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EcoArt: Its Creative Effects Are Sustainable
St. Louis Community College-Wildwood hosted a juried art exhibition for local high school students.
An invitational, juried art exhibition for local high school students recently was hosted at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood. The “Sustainability: It’s an Art” exhibit represented the third year that college representatives invited students to engage in the show.
This year’s participating artists were from Eureka High School, Lafayette High School, and Pacific High School.
Two- and three-dimensional art work that speaks to an environmental consciousness through either the theme of the pieces or incorporated materials was solicited. Artistic teams from participating high schools were limited to 10 pieces of artwork with no more than five 3-D pieces. Individual students could submit two pieces of artwork as long as they were in two different mediums.
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Three overall winners were named. Alex McDaris of Lafayette High School received first place and a $250 award; Emily Perkins of Lafayette High School received second place and a $100 award; and Monique Mullen of Eureka High School received third place and a $50 award.
Additionally, awards were given to artists at each high school. The Eureka winners were Natalie Wilson, first; Kristen Lenny, second; and Taylor Lindhorst, third. The Lafayette winners were Timothy Kuklo, first; Kelsey Heitkamp, second; and Alex Vanderheyden, third. The Rockwood Summit winners were Claire Ryterski, first; Kacey Bright, Madeline Owen, LaDaniel and Amenta Pitts, second; and Chelsea Adams, third. The Pacific winners were Paige Moultrie, first; Brie DiNovi, second; and Michelle Lawson, third.
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Timothy Kuklo of Lafayette High School won the “People’s Choice Award,” which was voted on by all visitors to the exhibition.
Sculptor Noah Kirby served as the juror of the exhibit this year. He holds a master's degree in sculpture from Washington University, and currently teaches at Washington University and the University of Missouri, St. Louis. He worked for Cassilly and Cassilly Inc. at the City Museum, and owns his own business, N.K. Metalworks, where he produces custom ornamental and sculptural metalwork.
