Alpert JCC Announces Winners of the Gottlieb Art Awards

The 38th Annual Norman Gottlieb annual Youth Art Show and Competition once again showed that the talent pool in the Long Beach Unified School District is limitless. The yearly showcase, which past AJCC President Norman Gottlieb established, featured 62 student artists from 15 middle and high schools in the Long Beach, Catalina, Lakewood, and Signal Hill areas. The young artists had their art displayed in The Zena and Pauline Gatov Gallery exhibit at Alpert Jewish Community Center and were judged by an expert panel.

The competition was the first time for many of these student artists to have their art displayed in a gallery exhibit.

“It's challenging, even daunting, to craft a piece of art and present it to be judged by experts in the field,” said Jewish Long Beach CEO Zach Benjamin. “The participants submitted outstanding art, and we would like to thank everyone for taking part and congratulate the winners.”

The students' names were concealed during the judging so the panel could evaluate their work without bias. After evaluation, there was one winner selected from the high school students and one winner chosen from the middle school students. The winners were awarded an art supply gift card. Also, at the ceremony, the winner of the Honingman Award for Inspired Visual Arts Education award was also selected.

The high school winners and runner-ups:

1st Place - Arthur Emmanuel Martinis de Alcantar - Lakewood High School

2nd Place - Violet M. Hamilton - Renaissance High School for the Arts

3rd Place - Abby Greenly - Long Beach Polytechnic High School

The middle school winners and runner-ups:

1st Place - Ofelia Oropeza - Hoover Middle School

2nd Place - Eliana Hernandez - Stephens Middle School

3rd Place - Sydney Reyes-Nguyen - Stanford Middle School

The Winner of the Honingman Award for Inspired Visual Arts Education:

Ms. Rachaellee Law – Teacher, Ernest McBride High School

Jewish Long Beach & Alpert JCC provide programming for all ages and stages of life. Known as “Your Center for Life,” The Alpert JCC provides a gathering space in which all are welcome to pursue early childhood education, after-school programs, fitness programs, aquatics activities, and summer camp, as well as to engage in Jewish life, culture, and education.

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