Several students from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts earned recognition at the recent Arkansas Young Artist Association Spring Competition and Convention.
The Arkansas Young Artist Association is a statewide organization of high school students. Its mission is to encourage Arkansas students to engage in the visual arts through professional speakers, competitions and exhibitions.
The association held its spring competition and convention at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on April 10.
ASMSA students who were recognized were:
- Sydney Harris, a junior from North Little Rock, first place in Sculpture/Abstract category;
- Ian Bell, a senior from Maumelle, third place Oil/Expressive category;
- Amanda Albrecht, a senior from Hot Springs, fourth place in Sketchbook, fourth place in Ceramics/functional; and honorable mention in Portrait/non-objective-abstract;
- Tracy Gwinn, a senior from Mount Ida, fourth place in Cut Paper and fourth place in Oil Pastel/realism;
- Sarah Burris, a senior from Flippin, fourth place Acrylic/abstract;
- Megan Perreault, a senior from Fayetteville, honorable mention in Fiber Arts/abstract; and
- Emma Hill, a junior from Hot Springs, fourth place in First-year Collage/mixed media.
“We are very proud of these students,” said Brad Wreyford, an art instructor at ASMSA. “They earned recognition out of thousands of students and approximately 10,000 works of art.”
Bryan Massey, a sculptor, art professor and chair of the Arts Department at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, was the keynote speaker at the convention.