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Awards for the best student-created artworks were announced at the opening of the 31^st Annual Creative Youth Art League’s exhibition on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the LaGrange Art Museum.  Over 470 art students and their families from 20 public schools, two private schools, and three homeschool groups came to see the works of art.

The Morrill Hutchinson Award for Best of Show is awarded to a high school student. This year’s honoree is Amelia Fercken from Heard County High School. The Wates Keller Award for Best of Show was awarded to Ke’Mauri Peterson from Franklin Forest Elementary.   The exhibition will run through Saturday, May 11^th. Regular museum hours are Tuesday-Friday from 9 am – 5 pm and on Saturday, May 11 from 1-4 pm.

The architect of the museum’s Creative Youth Art League was the late Morrill Turner Hutchinson who wanted to make sure youth art is always an essential part of the community.

Curating and organizing the exhibition were LaGrange Art Museum’s Lauren Oliver, Julie Compton, and Kyndall Cason. Art preparator was Dennis Bugg.

Over 326 students participated in the exhibition from schools and groups from Troup, Harris, Heard, and Meriwether counties in Georgia and Chambers County in Alabama.  The schools that entered students’ artworks were Manchester High School, Harris County High School, Lafayette Christian School, LaGrange Academy, Heard County High, Norman Homeschool, Olive Plants Homeschool Ext. Program, LaGrange Art Museum Youth Studios, Creekside, Harris County Carver Middle School, Eastside/ J.P Powell Magnet School, Long Cane Elem, Brown Homeschool, Unity Elem School, Mountain View Elementary, New Mountain Hill Elementary, Park Elementary, Pine Ridge Elementary, Hillcrest, Ethel W. Kight Elementary, Ephesus Elementary, Centralhatchee Elementary, Franklin Forrest, Callaway and Hogansville Elementary.

 LAM Board of Governors Summer Camp Scholarships:

K-2^nd    Ke’Mauri Peterson, 1^st grade, Franklin Forest Elem.

3^rd-5^th Blakely Arnold, 3^rd grade, New Mountain Hill Elem.

Middle School   Sara Pike, 8^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

High School   Lily Kate Durham, 9^th grade, Lafayette Christian School

 KINDERGARTEN – 2^ND GRADE

DRAWING

1^st Abigail Holloway, 1^st grade, Ephesus Elem.

2^nd Claire Banks, 1^st grade New Mountain Hill Elem.

3^rd Callie Wimbush, 2^nd grade, Mountain View Elem.

PAINTING

1^st Brian Meas, K, Hogansville Elem.

2^nd Gwendolyn Holloway, 2^nd grade, Hogansville Elem.

3^rd Sawyer Bailey, 1^st, Long Cane Elem.

MIXED MEDIA

1^st Olivia Worthington, 2^nd grade, New Mountain Hill Elem.

2^nd Erica Lee, 2^nd grade, LaGrange Art Museum, Youth Art Studio

3^rd Stella Delong, 2^nd grade, New Mountain Hill Elem.

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS

1^st Evan Brown, 2^nd grade, Homeschool

3^RD GRADE– 5^TH GRADE

DRAWING

1^st Henry Gilliland, 5^th, Olive Plants Homeschool Ext.

2^nd Stella Campbell, 3^rd, Callaway Elem.

3^rd Marco, Padilla, 5^th, Creekside

PAINTING

1^st Mazie Storey, 3^rd, Hogansville Elem. School

2^nd Zoe Blalock, 3^rd, Lafayette Christian School

3^rd Izzy Smith, 4^th Centralhatchee Elem.

MIXED MEDIA

1^st Jiwoo Ahn, 4^th grade, LaGrange Academy

2^nd Saina Patel, 4^th grade, LaGrange Academy

3^rd Klaire Huckaby, 4^th grade, Mountain View Elem.

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS/RELIEF

1^st Conner Michaud, 5^th grade, Creekside

2^nd Amelia Howland, 4^th grade, Centralhatchee Elem.

3^rd Maria Isabel Hidalgo, 4^th grade, LaGrange Art Museum, Youth Art Studio

Printmaking/Textiles/Photography

1^st Bowen Smallwood, 5^th grade, Hillcrest Elem.

2^nd Khloe Poe, 5^th grade, Hillcrest Elem.

3^rd Brian Hill, 4^th grade, Pine Ridge Elem.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 6^TH GRADE – 8^TH GRADE

DRAWING

1^st Sara Pike, 8^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

2^nd Cami Whitley, 6^th, Olive Plants Homeschool

3^rd Izzy Dunn, 7^th, Lafayette Christian School

PAINTING

1^st Lily Prestridge, 8^th grade, Lafayette Christian

2^nd Addie Shaukat, 8^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

3^rd Izzie Frazier, 8^th grade, LaGrange Academy

PHOTOGRAPHY/Textiles/Printmaking

1^st Mark Folds, 8^th grade, Olive Plants Homeschool

2^nd Lily Grace Denney, 8^th grade, Lafayette Christian

3^rd Andrew Slaughter, 6^th grade, Creekside

Middle School Cont.

MIXED MEDIA

1^st Josie Jansen, 7^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

2^nd Gracelyn Wilkinson, 8^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

3^rd Sarah Pike, 8^th grade, Harris County Carver Middle School

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS

1^st Josalyn Harris, 6^th grade, Creekside Middle

2^nd Camryn Turner, 6^th grade, Eastside JP Powell Magnet School

3^rd Eugine Kim, 8^th grade, LaGrange Art Museum, Youth Art Studio

HIGH SCHOOL 9^TH GRADE – 12^TH GRADE

DRAWING

1^st Malaila Schwartz, 12^th grade, Heard High

2^nd Sarah Nelson, 12^thgrade, Harris County High

3^rd Vanessa Arenas, 9^th grade, Lafayette Christian

PAINTING

1^st Kaylee McLean, 10^th grade, Harris County High

2^nd Georgia Martin, 10^th grade, LaGrange Academy

3^rd Malaila Schwartz, 12^th grade, Heard High

PHOTOGRAPHY

1^st Chasity Pitts, 12^th grade, Heard High

2^nd Autumn Miller, 10^th grade, Homeschool

3^rd Emma Potts, 11^th grade, Harris County High

MIXED MEDIA

1^st Kimberly Waters, 10^th grade, Harris County High

2^nd Lily Kate Durham, 9^th grade, Lafayette Christian School

3^rd Lia Jones, 12^th grade LaGrange Academy

SCULPTURE/CERAMICS

1^st Alexis Bealieu, 9^th grade, Manchester High

2^nd Ellie Grace Eiler, 12^th grade, LaGrange Academy

3^rd Sa’niya Fuller, 9^th grade, Manchester High

Honorable Mentions all categories and age groups:

Faith Ware, Kindergarten, Unity Elementary

Lilly Haney, 5^th grade, Ephesus Elementary

Raya McLeroy, 12^th grade, Lafayette Christian School

Andarius Walker, 10^th grade, Heard High