St. Petersburg College’s Tarpon Springs Campus hosted the 13th Annual Student Art Show Charrette, April 29-May 2. Best in show was awarded to Linda Sanchez for her Drawing, Reversal Conduct, (above) which will be on display at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (LRMA) for the next few weeks. (Other winners are listed below.)
Students in the fine arts studio classes at SPC’s Tarpon Springs Campus submitted, prepared, and exhibited the entries.
“Every year I think the shows couldn’t get any better, but they do,” said Maria Edmonds, Chair of the Hispanic Leadership Council and one of the three judges for the event.
Other judges for the Tarpon Springs student art show included artist Denis Gaston, Florida Artist Group member and exhibitor at LRMA, and Rod Davis, Assoc. Provost at the Tarpon Springs Campus.
“I’m overwhelmed and deeply impressed by the talent of our students and the dedication of our faculty,” said Dr. Kevin Stanley, Academic Chair, Humanities, SPC Tarpon Springs Campus.
Cash prizes and ribbons were awarded to these winners:
Best In Show
- Linda Sanchez
Design I
- 1st – Claire Fils-Aime
- 2nd – Benjamin Walzak
- 3rd – Eric Hipp
Drawing I
- 1st – Tyler Ahern
- 2nd – Zoila Rose
- 3rd – Julie-Anne Calhoun
Drawing II
- 1st – Claire Fils-Aime
- 2nd – Matt Rush
- 3rd – Linda Sanchez
Mixed Media
- 1st – Jessica Fagan
- 2nd – Susan MacLeish
- 3rd – Matt Rush
The event, funded and hosted by the Tarpons Springs Campus Student Government Association and the Humanities & Fine Arts Department in partnership with LRMA.