Youth Arts Month Winners Announced
March 26, 2013
CAMDEN, SC – March 26, 2013 – More than 140 pieces of art by Kershaw County school children were submitted to the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County’s (FAC) Youth Arts Month Exhibit this year. After much deliberation, the winners have been announced. The juried exhibit of elementary, middle and high school artwork by students throughout Kershaw County in a variety of media, from colored pencil and watercolor to mixed media, photography, and sculpture will be in the Bassett Gallery through April 5. *The winners will become part of a traveling exhibit to be hosted by Kershaw County organizations over the next year. The exhibit will also make a trip to the State Capital before returning to the FAC. Congratulations to all of our talented participants and winners!
The winning student’s names are listed below in bold with the teachers listed in parenthesis:
Towns Redfearn, grade 1, Camden Elementary (Rebekah Welborn)
Seth Turner, grade 1, Lugoff Elementary (Debbie Garner)
Kinsley Roberts, grade 2, Mt. Pisgah Elementary (Jennifer Manuel)
Savannah Stiltner, grade 3, Lugoff Elementary (Debbie Garner)
Hampton West, grade 4,Camden Elementary (Rebekah Welborn)
Sawyer Reeves, grade 5,Lugoff Elementary (Rebekah Welborn)
Chyna Dinkins, grade 6, Camden Middle School (Keith Tolen)
Dalton Truesdale, grade 6, Camden Middle (Keith Tolen)
Cameron Messindes, grade 10, Camden High (Marti Wallace)
Brianna Williams, grade 11, North Central High (Jeanne Scronce)
Taylor Griswold, grade 11, Camden High (Marti Wallace)
Michael Johnson, grade 12, Camden High (Marti Wallace)
Khalil McGee, grade 6, Leslie Stover Middle (Cassandra Mickel)
Sarah Jo Harrelson, grade 6, North Central Middle (Leslie Pate)
Mary Fountain, grade 10, Camden High (Marti Wallace)
*3-d winners will not travel with the exhibit due to risk of damage in transit.
Please visit the FAC website at www.fineartscenter.org and check out photos on line of all of our winners’ works.
The Youth Arts Month exhibit is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call the FAC at 803-425-7676, ext. 300, or visit the FAC at 810 Lyttleton Street in Camden. Office hours are Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Youth Arts Month exhibit is sponsored by Target and the Kershaw County School District.
The Fine Arts Center is funded in part by the Frederick S. Upton Foundation and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the City of Camden, Kershaw County, and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina along with donations from businesses and individuals.
Image shown by Cameron Messindes, grade 10 (Camden High School, Marti Wallace, teacher)
