GSSM student awarded first place in the high school division of the 2019 Eastern Regional Youth Art Month Exhibition/Competition
April 25, 2019
Eastern Region Youth Art Month Exhibition at the Morris Gallery at the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library April 27-30, 2019
SC Governor’s School for Science & Math (GSSM) student Reed Studer, class of 2019, received the first place award in the high school division of the Art Education Association, Eastern Region Youth Art Month Competition. Studer’s artwork will go on to compete at the state level.
The award-winning piece, titled Fragile, was a still life in colored pencils and Mylar. “For this piece, I set up a still life of various items made of glass: a cup, marbles, some cologne, and a vase,” explained Studer. “After taking some pictures of it, I decided to draw and color it with some Prismacolor colored pencils. I went with glass objects partially because I wanted to see how well I could do with the challenge and because I believed that glass would be a good way to represent people in general. Glass, like a person, is fragile, and the littles of forces can cause it to break. I’m hoping that this piece can help others see that while we have the potential to crack and break, we have the option to stand strong and stay together just like the objects in this still life.”
Ms. Patz Fowle, Visual Arts Coordinator at GSSM, congratulates each of the student artists representing GSSM in the Youth Art Month Exhibition:
- Elizabeth Colmer, class of 2019
- Melinda Elser, class of 2019
- Nghia Nguyen, class of 2019
- Jenny Schaffer, class of 2019
- Reed Studer, class of 2019
About GSSM
Currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1988, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics is a nationally recognized school serving over four hundred of the state’s most accomplished STEM students in the 10th through 12th grades through its residential and virtual programs. GSSM offers college-level courses and experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at its campus in Hartsville. The school also delivers virtual curricula in engineering and STEM disciplines to students in partner school districts throughout the state. GSSM’s dynamic outreach programs, including science summer camps and teacher training, impact over 5,000 K-12 students every year. Learn more by visiting www.scgssm.org.
