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12th Annual
YOUNG PEOPLE'S
FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
March 7 - 28, 2008
Campbell House Galleries

Sponsored by
George W. Little & Associates
2008 People's Choice Award winner
"Kitty Love"
Painting by Courtney Harms (Grade 11)
Fran Gertz, Art Teacher
Pinecrest High School

The Young People's Fine Arts Festival is an art competition that showcases the artistic talents of the students in grades K-12 from the public, private, charter, and home schools in Moore County. All entries were judged and exhibited at Campbell House Galleries during March, "Art in Schools" month. The event is ushered in with a festive opening reception and awards ceremony attended by well over 400 people.

Congratulations to the following 2008 winners:

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD: Courtney Harms, "Kitty Love", Painting, grade 12, Pinecrest High

PAINTING
Grades K - 3
1st place: Jacob Murphy, "Dragon," West End Elementary
2nd place: Mack Battle, "Paradise Sunset," Pope John Paul II Catholic
3rd place: Jalexus Robinson, "Flowers," Vass-Lakeview Elementary

Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Maria Bunnell, "In Honor of Van Aiest's Still Life", New Century Middle
2nd place: Kaitlyn Sloan, Untitiled, Sandhills Classical Christian
3rd place: Ebby Underwood, "Frozen Landscape," Southern Pines Elementary

Grades 9 - 12
1st place: Hanna Myers, Untitled, Union Pines High
2nd place: Michael Harbeck, "Self Portrait," Pinecrest High
3rd place: Brittany Gordon, "Infinity," Union Pines High

Honorable Mentions: Logan Kelly, "Hearts", Pope John Paul II Catholic School; Jacob McClendon, "In Tribute to Grant Wood's Plowing Day", Pinehurst Elementary; Moira Offord, "In Celebration of Grant Wood's Fall Plowing," Pinehurst Elementary; Stephanie Oldham, "Grrr!" Union Pines High

PRINTMAKING
Grades K-3:
1st place: Nathan Graham, "Rocket," Episcopal Day School
2nd place: Kathryn Streahle, "Bubble Fish," Academy Heights Elementary
3rd place: Vinny Montagno, "Sunlight," Pinehurst Elementary

Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Emily Summers, "Little Pig," Southern Pines Elementary
2nd place: Laura Ott, Untitled, West Pine Middle
3rd place: Chris Morgan, "Owl and Egg," Vass-Lakeview Elementary

Grades 9 - 12
1st place: Rebecca Holder, "For Your Eyes Only," Union Pines High
2nd place: Hanna Myers, Untitled, Union Pines High

Honorable Mentions: Miguel Martinez, "Eagle," Vass-Lakeview Elementary; Jordan McBride, "Texture Detective," Vass-Lakeview Elementary

DRAWING
Grades K - 3
1st place: Timothy Teehan, "Pattern Cat," Vass-Lakeview Elementary
2nd place: Caleigh Ana Kruse, "Tiger," O'Neal School
3rd place: Kaitlyn York, "Magical Cows," West End Elementary

Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Collin Watson, "One-Eyed Frederick," Sandhills Classical Christian
2nd place: Susan Albert, Untitled, West Pine Middle
3rd place: Katherine McMurray, "My Baby Portrait/Cassat," O'Neal School

Grades 9 - 12
1st place: Hanna Myers, "Tony," Union Pines High
2nd place: Jill McIlwain, "Skeleton Sizzors," Pinecrest High
3rd place: Tony Fernandez, "I Hate Roller Coasters," Union Pines High

Honorable Mentions: James Corrigan, "In Admiration of Diego Rivera's Girl with Sunflower," Pinehurst Elementary; Micah Crowell, Untitled, Sandhills Classical Christian; Brian D'Ostroph, "Amazon Bug," Sandhills Farmlife Elementary; Brittany Gordon, "Dirt," Union Pines High; Michael Harbeck, "Landscape #1," Pinecrest High; Emily Hodges, "In Honor of Diego Rivera's Girl With Sunflower," Pinehurst Elementary; Grant Perry, "Pencil Study," Pinehurst Elementary; Mack Roberson, "Mighty Mosquito," Southern Pines Primary; Chappell Russell, "Down on the Farm," O'Neal School; Jocelyn Wiggans, Untitled, Sandhills Classical Christian

