National Fine Arts Exhibit January 3rd - 13th

  Boys & Girls Club’s Fine Arts Exhibit Held at Crossroads Shopping Center

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota held its annual local Fine Arts Exhibit from January 3 – January 13th at Crossroads Shopping Center’s Food Court. This Boys & Girls Club is one more than 4,000 Clubs across the country joining in a search to identify talented young artists. The competition is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) National Fine Arts Exhibit program.

BGCA’s National Fine Arts Exhibit program is a comprehensive initiative promoting young people’s creativity and encouraging artistic skills and cultural enrichment. As a participant in the National Fine Arts Exhibit program, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota held its local exhibit with 100 entries in the categories of monochromatic drawing, multi-colored drawing, watercolor, pastel, oil/acrylic, mixed media and collage. The awards ceremony took place on January 5th.

Twenty selected pieces of Central Minnesota’s artwork will be screened at the regional level in Milwaukee, Wis., and a limited number will be sent to BGCA’s Atlanta headquarters for judging at the national level. Thirty-seven national winners will be named, and their artwork will be displayed at special events throughout the year.

This program was supported in part by the Central Minnesota Arts Board with an Artist in Residency grant, through appropriations from the MN State Legislature with money from the state's general fund and its arts & cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Local entries to advance to regionals:
Monochromatic Drawing: Shelby Ludwig, ages 6-9; Ailee Titcomb, ages 10-12, Grace Akubue, ages 13-15; Anthony Akubue, ages 16-18.
Multi-colored Drawing: Jaden Wittner, ages 6-9; Mikayla Zaske, ages 10-12.
Pastel: Sara Avery, ages 6-9; Ailee Titcomb, ages 10-12; Tynesha Warren, ages 13-15.
Watercolor: Amanda Rooney, ages 6-9; Jamarea Sykes, ages 10-12.
Oil/Acrylic: Annette Lahn, ages 6-9; Faith Wannarka, ages 10-12.
Print-Making: Kaylee Thompson, ages 6-9; Tyesha Warren, ages 13-15.
Mixed Media: Keanna Helget, ages 6-9; Sumaya Yusuf, ages 10-12.
Collage: Aijah Quach, ages 6-9; Emily Roiland, ages 10-12; Mya Oxendine, ages 13-15.
Sculpture: Brooke Nett, ages 6-9.

Group photo of participants whose artwork will advance to regionals:
From left to right: Front row – Brooke Nett, Kaylee Thompson, Sara Avery, Annette Lahn.
Back row – Mya Oxendine, Sumaya Yusuf, Faith Wannarka, Jamarea Sykes, Mikayla Zaske, Emily Roiland and Jaden Wittner.
 

BGCA's ImageMakers Photography Exhibit is scheduled for March 12 - 19th. Please encourage your child to take photos in the categories of color process, black-and-white process, alternative process, digital and photo essay - both at KIDSTOP/Club and at home. Sites will be accepting entries through mid February.