The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is proud to announce the award recipients for the 2013 Emerson Young Artists’ Showcase. This exhibition is an annual show of artwork created by local students between 15 and 19 years old.
The award-winning pieces were chosen by juror James Ibur, a Professor of Art and Coordinator of Ceramics at St. Louis Community College — Meramec.
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Emerson Scholarship — $500
Yuma Izumi, Scissors, mixed media,
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School: Parkway Central High School
Teacher: Cara Deffenbaugh
Frances Weinstock Scholarship Fund Prize — $500
Emma Guller, Remember, photography and mixed media
School: Parkway North High School
Teacher: Clint Johnson
Nanda de Silva Memorial Prize — $300
Jonathan Salter, In Need, pen and ink
School: De Smet Jesuit High School
Teacher: Laurie Kohler
Rose Gerber Kagan Memorial Prize for Young Artist,
Watercolor — $200
Brian Hagerty, Habitat, watercolor
School: Parkway North High School
Teacher: Grant Kniffen
Connie Hume Memorial Prize for Young Artist — $100
Meghan Grojean, Campus, linoleum print
School: Villa Duchesne
Teacher: Christina Sarra
Le’ad Rosenblith Award for Creativity — $100
Maysen Wilder, Seven, mixed media
School: Parkway South High School
Instructor: Carrie Finnestead
Creigh Patrick Bisson Memorial Award — $100
Hannah Cropf, Chemical World, mixed media on paper
School: Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Instructor: Daniel Raedeke
William and Elaine Small Prize for Young Artist — $100
Julia Heins, Shard Pot, ceramic
School: Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Teacher: Guy Sachs
Will and Erna Rudolph Annual Prize for Young Artist — $100
Jackson Hammel, It All Turns to Meat, mixed media
School: Bishop DuBourg High School
Instructor: Wanda Vehlewald
Jane Morgens Memorial Prize for Young Artist — $100
John-Henry Heiger, Conceived Apart from Nature, pencil drawing
School: De Smet Jesuit High School
Instructor: Laurie Kohler
James Cummins Memorial Prize for Young Artist —$100
Nancy Etzkorn, Familiar Faces, pit fired raku clay
School: Webster Groves High School
Instructor: Karen Antrim
June Schwankhaus Memorial Prize — $50
Krista Tock, Looking Forward, pencil
School: Mehlville High School
Instructor: Julie Webber
Joanne Stremsterfer Prize — $50
Stephen Mayo, His Pipe After Harnett, clay and paint
School: Chaminade College Preparatory School
Instructor: Mark Laury
St. Louis Artists’ Guild Student Memberships
Jaclyn Perry, Parkway West High School
Daniel Ammerman, The Principia School
Zeya Kraw, The Principia School
Brian Phelan, Mehlville High School
Chase Elliot, De Smet Jesuit High School
Taylor Schellenberg, Oakville High School
Cailtin Land, Parkway West High School
Abby Smith, Nerinx Hall
Molly Duggan, Oakville High School
Eddie Stephens, Francis Howell North High School
Gary Cummingham, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Sydney Peterson, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Alexandria Martin, MICDS
The Emerson Young Artists’ Showcase will be on view in the Guild’s galleries through April 21, 2013. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 12pm to 4pm.
About the St. Louis Artists’ Guild: The St. Louis Artists’ Guild a not-for-profit arts organization with the mission of being a regional arts center known for exhibitions and educational programs for all, as well as a resource and network for community artists, an advocate of emerging artists in all disciplines, and a force in bringing art to all diverse segments of the community. For more information, please call (314) 727-6266, or visit our website at www.stlouisartistsguild.org