Juried Exhibit of Student Art

February 17—march 10

Tryon Fine Arts Center

Welcome to Showcase of Excellence

We at Tryon Fine Arts Center are pleased to welcome you for a fifth consecutive year to the Showcase of Excellence, a month-long fine arts program showcasing the talent and creativity of High School student artists in our area and celebrating the importance of arts in education.

Our Showcase of Excellence art competition is devised to provide our youth and their teacher-mentors with the opportunity and encouragement to explore and develop their artistic potential. The program further highlights the important work being done in local schools.

Feedback from our students and teachers bears testimony to the powerful impact of keeping Arts in Education. Together, with your support, we continue to enable our teachers to inspire, challenge and develop the imaginations and personal growth of our next generation. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to the arts. Sincerely, Mike Rigney Tara Brannon

Chair, Showcase of Excellence President, Tryon Fine Arts Center

2018 Showcase of Excellence Sponsors

Sponsors

Lucy & Tim Brannon

Gay & Scott Pleune

Supporters

Carole & Chris Bartol

Tara & Drew Brannon

Marsha & Mike Rigney

Clara & Wayne Rogers

SueZ & Dave Truitt

Marybeth & Jim Trunk

Friends

Tammy & Bill Coleman

Shelley Dayton & Mike Gron

Elaine Jenkins & Bruce Fritz

Mary Sasser

Executive Director: Marianne Carruth

Technical Director: Jimm Brink

Manager, Box Office & Customer Service: Robyn Rosenberg

Manager, PR & Marketing, Technical Associate: Michelle Fleming

Administrative Assistant: Diane Cothran

PacJAM Program Director: Becky Osteen

Evening of Excellence Committee & Volunteers

Michael Rigney, Chair

Chris Bartol

Melissa Baxter

Tim Brannon

Tara Brannon

Julia Calhoun

Ellen Douglas

Linda Hudgins

Jody McPherson

Ron Pankey

Dave Truitt

SueZ Truitt

Chris Bartol

Becky Barnes

Tara Brannon

Jeff Byrd

Dave Cornelius

Sharon Decker

Scott Lane

Andy Millard

Ron Pankey

Bob Penfold

Scott Pleune

Matthew Pohsweg

Russ Rock

Mary Ann Twitty

Jim Wright

Tryon Fine Arts Center Board of Directors

Tryon Fine Arts Center Staff

Photography

Chris Bartol

Winners by Category Drawing

1st Forest Hybrid Abigail Doerr, Landrum High School

2nd Tread Mackenzie Adams, Greer High School

3rd Rain Boy Chelsea Vang, Boiling Spring 9th Grade Campus

Painting

1st New Rules Maddie West, Dorman High School

2nd Alive Andy Pliaconis, Greer High School

3rd Dog Carolina Woody, Dorman Freshman Campus

Printmaking

1st Woman Zoe Parsons, Polk County High School

2nd My Cat Macey Glass, Dorman Freshman Campus

3rd Floyed Dylan Siniard, Polk County High School

Photography/Digital Media

1st Emily Makenzie Blaakman, Dorman High School

2nd Always...Coca Cola Andy Pliaconis, Greer High School

3rd Labeled Barbara Trejo Ramirez, East Henderson High

Mixed Media

1st Wet Grass Ava Marino, Polk County High School

2nd Unknown Barbara Trejo Ramirez, East Henderson High

3rd Big Impact Samantha Taylor, East Henderson High

Sculpture

1st A True Love’s Kiss Lynsey Gregory, Greer High School

2nd Ancestry Isabella Goodchild-Michelman, Spartanburg High

3rd Towards the Sun Isabella Goodchild-Michelman, Spartanburg High

Best in Show Forest Hybrid Drawing Abigail Doerr

Honorable Mentions The Roar of the Zentangle Painting Sam Wonjamuna

Living on a Snail Drawing Noah Owenby

Urge of the Wild Mixed Media Ben Williams

help… Photography Abigale Piper

Mania Photography Shae Moore

Alphabetical List of Student Works 3 1/2 Chickens Kevin Young Painting Chapman High

