TEXARKANA, Texas - The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council presented awards to the winning student artists this past Sunday, May 16, during an opening reception for the 28th annual Student Juried Exhibition.
The exhibit will be up until June 26 at the Regional Arts Center. Open hours are Thursday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., at 321 W. 4th St.
The winners are listed below, including the award given, student's grade level and title of their winning work.
Elementary School Division: People's Choice - Stella Harper, 1st, "Purple Princess"; Merit award - Hadlee Kate Pendley, 1st, "Rainbow Town"; Merit award - Adriana Cerna, 3rd, "Sunny Fall Day"; Honorable mention - Aiden Domanski, 2nd, "Backyard Bluebird"; Honorable mention - Mattie Power, 4th, "A Friendly Game of Cat and Mouse"; 3rd place - Destiny Howard, 4th, "Snowy Sisters"; 2nd place - Huntley Hawkins, 3rd, "A Beautiful Day"; 1st place - Christian Brisco, 4th, "Spring Flowers"; Best of Show - Ava Gray Brisco, 4th, "Looking Up."
Middle School Division: People's Choice - Reagan Cranford, 6th , "Nevada Blue Jay"; Merit award - Carter Watson, 7th, "You Can Do It"; Merit award - Sophia Escobar, 7th, "Whimsical Garden"; Honorable mention - Samantha Stacy, 8th, "Hand Holding Flower"; Honorable mention - Reagan Cranford, 6th, "Nevada Blue Jay"; 3rd place - Lizzie Sharp, 7th, "Hidden Emotions"; 2nd place - Oviya Justin, 8th, "Portrait Inspired by Aubrey"; 1st place - Gloria Lovelace, 8th, "3 of Me"; Best of Show - Meraldin Medina, 8th, "Salvation."
High School Division: People's Choice - Jackson Walthall, 12th, "Ford f350 Cab"; Merit award - Grace Hughes, 12th, "Heal Your Inner Child"; Merit award - Mason Burrow, 12th, "Mileage"; Honorable mention - Iris Rivera, 12th, "Held Back"; Honorable mention - Erica Zofcin, 9th, "Crows"; 3rd place - Leslie A. Reyes, 11th, "Puntada Roja"; 2nd place - Anna Johnson, 11th, "Far Behind"; 1st place - Ruby Rehkopf, 9th, "Multiple Perspectives"; Best of Show- Emma Sanderson, 12th, "Imprisoned."