PHOTOGRAPHY
Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Daniel Grandorge, Untitled, West Pine Middle
2nd place: Nainisha Chintalapudi, "Impressions," Sovereign Pines Christian
3rd place: Ariel Fleischer, Untitled, West Pine Middle

Grades 9-12
1st place: Nancy Ronalter, "Recess," O'Neal School
2nd place: Melissa Sanders, "Photo #1," Pinecrest High
3rd place: Nancy Ronalter, "Sit Boo-Boo," O'Neal School

DIGITAL/COMPUTER ART
Grades K-3
1st place: Victoria Harte, Untitled, Episcopal Day School
2nd place: Hannah Streitman, "Vase," Episcopal Day School

Grade 4-8
1st Place: Bella Ventola, "Fish," Episcopal Day School
2nd Place: Joseph Melvin, "Storm," Episcopal Day School

MIXED MEDIA
Grades K - 3
1st place: Shymoni Cotton, "Surf's Up," STARS Charter
2nd place: Claire Murden, "In Celebration of Kandinsky's Colors," Pinehurst Elementary
3rd place: Campbell Jourdian, "America," Episcopal Day School

Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Clarissa Griffey, "African Lion," Southern Pines Elementary
2nd place: Brianna Hall, Untitled, West Pine Middle
3rd place: Lauren Daily, "Chinese Zodiac Sheep," O'Neal School

Grades 9 - 12
1st place: Lauren Rakes, Untitled, Union Pines High
2nd place: Lauren Proulx, "Teapot Happy Dance," O'Neal School

Honorable Mentions: Maudie Calfinch & Alecia Sanders, "Nature Art Inspired by Goldsworthy," Carthage Elementary; Nia Imani Drakeford, "Tooth Fairy," Southern Pines Primary; Charlotte Holder, "The Abstract Picnic," Sandhills Farmlife Elementary; Jenna Howland, "Daises and Wine," STARS Charter; Mackenzie Moore, Untitled, Sandhills Classical Christian; Holly Reidesel, "Under the Sea," Pinehurst Elementary; Kyle Ulrich, "Nature," Pope John Paul II Catholic; Kandace Needham, Cassandra McKeithan, Amber Mitchell, "Nature Art Inspired by Goldsworthy," Carthage Elementary; Kristy Wood, Sabrina Livengood, "Nature Art Inspired by Goldsworthy," Carthage Elementary; Margaux Winter, Kathryn Doolittle, Kate Liner, Elizabeth Trexler, "Tar Beach Quilt," O'Neal School; Syreeta McNeil, Reis Hollingsworth, Sage Martinez, "Native American Weavings," STARS Charter

3-DIMENSIONAL
Grades K - 3
1st place: Sydney Dye, "A Wacky Day," Episcopal Day School
2nd place: Elizabeth Moore, "Insect Biome," O'Neal School
3rd place: Odin Doolittle, Reese Dickerhoff, Augusta Smith, "The Animal Train," O'Neal School

Grades 4 - 8
1st place: Dakota Perkins, Tyler Young, Raven Ware, Megan Cooper, Victoria Hardy, Colleen Tafoya, "Orb of Colors," STARS Charter
2nd place: William Mayberry, "Egyptian Hieroglyphics Relief Sculpture," Southern Middle
3rd place: Madison Bovais, Untitled, West Pine Middle

Grades 9-12
1st Place: Sidney Swartz, "Medusa," O'Neal School
2nd Place: Jenny Jarvis, Untitled, Pinecrest High
3rd Place: Travis Walters, "Here Spot," O'Neal School

Honorable Mentions: Cameron Galloway, "Colorful 3-D Sculpture Relief," Sandhills Farmlife; Seth Kimpler, "Wacky Rabbit," Academy Heights Elementary; Brianna McNair, "3-D African Calabash," Southern Middle

JUDGE: Dr. Tulla Lightfoot, Coordinator of Undergraduate Art Education, UNC at Pembroke
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