Congratulations to the eight students whose creative work will represent our region at this spring's statewide Superintendent’s High School Art Show hosted by OSPI at the Old Capitol Building in OIympia!  Their work was chosen as the standout entries from among the 124 pieces in this year's ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show.

The pieces in our 37th annual Regional Art Show were juried by Monique McFadden, Carmen Petersen, and Alyssa Skiles, local artists who are members of the new ESD 105 Arts Integration Mentoring Project in association with Allied Arts.  The winning entries were announced during show’s opening reception on Sunday, February 7, at the Allied Arts of Yakima Valley’s Peggy Lewis Gallery in Yakima.

The 2010 regional show of paintings, drawings, photography, and sculptures includes works by 113 students of 21 teachers from 17 regional high schools.  The high schools represented this year include:  Davis, East Valley, Eisenhower, Ellensburg, Goldendale, Grandview, Highland, Hope Academy, La Salle, Naches Valley, Riverside Christian, Royal, Selah, Toppenish, Wahluke, West Valley, and White Swan.  High school art teachers in the ESD 105 South Central Washington region were invited to submit up to seven pieces of their students’ art for this annual event.

The 37th annual Regional High School Art Show continues through February 21.  The public may view the exhibit at Allied ArtsCenter (5000 Lincoln Ave.) during regular hours Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, February 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The statewide show will run April 6 through June 4 at the Old Capitol Building in Olympia, with an awards reception to be held May 21.  Awards of $200 cash purchases are expected to be given in 11 categories at this year’s event.

In addition to the eight winners advancing to the state show, one student received the ESD 105 Board Choice Award.  A ceramic sculpture titled "Envy is Blind" by Toppenish High School 12th grader Maribel Castellanos was selected to be purchased for a cash award of $200 by the ESD 105 Board of Directors and will join 21 other pieces in a collection of past years’ student art on permanent display at the ESD 105 Conference Center in Yakima.  Castellanos is a student of art teacher Laura Wise.

The Regional Show is sponsored by ESD 105, Allied Arts of Yakima Valley, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction as a means to support arts education and provide a venue for student artists to showcase their works.

Regional Art Show winners
(entries advancing to OSPI State High School Art Show):

"In Contradiction" (digital imaging) Chelsea Meyer – Grandview HS Teacher: Mike Manship	"Dreaming a Country Romance" (photography) McKenzie Christensen – Royal HS Teacher: Michael Holmes	"Depression" (ceramic sculpture) Olivia Pratt – Royal HS Teacher: Michael Holmes
"Jayleen" (pen and ink) Jonathan Abarca – Wahluke HS Teacher: Vanessa Weaver	"Divine Adolescence" (graphite) Yoni Rodriguez – Toppenish HS Teacher: Laura Wise	"Uneven Jo" (colored pencils) Bree Dallman – Selah HS Teacher: Alan Pace
"Nemesis" (wire and plastercraft) Naiden Gonzalez– Eisenhower HS Teacher: Alan Matson	"Untainted" (ceramic sculpture) Carmen Selam – Toppenish HS Teacher: Laura Wise