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ART CONTEST

2023 - 2024 Student Art Contest

This year students were invited to create a work of art based on the following theme: To celebrate the diverse ecology of South Carolina, create artwork depicting flora and/or fauna that is native to the Palmetto State.
Winners

Top 3 Contestants

1st Place: "Carolina Wren with Yellow Jessamine" by Miley Watts, Socastee High School
2nd Place: "Otterly" by Rylee O'Leary, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
3rd Place: "Coastal Turtle" by Arella Elmore, North Myrtle Beach High School
 
Honorable Mentions:
"Brookgreen's Entrance" by Ellyn Fox, Waccamaw High School
"Colors of a Myrtle Beach Morning" by Rylie Rhodes, St. James High School
1st Place:
"Carolina Wren with Yellow Jessamine" by Miley Watts, Socastee High School
2nd Place:
"Otterly" by Rylee O'Leary, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
3rd Place:
"Coastal Turtle" by Arella Elmore, North Myrtle Beach High School
Honorable Mentions
"Colors of a Myrtle Beach Morning" by Rylie Rhodes, St. James High School
"Brookgreen's Entrance" by Ellyn Fox, Waccamaw High School
All Submissions
"A Tufted Garden" by Lizzie Hernandez-Nicolas, Conway High School
"Angel Oak Tree & Angel Oak Mosaic" by Danica M. Mele, St. James High School
"Ariella at the Beach" by Giana Montante, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
"Beach Picture SC Rocks" by Marissa Lee Baskin, Conway High School
"Carolina Critters" by Maela Phetakoune, Socastee High School
"Duck on the Marsh" by Madison McCombs, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
"Great Blue" by Maren Elizabeth Gasper, Waccamaw High School
"Manatee" by Sean Hendrix, Waccamaw High School
"Money and Stars" by Makayla Javoroski, Waccamaw High School
"Palmetto Pigeon" by Kaden Chewning, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
"Pelican Paradise" by Eleanor Keesee, Waccamaw High School
"Scutes" by Riley Gail Porter, Waccamaw High School
"Stretching Across SC" by Savannah Lockett Jansky, Waccamaw High School
"Team Time" by Chayann Hanford, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
"The Beautyberry" by Kira Potter, St. James High School
"The Hike" by Lindsey Beam, Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
"Tiger Salamander" by Megan Elisabeth Buffkin, Waccamaw High School
Guidelines

Submission

Students may utilize their art medium of choice, however, all submissions must meet the following size specifications: 18" x 24", 24" x 30" or 24" x 24".

To enter the contest, students can email a high-resolution scanned copy or a high-resolution photo of their artwork to [email protected] no later than January 9, 2023 11:59pm. Please be sure to include the title of your artwork, along with your full name, phone number and the name of the high school you attend.  Good luck!
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