Young Artists’ Showcase 2023

February 24 - March 25, 2023

Opening Reception: February 24, 2023 5-8pm

Award Ceremony: February 24, 2023 at 6:30pm

Young Artists’ Showcase is a juried, all-media exhibition of artwork created by high school students between 15 and 19 years old residing within 150 miles of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild.

Participating Schools:

Belleville East High School, