Youth Regional Youth Art Competition Results

The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center held its Regional Youth Art Competition awards ceremony and reception on Saturday, March 4th at the Lucas Mansion.  Young artists were honored, celebrated, and recognized during this full-house event!  Competition entries were examined by an outside, qualified judge who selected winners in each age-division category.  A first place artwork and honorable mentions were selected in each division.  Due to a very large pool of entries, the middle school division also had a 2nd place award.  The division winners are as follows:

Young Elementary Division (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade)

• First Place:  “Jacky Boy Boy” by Amber Shook
• Honorable Mention:  “Mondrian Study” by Mackenzie Kirby
• Honorable Mention:  “Tikki Hut Fun” by Carolina Bowles
• Honorable Mention:  “Cats” by Abigail Martin
• Honorable Mention:  “Mommy & Baby” by Grace Durmire
• Honorable Mention:  “River Sunset Woods” by Clara Haithcox

Upper Elementary Division (Grades 3 – 5)

• First Place:  “My Happy Day” by Brielle Sommers
• Honorable Mention:  “Granny Square Bag” by Alby Smith
• Honorable Mention: “Cows in a Meadow” by Isabela Haithcox
• Honorable Mention: “Be Still” by Amy Shook
• Honorable Mention:  “Birch Forest” by Bailey Collins
• Honorable Mention: “Fireplace” by James Johnson

Middle School Division

• First Place:  “Felted Art Teacher” by Zoe Wilkins
• Second Place:  “Birds in Springtime” by Melody McGlothlin
• Honorable Mention:  “Neurographic Self Portrait” by Faith Burch
• Honorable Mention:  “Robot on a Stroll” by Travis Tucker
• Honorable Mention:  “Plant Box” by Katherine Garnto
• Honorable Mention:  “2 Pt Perspective” by Bailee Hearne
• Honorable Mention:  “Pirate Ship” by Christian Sears
• Honorable Mention:  “Vortex Painting” by Raegan Sharpe

High School Division

• First Place: “Shoes” by Easton Smith
• Honorable Mention:  “The Interworking” by Riley Matheson
• Honorable Mention: “Steampunk Cat” by Kaylay Fincannon
• Honorable Mention:  Pottery piece by Chloe Sellers
• Honorable Mention: “Snail Tanks” by Britton Newland
• Honorable Mention:  “Dark Side of the Moon” by Lauren Hoyle

The Hiddenite Center would like to thank the Friends of the Hiddenite Center for making the first place cash prizes possible.  The Regional Youth Art Exhibit is full of creativity and will be on display at the Hiddenite Center’s Lucas Mansion (316 Hiddenite Church Rd, Hiddenite) until March 28, 2023.  The Hiddenite Center’s art exhibits are free and open to the public from 10 am – 4:30 pm and weekdays and from 10 am – 3 pm on Saturdays.