'77 Ben Williams Photo/Digital East Henderson

A Drive to the Rain Eliana Kotsias Photo/Digital East Henderson

A Little Distracted Joshua Grady Photo/Digital East Henderson

A Little Spacey Joshua Grady Photo/Digital East Henderson

A True Loves Kiss Lynsey Gregory Sculpture Greer High

Adoration Mackenzie Adams Painting Greer High

Alive Andy Pliaconis Painting Greer High

Always... Coca Cola Andy Pliaconis Photo/Digital Greer High

Ancestry Isabella Sculpture Spartanburg Goodchild-Michelman

Angry Bug Kaylie Thornton Painting Boiling Springs

Approaching Dusk Ben Williams Photo/Digital East Henderson

Arctic hybrid Abigail Doerr Drawing Landrum High

At Peace Alex Jones Painting Dorman Freshman

Autumn Mountains Anna Zust Mixed Media Boiling Springs High

Battlescars Garrett Norton Drawing Greer High

Bee Lily Nelson Printmaking Polk County High

Bending Tree Edgar Clemente Mixed Media Boiling Springs High

Berthe Morisot - Marlee Atkins Drawing Chapman High Influential Illustration

Big Impact Samantha Taylor Mixed Media East Henderson High

Blue Mountians Mylana Kurayeva Painting Dorman Freshman

Breath Taking Caroline Darwin Painting Dorman Freshman

Bring it Back Maddie West Painting Dorman High

Camouflage Camden Bregg Photo/Digital Greer High

Carnage Autumn Young Printmaking East Henderson High

Chelsea Chelsea Vang Drawing Boiling Springs Ninth

Chika's Composition Mable Ni Painting Dorman High

Closed Eyes, Tyrek Johnson Drawing Greer High Opened Ears

Color Escape Carolina Woody Mixed Media Dorman Freshman

Cornucopia Macey Glass Mixed Media Dorman Freshman

Dancing Leaves Hayden Martin Printmaking Boiling Springs High

Deep Sea Fishing Tyler Rogers Drawing Chapman High

Dog Carolina Woody Painting Dorman Freshman

Donutivers Elainee Bobo Painting Landrum High

Dreaming Barbara Drawing East Henderson High Trejo Ramirez

Emily Makenzie Blaakman Photo/Digital Dorman High

Enchanted Forest Samantha Weber Mixed Media Dorman Freshman

Enchanting the Eyes Stevie Plemmons Photo/Digital Greer High

Energy Dalton Ezell Drawing Boiling Springs High

Eye See You Gracie Hembree Drawing Dorman Freshman

February Tristyn Vincelette Painting Dorman High

Feeling Blue Autumn Young Drawing East Henderson High

Flamingo Viyah Morrow Painting Dorman Freshman

Floyed Dylan Siniard Printmaking Polk County High

Forest hybrid Abigail Doerr Drawing Landrum High

Forgotten Wendolyn Rodriquez Photo/Digital Greer High

Free Love Kraken Lily Nelson Drawing Polk County High

Good Morning Lynsey Gregory Sculpture Greer High Sunshine

Grounded Garrett Norton Mixed Media Greer High

Growth Eliana Kotsias Sculpture East Henderson High

Guitar Zentangle Wilson Cleland Drawing Dorman Freshman

Half Moon Bay Ben Williams Drawing East Henderson High

Heart and Soul Joshua Grady Photo/Digital East Henderson High

Heavenly Light Shae Moore Photo/Digital East Henderson High

help... Abigale Piper Photo/Digital Greer High

Imagination and Sophia Hatcher Painting Landrum High Perspective

Intersections Garrett Norton Mixed Media Greer High

Invisible Andy Pliaconis Photo/Digital Greer High

Juan Carlos Samantha Taylor Printmaking East Henderson High

Kind Eyes Amber Short Printmaking East Henderson High

Labeled Barbara Photo/Digital East Henderson High Trejo Ramirez

Lady Gaga Zoe Parsons Painting Polk County High

Lively Landscape Hunter Spearman Painting Greer High

Living on a Snail Noah Owenby Drawing Chapman High

Lucky Duck Maddie West Painting Dorman High

Make a Wish Abigail Wootton Printmaking Dorman Freshman

Mania Shae Moore Photo/Digital East Henderson High

Melting Dissonance Aliana McCall Drawing Landrum High

Merry Christmas Bailey Brown Painting Dorman Freshman

Monster Tower Grace Blanton Mixed Media Landrum High

Moose Avery Patten Painting East Henderson High

Movement Vivian Pellegrino Drawing Dorman Freshman

Mummy Brianna Bradley Drawing Polk County High

My Cat Macey Glass Printmaking Dorman Freshman

My Horse and Me Abigail Wootton Painting Dorman Freshman

Native Angel Megan Ward Painting Polk County High

New Rules Maddie West Painting Dorman High

Numbers Andy Pliaconis Sculpture Greer High

Oceanic hybrid Abigail Doerr Drawing Landrum High

Old Ruins of a Cameron Tapp Painting Landrum High New World

One Last Breath Makenzie Blaakman Painting Dorman High

Polly the Pig Olivia Garland Painting Dorman High

Printed Flowers Jenna Suddeth Printmaking Dorman Freshman

Rain Boy Chelsea Vang Drawing Boiling Springs Ninth

Reflections Tristyn Vincelette Painting Dorman High

Satisfaction Maddie West Painting Dorman High

Savanna hybrid Abigail Doerr Drawing Landrum High

Self Portrait James Deloach Drawing Chapman High

Self Portrait Joy Duncan Drawing Chapman High

Self Portrait Jagger Creed Tucker Painting Chapman High

Shot Barbara Photo/Digital East Henderson High Trejo Ramirez

Skullzby Emma Boren Sculpture Spartanburg High

Smol Child Avery Patten Drawing East Henderson High

Standing Out Eliana Kotsias Photo/Digital East Henderson High

Standing Watch Caylee Scruggs Painting Dorman Freshman

Static Isabella Bowen Mixed Media Polk County High

Still Life Brianna Bradley Mixed Media Polk County High

Summer in the Amber Short Drawing East Henderson High Mountains

