Berkley Artists Earn Top 100 Recognition for State Art Show
Each February, the Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) hosts its annual Art Show and Competition in celebration of Youth Arts Month. This event gives students the chance to showcase their artistic talents through a competitive, multi-level adjudication process. Art teachers are invited to submit up to five student pieces for evaluation, with selected works advancing to the Top 100/state level for further judging. From there, the top 36 pieces—18 from elementary and 18 from secondary students—are chosen to be featured in the Michigan Department of Education's traveling show.
This year, Berkley School District had impressive results in the competition, with 21 students earning spots in the top 100. Of these winners, two Berkley artists were selected to be part of the MDE's traveling exhibit, an incredible accomplishment!
The Top 100 pieces will be on display at the Hickman Gallery on the Adrian College Campus from March 17-April 4. These artists will also be honored by the Berkley Board of Education on May 12, following the District's Vision 2025 Art Show. Congratulations to all the participants for their hard work and artistic achievements!
AMS – Top 100
- Nadia Pontes, Grade 7, I Love Softball-Printmaking
- Kyla Piatt, Grade 7, Cupcake Party-Printmaking
Angell – Top 100
Rylan Hunt, Grade 2, Rylan's Piece-Mixed Media
BHS – Top 100
- Zoe Kregear, Grade 9, Blossoming Flower-Ceramics
- Avery Coleman, Grade 9, Digital Art
- Kara Neiman, Grade 10, Moon Earrings-Metal
- Sophia Jablonowski, Grade 10, Entombed by Judgement-Colored Pencil
- Jordan Coleman, Grade 11, Dragonflies-Metal
- Nicholas Momper, Grade 12, Digital Art
Burton – Top 100
- Isla Taylor, Grade 1, Dancing Giraffe-watercolor/crayon. Selected for the Top 18 Elementary Michigan Department of Education Selection.
- Carman Dickinson, Grade 3, Birds and Birch Trees-watercolor/tempera/salt/oil pastel
- Lennon Sims, Grade 5, Floating Leaves-black glue/chalk pastel
Norup – Top 100
- Erik Satchel, Grade 2, The Great Turtle-wax resist/watercolor
- Saajan Shah, Grade 3, Wavy Monstrocity-construction paper/chalk/marker
- Greta Hill, Grade 5, Mars-tempera/chalk/construction paper
- Catherine Johnson, Grade 8, Wolfin' Out-foil relief/acrylic paint
- Merrick Williams, Kindergarten, Luna the Loon-torn paper
Pattengill – Top 100
Madeline Oliver, Grade 5, Friday Night Warhol-drawing
Rogers – Top 100
- Eleanor Bence, Grade 5, Breakfast with Warhol-drawing. Selected for the Top 18 Elementary Michigan Department of Education Selection.
- Sam Peters, Grade 5, Tree of Life-metal embossing
