Wenatchee High School Regional Art Show Winners

This week, the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center announced the 45th Annual Regional High School Art Show winners. Jurors chose from pieces submitted by students from 11 North Central Washington schools, with the “Best of Show” selections advancing to statewide competition in Olympia. The show is made possible each year through the sponsorship of the North Central Educational Service District and partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. This year’s judges for the Regional Awards were Lindsay Breidenthal – Wenatchee artist and NCW Arts Alliance board member; Ellen Bruex – Wenatchee artist and Wenatchee Valley College art teacher; Gregg Schlanger- Chair, Department of Art + Design at Central Washington University.

An awards reception will be held at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Culture Center on Saturday, March 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Best of Show 
Katherine Bertschy “Ideas: The Matrix Of The Heart”
Josh Jacobs “The Claw”
Matias Soto “Fear Me Not”
Ruby Koski “Gills In Color”
Oscar Lopez  “Staring Pretentiousness Right In The Eye”

Mixed Media
2nd Place: Jesus Gonzalez Gutierrez “Beth O’Daimhim”
3rd Place: Madelyn Rudolph “My Eyes Are Annotated”

3-Dimensional
2nd Place: Megan Kassebaum “Squished #3”
3rd Place: Emma Banker “The Sea Held In A Vase”

Digital Media
1st Place: Sophie Bolz, Oliver Friedli, Starla Anderson, Jaelynn Burns, “Open Mind”
2nd Place: Sophie Neuman “Deer Sign”

NCESD Superintendent’s Award

Laurel McLaughlin “Perceiving Light”

CWU Scholarships:
The following students will be awarded tuition waivers at Central Washington University. These students were selected by Gregg Schlanger, Dean of Art+Design at CWU.

Jesus Gonzalez Gutierrez 
Emma Banker