – O’Neal
Honorable Mention –  Anna Lee – Untitled – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention –  Scarlett Wright – Savanna – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention –  Kendal Snyder – My Goat – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention –  Naomi Johnson – Untitled – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Signe Healy – Stitch in Time – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Abraham Rodriguez – “White” – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Mary Fogelman – Cezanne’s Apples – Sandhills Classical Christian

Mixed Media
1st Place- Jenna Stockwell – Finley – Pinecrest
2nd Place – Ryann Pulliam – Take me to the Sky – Union Pines
3rd Place – Emma de la Rocha – I Pledge Allegiance – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Victoria Hash – A Land Down Under – North Moore
Honorable Mention – Jessica Everett – My “Alice in Wonderland” – Union Pines
Honorable Mention – Naomi Johnson – Ying Yang – O’Neal

Painting
1st Place – Hannah Sorensen – Detail of Venus & Mars after Sandro Botticelli, 1485 – Pinecrest
2nd Place – Luke Myrick – Aleeshah – North Moore
3rd Place – Cara Blue – Self Portrait – Pinecrest
Honorable Mention – Isabelle Jones – Character Strength Cards – STARS

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Jordan Darling – Homesick – Union Pines
2nd Place – Morgan Masson –Barriers – Union Pines
3rd Place – Alex Woodall – Early Morning – Pinecrest

Printmaking
1st Place – Shari Du – Untitled – O’Neal
2nd Place – Zoey King – Sandhills – O’Neal
3rd Place – Elizabeth Blasko – Petey – Pinecrest

Middle School Awards

Judge’s Choice
Hailey Post – Mixed Mediums – Aboriginal Stallions – Crain’s Creek Middle

3-D Art
1st Place – Nicole Lemus – Ode to Picasso – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Amora Santiago – Goose Tea Pot – Southern Middle
3rd Place – Olivia Kidd – Puppy Face Mug – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Kayla Hardy – Coil Pot – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Tommie Hussey – Horse – Highfalls Elementary
Honorable Mention – Courtney Jernigan – Picasso Portrait – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Emma McInnis – Cubism Mask – STARS

Drawing
1st Place – Tshering Blackwell – Ram’s Skull – O’Neal
2nd Place – Tshering Blackwell – Untitled (wolf family) – O’Neal
3rd Place –Briana Sanders – Micrography Self Portrait – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Kaylee Evans – Micrography Self Portrait – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Savannah Kennedy – The Sea – Westmoore Elementary

Mixed Media
1st Place – Hailey Post – Aboriginal Stallions – Crain’s Creek Middle
2nd Place – Nya Guidry – Aborginal Deep Sea – Crain’s Creek Middle
3rd Place – Mya Hausauer – Mola Turtle – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Christopher Culver – Magnificient Maverick – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Star Fields – Dreaming of Paris – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Brooklyn Adams – Native American Shield – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Tshering Blackwell – Sunrise Over Burano – O’Neal
Honorable Mention –-Zoe Atkeson – Complementary Butterflies –  Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention –- Skylah Sanders – Complementary Butterflies – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Amy Bumgarner – My Life – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Kaylee Burke – Thoth – West Pine Middle
Honorable Mention – Jake Cool – Re-creation of Picasso Self Portrait – West Pine Middle

Painting
1st Place –  Jesse Benedict – Bodie Island Lighthouse – Highfalls Elementary
2nd Place – Marlene Garcia – Flowers are Blooming – Crain’s Creek Middle
3rd Place – Melissa Horne – Underground – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Evan Jones – Spectrum City – Southern Middle
Honorable Mention – Maggie Overton – The Truth will be Told – Crain’s Creek Middle
Honorable Mention – Davaney Louise Overton – 4 Seasons – New Century Middle
Honorable Mention – Alyssa Furie – A Horse with no Name – O’Neal
Honorable Mention – Reagan Sepurek – A Cold Winter Night – Saint John Paul II

Printmaking
1st Place – Amoni McBride – I’ve Got Rhythm – Southern Middle
2nd Place – Zoe Wall – Islamic Green Tiles – West Pine Middle
3rd Place – Maddie Sivier – Japanese Printmaking – New Century Middle

Photography & Digital Art
1st Place – Rylee Wilson – Self Portrait – Westmoore Elementary
2nd Place – Tshering Blackwell – Druk Dragon – O’Neal

People’s Choice Winner
Alyssa Furie – A Horse with No Name – O’Neal

School Awards:

Awarded to the schools that submitted the best artwork as a grouping.

Elementary School
1st Place – O’Neal School
2nd Place – Sandhills Classical Christian
3rd Place – Highfalls Elementary

Middle School
1st Place – Crain’s Creek Middle
Runner-up: Southern Middle

High School
1st Place – Pinecrest (Christine Wilson)
Runner-up: North Moore

As always, thank you for your help and we look forward to “showing off” your students’ talents next year! If you have any questions please call 910-692-2787.

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