Regional High School Art Show Opens at WVMCC

The 45th Annual Regional High School Art Show opened at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center on Friday, March 1st as a part of Wenatchee First Fridays, a collection of community activities on the first Friday of each month. 

As in years past, WHS art students have a strong presence in the exhibit, according to WVMCC Guest Curator and former WHS art teacher Don Collins. “[The exhibit] showcases the visual creativity, skills, and imagination of students throughout the NCESD region,” said Collins. WHS students submitted pieces spanning several mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, and multimedia. 

Also included in the exhibition are the completed Beauty of Bronze student sculptures. The program which allows 5th grade students to create their own bronze sculptures was recently expanded to include art students from Wenatchee High School. 

The exhibit is open to the public until April 6, 2024. An awards reception will be held on March 16th from 1:00 to 3:00pm at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center where Best-of-Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded in different categories. The Best-of-Show recipients will go on to compete with other Best-of-Show pieces from across Washington State. Central Washington University will also award tuition waivers to several juniors and seniors participating in the show. 

For more information, visit the museum website at www.wenatcheevalleymuseum.org 

EDIT: March 8, 2024

The winners of the Regional High School Art Show were announced this week! Student names and schools were kept secret while they were evaluated by this year's judges: Ellen Bruex, Gregg Schlanger, and Lindsay Breidenthal.

Congratulations to the WHS artists who participated! Here are the winners from WHS:

Best in Show - Moving on to the State Show in Olympia

• Katherine Bertschy for "Ideas: The Matrix of the Heart"
• Josh Jacobs for "The Claw"
• Matias Soto for "Fear Me Not"
• Ruby Koski for "Gills in Color"
• Oscar Lopez for "Staring Pretentiousness Right In The Eye"

Category Winners
Mixed Media

• 2nd: Jesus Gonzalez Gutierrez for "Beth O'Daimhim"
• 3rd: Madelyn Rudolph for "My Eyes Are Annotated"

3-Dimensional

• 2nd: Megan Kassebaum for "Squished #3"
• 3rd: Emma Banker for "The Sea Held In A Vase"

Digital Media

• 1st: Sophie Bolz, Oliver Friedli, Starla Anderson, Jaelynn Burns for "Open Mind"
• 2nd: Sophie Neuman for "Deer Sign"

NCESD Superintendent's Award

• Laurel McLaughlin for "Percieving Light"

CWU Scholarship 

• Jesus Gonzalez Gutierrez 
• Emma Banker