ArtFest & Suncoast Credit Union Honor Art Under 20 Winners

ArtFest Fort Myers awarded $7,400 in prizes to Lee County high school students at the Art Under 20 Award Reception, held at the Harborside Event Center on February 29th.

At this season’s Art Under 20, proudly sponsored by Suncoast Credit Union, local high school students representing 18 Lee County high schools entered 293 pieces of artwork. The student art was exhibited at the fine art festival the first weekend in February and was previewed by thousands of festival patrons. Art Under 20 judges, Janice Grau and Todd Babb had the difficult task of selecting the winners from among many talented students. Mr. Greg Pasanen, Suncoast Credit Union Regional Vice President, presented the award checks to the winning students.

Awards were given in the categories of Digital, Drawing, Photography, Painting, 3-Dimensional and Mixed Media. The cash award levels were $900 for Best of Show, $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, $100 for Third Place and $50 for Honorable Mention. Festival attendees voted for the People’s Choice winner, resulting in a $300 cash award. Through the generosity of the Fewster family, the Fewster Family Scholarship Award was $500. The Ikki Matsumoto Award was $500. The Bruce Tyson AIA Award was $100.

Pictured is Best of Show Winner, Fiona Dowling with Greg Pasanen, Suncoast Credit Union (left) and Fiona’s parents, Mr & Mrs Dowling

Art Under 20 Award Winners, School

BEST OF SHOW: Fiona Dowling, Fort Myers High School

PHOTOGRAPHY
1^st: Grace Speas, Fort Myers High

2^nd: Katelynn Heinkel, Riverdale High

3^rd: Kylie Corey, Fort Myers High

PAINTING

1^st: Savanna Tennant, Cypress Lake High

2^nd: Tricia Shamburger, Cypress Lake High

DRAWING

1^st: Raja Albahou, South Fort Myers High

2^nd: Melisssa Leone, Canterbury School

3^rd: Stephanie Boyd, Mariner High

3-DIMENSIONAL

1^st: Hannah Trusiewicz, Mariner High

2^nd: Megan Gerst, Lehigh High

3^rd: Ava Yee, Estero High

MIXED MEDIA

1^st: Rachel Hujsa, Fort Myers High

2^nd: Amalia Smith, Dunbar High

3^rd: Rebecca Casimir, Cypress Lake High

DIGITAL

1^st: Mallory Pollock, Canterbury School

2^nd: Pamela McCabe, Mariner High

3^rd: Ralph Lehnert, Canterbury School

 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Peyton Hornung, Canterbury School

FEWSTER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: Elijah Benzon, Canterbury School

IKKI MATSUMOTO AWARD: Jade Buohler, Lehigh High

BRUCE TYSON AIA AWARD: Chelsea Christopher, Riverdale High

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

1. Sierra Martin, Riverdale High
2. Stephanie Dickey, Fort Myers High
3. Yevheniya Krasynska, Cape Coral High
4. Katelynn Coate, Lehigh High
5. Alexis Slobodzian, Fort Myers High
6. Andrea Mains, North Fort Myers School
7. Kelly Walker, Cypress Lake High
8. Hannah Eberz, North Fort Myers High
9. Gracie Wright, Cape Coral High
10. Alexzandria Fornal, Cape Coral High
11. Riley Hare, Island Coast High
12. Inka Schultz, Mariner High
13. Taylor Kent, Fort Myers High
14. Elieser De Diego, North Fort Myers High
15. Nolan Nowak, Cypress Lake High
16. Zhengbal Xia, Canterbury School
17. Isaac Bender, Cypress Lake High
18. Phillip Almeida, North Fort Myers High