Sun Cat Lily Nelson Drawing Polk County High

Sunset at the Lake Samantha Weber Printmaking Dorman Freshman

Surrealism Eliana Kotsias Photo/Digital East Henderson High

The Backpacker Savannah Hall Photo/Digital Greer High

The Lone Wolf Anthony Ukrainskiy Drawing Boiling Springs High

The Roar of the Sam Wonjamuna Drawing Dorman Freshman

Zentangle

The Small Details Hunter Spearman Drawing Greer High

The Sound of Music Brianna Bradley Painting Polk County High

Towards the Sun Isabella Sculpture Spartanburg High Goodchild-Michelman

Teachers & Schools

Greg Bowling Chapman High School

Ashley Burnett Chapman High School

Allison Duncan Greer High School

Jeff Mages Dorman Freshman Campus

Michael Parker Greer High School

Ashley Pridgen Dorman High School Freshman Campus

Kendal Stoney Boiling Springs Ninth Grade Campus

Jeff Thomas Polk County High School

Mindie Tumblin Boiling Springs High School

Fraces Vaughan Dorman High School

Robert Wallace East Henderson High School

Elizabeth Walsh Spartanburg High School

Hague Williams Landrum High School

Trapped Barbara Photo/Digital East Henderson High Trejo Ramirez

Tread Mackenzie Adams Drawing Greer High

Truce Joshua Grady Photo/Digital East Henderson High

Unknown Barbara Trejo Ramirez Mixed Media East Henderson High

Urge of the Wild Ben Williams Mixed Media East Henderson High

Waves Anna Grace Ritchie Sculpture Spartanburg High

Wet Grass Ava Marino Mixed Media Polk County High

What Are You Joshua Grady Photo/Digital East Henderson High Gonna Do?

Why Blend In If Samantha Weber Mixed Media Dorman Freshman You Were Born To Stand Out?

Winter Wonderland Julia Beals Painting Dorman Freshman

Wisdom Eliana Kotsias Sculpture East Henderson High

Woman Zoe Parsons Printmaking Polk County High

Zachary's Mask Emma Boren Sculpture Spartanburg High

Doris Turner, Juror

Doris Turner is a Spartanburg, South Carolina native and a graduate of The University of Georgia and Converse College. Doris has been a practicing artist for several years in addition to her career as an art teacher. As a former educator, Doris has passed her love of art onto generations of students at North Cross School, as well as Cannons Elementary. Doris is a member of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg and Southern Exposure, where she has exhibited her work numerous times over the years.

Juror Statement

As an artist I need a personal reason, rational and inspiration to cre-ate art. When all of these things come together, I believe art is true, honest and universally an important statement. The handling of ma-terials and techniques enhance presentation. Usually the impressive use of the elements of art are evident in the successful works of art.

When grading student art I look for and reward the works which fit this criteria that I hold for my work.

Thank you...

To our sponsors and supporters, our judge, our artists, teachers, administrators and parents for your contributions to this event.

Many thanks, also to the volunteers who made this show possible.

I look forward to working with you in the future as Tryon Fine Arts Center continues to cultivate and support Arts in Education.

Sincerely, Marianne Carruth

Executive Director, Tryon Fine Arts Center

Partners in Education

Tryon Fine Arts Center is a proud member of the prestigious Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. TFAC joined the SC partnership team started in 1996 with The Arts Partnership of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County School District One.

Partners in Education is designed to assist arts organizations throughout the nation to develop or expand educational partnerships with their local school systems. The primary purpose of these partnerships is to provide professional learning in the arts for teachers.

The Partners in Education program is based on the belief that teachers' professional learning is an essential component of any effort designed to increase the artistic literacy of young people. The Kennedy Center's extensive experience with its local professional learning program, established in 1976, provides the basis for this national program.

Currently 100 Partnership Teams in 39 States and the District of Columbia participate in the program. Each Partnership Team consists of at least two members: a representative of an arts organization and a representative of the senior administration of a neighboring school district.

Arts in Education at TFAC

In addition to professional learning opportunities for educators, TFAC offers a range of educational programs throughout the year. We are committed to education in the arts for all members of our community, striving to bring life changing experiences to young people and life-enriching lectures and classes to adults.

Each year, over 3000 pre-K to high school students and teachers from Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina engage in music, art, and theater programs provided by TFAC staff and volunteers.

Learn more about the range of available Arts in Education programs at www.tryonarts.org/education.

Our Mission:

To serve as the creative driving force for performances, exhibits, arts in education, and community partnerships in the Foothills.