Governor Noem announces student art exhibition


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Governor Noem announces student art exhibition


PIERRE – Gov. Kristi Noem announced 12 students who are being recognized for their artistic talents through the new Governor’s Student Art Competition. An exhibition of the artwork will be displayed in the South Dakota Capitol Building beginning Jan 12.

 

“We launched this student art competition with the intention of honoring and encouraging the work of outstanding young artists in South Dakota,” said Gov. Noem. “Arts education is an important part of a well-rounded school curriculum, and we have hundreds of talented young artists in our midst. We received more than 200 submissions in the first year of this program, and we’re thrilled to open the exhibition on the first day of Legislative Session.”

 

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition will include work from the following students:

 

K-2 division

School

Grade

Hometown

Tinley Hoffman

Brandon Elementary

1

Valley Springs

Charlize Vogelsong

Brandon Elementary

2

Brandon

Yohance Flores

Fred Assam Elementary

1

Brandon

    

3-5 division

   

Gabriella Eichmann

Canistota Elementary

5

Canistota

Soraya Karim

St. Elizabeth Seton School

4

Rapid City

Kili Cole

Batesland Elementary

5

Summerset

    

6-8 division

   

Bria Shay Neff

Homeschool

8

Sioux Falls

Ella Herron

Stagebarn Middle School

6

Piedmont

Sienna Roberts

Tea Area Middle School

6

Tea

    

9-12 division

   

Hannah Hofer

Homeschool

11

Colton

Alex Weber

Roosevelt High School

12

Sioux Falls

Sarah Poncelow

Wessington Springs HS

10

Wessington Springs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A panel of 10 professional artists served as judges for the competition. The top-three ranked pieces in each age division will make up the exhibition. View the exhibition brochure at https://artscouncil.sd.gov/events/student_art_Main.aspx.

 

The Governor’s Student Art Exhibition will be open for viewing in the first-floor rotunda of the Capitol through September 2021. The Capitol is open to the public from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.–6 p.m. weekends and holidays.

 

This exciting new program for student artists is a collaboration between Gov. Noem and the South Dakota Arts Council, a state agency organized under the South Dakota Department of Tourism.

 

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