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 & Associates and Whistle Stop Press.

Entries were judged by Sandra Kinnunen, retired teacher. The winners for the 2018 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

1^st Place –  Sydney Lee – Mulligen – North Moore

2^nd  Place – Chloe Garner – Untitled – North Moore

3^rd Place –  Elizabeth Vacha – Untitled – Union Pines

Honorable Mention  – Laura Goetz – Untitled – Union Pines

Honorable Mention – Kendal Snyder – Untitled – Pinecrest

Drawing

1^st Place –  Niasha Kodzai – Untitled – O’Neal

2^nd Place –  Abigail Fowler – Limbs of Lit – North Moore

3^rd 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 Medium

1^st Place- Jenna Stockwell – Finley – Pinecrest

2^nd Place – Ryann Pulliam – Take me to the Sky – Union Pines

3^rd 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

1^st Place – Hannah Sorensen – Detail of Venus & Mars after Sandro Botticelli, 1485 – Pinecrest

2^nd Place – Luke Myrick – Aleeshah – North Moore

3^rd Place – Cara Blue – Self Portrait – Pinecrest

Honorable Mention –Isabelle Jones – Character Strength Cards – STARS

Photography & Digital Art

1^st Place – Jordan Darling – Homesick – Union Pines

2^nd Place – Morgan Masson –Barriers – Union Pines

3^rd Place – Alex Woodall – Early Morning – Pinecrest

Printmaking

1^st Place – Shari Du – Untitled – O’Neal

2^nd Place – Zoey King – Sandhills – O’Neal

3^rd Place – Elizabeth Blasko – Petey – Pinecrest

 

Middle School Awards

Judge’s Choice

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

3-D Art

1^st Place – Nicole Lemus – Ode to Picasso – Crain’s Creek Middle

2^nd Place – Amora Santiago – Goose Tea Pot – Southern Middle

3^rd 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

1^st Place – Tshering Blackwell – Ram’s Skull – O’Neal

2^nd Place – Tshering Blackwell – Untitled (wolf family) – O’Neal

3^rd 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 Medium

1^st Place – Hailey Post – Aboriginal Stallions – Crain’s Creek Middle

2^nd Place – Nya Guidry – Aborginal Deep Sea – Crain’s Creek Middle

3^rd 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

1^st Place –  Jesse Benedict – Bodie Island Lighthouse – Highfalls Elementary

2^nd Place – Marlene Garcia – Flowers are Blooming – Crain’s Creek Middle

3^rd 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

1^st Place – Amoni McBride – I’ve Got Rhythm – Southern Middle

2^nd Place – Zoe Wall – Islamic Green Tiles – West Pine Middle

3^rd Place – Maddie Sivier – Japanese Printmaking – New Century Middle

Photography & Digital Art

1^st Place – Rylee Wilson – Self Portrait – Westmoore Elementary

2^nd Place – Tshering Blackwell – Druk Dragon – O’Neal

 

People’s Choice Award

Alyssa Furie – A Horse with no Name – O’Neal

School Awards:  Goes to the schools with the Best Presentations

Elementary School:

1^st: O’Neal

2^nd: Sandhills Classical Christian

3^rd: Highfalls Elementary

Middle School:

1^st: Crain’s Creek

Runner-up: Southern Middle

High School:

1^st: 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.