Lakewood High Pair Have Art Selected For State Exhibit

Press release from Lakewood City Schools:

Artwork by Natalie Costello (left) and Nola Williams-Riseng will be part of the prestigious Governor's Youth Art Exhibit.

Congratulations to Lakewood High senior Natalie Costello and junior Nola Williams-Riseng, who each had their artwork selected to be part of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. The works are two of 275 from students across the state chosen for the exhibit, which due to the coronavirus pandemic will be a virtual exhibit this year.

Regional judges received more than 1,000 entries from high school students across Northeast Ohio and from those, 126 (including 21 from LHS) were selected to join winners from the other Ohio regions to be judged at the state level to determine which pieces of art would be part of the exhibit.

The Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition, now in its 50th year, is open to all of Ohio's high schools, both public and private. Its purpose is to provide all budding young artists of the state with opportunities to advance their talent, whether that be through scholarships or simply experiencing the process of entering their work in a competition.

Congratulations again to Natalie and Nola as well as their teachers, Dayna Hansen and Arline Olear.

This press release was produced by Lakewood City Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.