FCC Student Art Show and Creative Arts Magazine Award Winners
May 14, 2010
Frederick, Md.-Frederick Community College visual arts students have concluded the spring semester with a juried show and gallery exhibit displaying the best of the term’s artwork. Awards for the best pieces in the show were announced at a recent reception. The FCC Student Show will be exhibited through June 2, 2010, at the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery in F Building. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All exhibits are free and open to the public.
Works selected for the show were chosen by the students in each art class. Students voted for three pieces that best represent the class as a whole. An invited judge, independent from the college, ranked the pieces for awards. The top award is the Judge’s Choice, a $75 recognition for best in show. First place prizes of $50, second place honors at $35, and honorable mention recognitions of $25 were given for the judge’s top three selections in each category.
The Judge’s Choice Award went to Brittany Grimes for her untitled drawing in charcoal.
In the drawing category, the top three winners were done in charcoal. Bethany Inman won the first place award for her untitled piece, second place went to Susie Propheter for her drawing “Narrative,” and honorable mention to Sam Sisson for his untitled drawing.
In figure drawing, the first place prize went to Grace Wintermyer for her untitled drawing in charcoal, second place to Krista Duke for her “Self Portrait” in charcoal, and honorable mention to Natalie Lucht for “Woman Gazing” in conte.
In painting, first place went to Stephanie Lawson for “Anything But Simple” in acrylic on canvas, second place to Leah Schlueter for “Freeman Saturated Symphony” in acrylic, and honorable mention to Krista Duke for “Inspiration,” also in acrylic.
In photography, Gussie Pinson received first place for “The Window,” second place went to Leslie Warren for “The Road Above A Road,” and honorable mention to Bianca Stephens for “LDS Temple at Kensington.”
In ceramics, first place went to David Pleasants for his three piece “Serving Set,” second place to Elaine Luttrell for “Karen’s Nails,” and honorable mention to Michelle Houtkooper for “African Jar.”
In sculpture, Leslie Warren won the first place distinction for “Tired Hands” in welded metal, second place to Chuck Rounds for “Motherboard Nature” in low temp, sodium-fired ceramics, and honorable mention to Ashley Williams for “Nellie” in plaster.
In fundamentals of design, first place went to Brittany Grimes for “Birds” in mixed media, second place to Sami Seesox for “Blonde Vampire” in colored pencil/collage, and honorable mention to Katie Tamse for “Line.”
In watercolor, first place went to Tracy Coules for her painting “Purple Line,” second place to Kathryn (Keight) Kramer for “Wonderlust King,” and honorable mention to Rick Toms for “An American War Hero.”
In illustration, Lindsay Meissner won first place for her “7 Deadly Sins” piece in colored pencil; second place went to Natalie Lucht for “Another World” in pen and ink, and honorable mention to Samantha Frizzell for “7 Deadly Sins” in colored pencil.
In digital photography, first place went to Carl Glorioso for “Top of the Key,” second place to Melissa Seymour for “Bird in Hand,” and honorable mention to Randy Srba for “Glade Creek in Winter.”
In computer graphics, first place went to Shannon Dant for “Breast Cancer Prevention,” second place to Zack Bennett for “Study Abroad - FCC,” and honorable mention to Sophie Lewis for “Berry Water Bottles.”
The judge for the show was Homer Yost, an artist from Frederick, Md., whose sculptures were featured in the February 2010 exhibit in the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery. Yost’s exhibit was titled “From Hell to Healing: Sculpture 1996-2010.”
For more information about the student exhibit and art programs at Frederick Community College, contact Wendell Poindexter at 301.846.2513 or wpoindexter@frederick.edu.
Creative Arts Magazine Award Winners
Following presentation of the Student Art Show awards, the faculty advisor of The Tuscarora Review, FCC’s magazine of creative arts and literature, announced award winners for entries in the 2010, 30th edition of the publication.
Editor’s Choice Awards were given to Emily Crum’s poem “Evening Matinee,” Sheila Cunningham’s poem “Losing It,” Kathryn (Keight) Kramer’s painting “Iggy,” and Mary Lawyer’s untitled photograph. Each winner received a $25 prize. The cover art features a ceramic sculpture by Leslie Forester.
For more information about The Tuscarora Review, call Pam Lilly, associate professor of English, at 301.846.2562.
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Photo captions:
1 — The Judge’s Choice Award in the Frederick Community College’s Spring Semester Student Art Show went to Brittany Grimes for her untitled drawing in charcoal.
2 — Second place prize in the drawing category went to Susie Propheter for her charcoal drawing “Narrative.”
3, 4, 5 — In illustration, Lindsay Meissner won first place for her “7 Deadly Sins” piece in colored pencil; second place went to Natalie Lucht for “Another World” in pen and ink, and honorable mention to Samantha Frizzell for “7 Deadly Sins” in colored pencil.
Award winners by hometown:
Burkittsville: Chuck Rounds
Clarksburg: David Pleasants
Emmitsburg: Zack Bennett, Grace Wintermyer
Frederick: Emily Crum, Sheila Cunningham, Shannon Dant, Leslie Forester, Ivory Goff, Bethany Inman, Sophie Lewis, Elaine Luttrell, Lindsay Meissner, Samantha (Sami) Seesox, Sam Sisson, Bianca Stephens, Katie Tamse, Ashley Williams
Keymar: Krista Duke
Middletown: Samantha Frizzell, Stephanie Lawson, Natalie Lucht
New Market: Carl Glorioso, Brittany Grimes, Melissa Seymour
Myersville: Michelle Houtkooper, Leslie Warren
Point of Rocks: Gussie Pinson
Thurmont: Mary Lawyer, Randy Srba, Rick Toms
Walkersville: Kathryn (Keight) Kramer, Susie Propheter, Leah Schlueter-Freeman
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