2022 Kewpee Invitational features artwork by 12 BHS students
UPDATED February 14 to include awards.
Bluffton High School art students have had 14 pieces of art accepted by the annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational at ArtSpace/Lima. The show at 65-67 Town Square, Lima, runs from February 11-26. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and admission is free.
Twelve Bluffton students are represented in the juried show (L-R in photo): Sabina Clingerman, Olivia Hobensack, Hayden Dearth, Hope Miller, Bella Wingate, Sam Derstine, Amber Boop, Jessica Boop, Nicole Boyle, Theo Andrea, Steven Neely and Hannah Fenzl (not photographed). The students are taught by Vickie Garmon.
AWARDS
Amber Boop: Sweet World, 2nd Place in Sculpture
Nicole Boyle: A Visitor, 1st Place in Painting
Hope Davis: African Design, 1st Place in Digital
The exhibition, which makes cash awards, includes sculpture, photography, painting, digital media, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry and drawing. The Kewpee exhibit is sponsored by Kewpee Restaurants of Lima, Ohio. In 2021 over 20 area high schools brought student work to the show.
See more at https://www.artspacelima.com/kewpee-gallery
The exhibit catalog is attached below.
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