Carroll student named Best of Show in HU’s High School Art Exhibit

HUNTINGTON, Ind. The 7th Annual Huntington University High School Art Exhibit was the largest showing yet with 14 schools represented and 109 works submitted.

This year, Kaylee Hoffman of Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., walked away with Best of Show for her piece titled, "Letters to My Dead Mother. The Woman I Chose to Leave. The Woman Who Deserved Nothing Less."
Other notable mentions are:
1st Place: Austin Daugherty, "Sticks and Stones," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind.
2nd Place: Amber Fernung, "Reach," Western High School, Russiaville, Ind.
3rd Place: Gabby Adams, "By the River," Peru High School, Peru, Ind.
Honorable Mentions:
Esther Boller, "Silence," independent
Carmen Diaz, "AIDA poster," Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Nick Sprunger, "Toby Mac," Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Emily Spatt, "Seriously?," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hope Coon, "Behind the Blank Pages," Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill, Ind.
Danielle Selking, "In'Tree'guing Book," Bellmont High School, Decatur, Ind.
Caroline Cooper, "Be of Good Cheer," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Cassandra Hacker, "Tiny Black Dots," Huntington North High School, Huntington. Ind.
Baili Beck, "Peacock Basket," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind.
April Larsen, "Yakety Yak," Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill, Ind.
Zack Kittaka, "Always Watching," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Haley Brumleve, "Some Polka Dots," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind.
Dustin McClory, "Diversity of the Heart," Lewis Cass High School, Walton, Ind.
Kelly Reiff, "The Adventure," Whitko High School, South Whitley, Ind.
Malina Fairchild, "Sunday Java," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind.
Sarah Catt, "Paper Oragami," Western High School, Russiaville, Ind.
Analee Alford, "All That Was and All That Remains," Bellmont High School, Decatur, Ind.
Tyler Keenan, "Genetic Imprint," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind.
Haylee Richman, "On the Wave," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind.

The exhibit is now open in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery on campus and runs until March 8.

The awards reception was held March 3.

The Wilson Gallery, located in the Merillat Centre for the Arts, is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., before and after all MCA performances and by appointment.

The gallery is free and open to the public.