City of Sioux City recently issued the following announcement.
Youth Art Month (YAM) is an annual, nationwide observance celebrating art education for children and encourages public support for quality school art programs. Created in 1961, YAM began as Children’s Art Month for the purpose of emphasizing the value of all children participating in art.
Celebrating Youth Art Month, the Sioux City Art Center will feature its 33rd Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition from February 12 – April 10, 2022. This year’s exhibition features work by high school students, from grades 9 through 12. Eighteen high school art teachers from fourteen schools in the tri-state area submitted 251 entries. The exhibition consists of sixty-four artworks that were selected by juror Nan Wilson, Associate Professor of Art, Briar Cliff University. The artworks were judged on originality, creativity, personal expression, and excellence of workmanship. The opening reception will be Sunday, February 13, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Mayor Bob Scott, Councilman Dan Moore, Superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman, Art Center Director Todd Behrens, and Education Coordinator Debra Marqusee will present awards at 2 p.m.
The annual Youth Art Month Exhibition is just one of the many ways in which the Sioux City Art Center supports and encourages young artists to explore their creativity and ideas through the artmaking process. Through their art, these students are provided an opportunity to demonstrate ambitious efforts resulting in success that can open doors to endless possibilities in all areas of their lives. The Art Center extends special thanks to the art teachers across Siouxland for their enormous dedication to their students’ artistic development and for their support of this community education project.
YOUTH ART MONTH AWARD WINNERS
9th Grade:
1st Place: Sarah Diekevers
2nd Place: Karley Tadlock
3rd Place: Angelina Nelson
Director's Choice: Desmond Hill
Honorable Mention: Cari Dibble
Honorable Mention: Haley Lubben
Honorable Mention: Aalie Vander Plaats
Honorable Mention: Libby Wright
10th Grade
1st Place: Aniah Sitzmann
2nd Place: Aubrey Croatt
3rd Place: Kayla Gray
Director's Choice: Eva Towner
Honorable Mention: Kylah Beltman
Honorable Mention: Aubrey Koch
Honorable Mention: Riley Kroll
Honorable Mention: Ciana Van Donkelaar
11th Grade
1st Place: Nevaeh Sampson
2nd Place: Ty Cullison
3rd Place: Trinity Clements
Director's Choice: Elizabeth Johnson
Honorable Mention: Beatriz Cuadros
Honorable Mention: Allison Dye
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Johnson
Honorable Mention: Victoria Keane
Honorable Mention: Katie Kensak
Honorable Mention: Nancy Lee
Honorable Mention: Novie Stanislov
12th Grade
Best in Show: Katelynn Pottebaum
1st Place: Emma Steele
2nd Place: Ethan Wenger
3rd Place: Dawson Cobb
Director's Choice: Emily Licht
Honorable Mention: Mara Aesoph
Honorable Mention: Damien Deanda
Honorable Mention: Elon Krohn
Honorable Mention: Emily Licht
Honorable Mention: Sara McKenna
Honorable Mention: Ashley Tongish
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Sioux City Art Center is a partnership between the City of Sioux City and the Art Center Association of Sioux City.
Visiting the Sioux City Art Center
Sioux City Art Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. The Sioux City Art Center is located at 225 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA.
Additional information is available by contacting the Sioux City Art Center at (712) 279-6272, ext. 200 or www.siouxcityartcenter.org.
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