2020 Statewide High School Juried Art Exhibit
In January 2020 Alabama high school students in grades 10th-12th began submitting work for the SCAC’s annual Statewide High School Juried Art Exhibit. Each year the SCAC hosts this gallery show to showcase the talented students from across Alabama. Out of 370 works of art entered, only 86 works were accepted into the exhibit. Students submitted work in the categories of drawing, painting, 3D design, photography, and mixed-media. Each work of art was as unique as the artist who created it. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the SCAC could not let this incredible exhibit go unseen.
Judges Joseph Bennett from the University of Montevallo and Melissa Yes from UAB were given the task of selecting the accepted art works and for judging the final round of entries. After carefully considering each work of art, Bennett and Yes returned their final decisions for the best in each category and an overall best in show.
Although the SCAC was not able to open the EBSCO Fine Art Gallery to the public to view this exhibit and host an awards reception, they were able to show the exhibit to the public through the help of Dudley Productions’s virtual gallery tour video and virtual awards ceremony. Click here to view the virtual gallery tour.
The SCAC would like to thank the University of Montevallo’s Department of Art, UAB’s Department of Art and Art History and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring Foundation for making this show possible. Although this show may look a little different during these unusual times, we are honored and proud of all of the hard work these talented high schoolers put into their art work. THANK YOU for participating!
2020 Statewide High School Art Exhibit Winners
Best in Show
Boys’ Toys
Ethan Martin-Hoover High School
Best in Photography
Favourite
Deebaj Fatima-Hoover High School
Best in Painting
The Fools
Catherine Smith-Alabama School of Fine Arts
Best in Mixed-Media
Cover
Ella Yatabe-Alabama School of Fine Arts
Best in Drawing
Dual Amaranth
Madison L’hoste-Alabama School of Fine Arts
Best in 3D
Medieval City
Joseph Lunsford-Crossroads Christian School
Honorable Mention-Staff Choice
See the Light
Gracie Wong-Briarwood Christian High School
Honorable Mention-Executive Director’s Choice
Dragons Castle
Heather Houston-Briarwood Christian High School
Exhibiting Artists
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Klarke Campbell
Jaylon Corley
Kaia Johnson
Madison L’hoste
Val Michael
Kira Morgan
Haley Oliver
Calliope Ross
Catherine Smith
Ella Yatabe
Briarwood Christian High School
Bella Domingue
Audrey Dykes
Sarah Ford
Grace Galvin
Ethan Green
Lauren Hancock
Anna Gardner Herren
Heather Houston
Gracie Jones
Julianne Lett
Jordan Martens
Anna Martin
Aidan Punch
Emily Sappington
Emma Stutts
Luke Thompson
Gracie Wong
Sally Worthington
Calera High School
Lauren Karr
Jagger Leonard
Chilton County High School
Charlotte Blencowe
Crossroads Christian School
Joseph Lunsford
Hewitt-Trussville High School
Rodell Alexander
Laura Bollinger
Lauren Coggins
Delaney Davis
Kaylyn Groom
Jaymie Hornsby
Erica Jones
Megan McCarty
Emily Phillips
Alyssa Serena
Isabella Vidales
Samantha Vise
Hoover High School
Alyssa Chavez
Deebaj Fatima
Hayden Hite
Ethan Martin
Emily Robinson
Indian Springs School
Jiaying Liu
Nicol Mai
John Carroll Catholic High School
Isabela Barden
Pell City High School
Natalia Bastian
Celia Miller
Shelby County High School
Lauren Campbell
Ruthie Johns
St. Paul’s Episcopal School
Chamblin Baird
Grace Campbell
Ann Cummings
Mary Estes
Kira Feeney
Caroline Hinckle
Claire Lee
Jackson McGilvray
Emma Muellar
Adriana Primera
Claire Tatum
The Altamont School
Jordyn Accas
Hannah Ashraf
William Coleman
Sophie Cornelius
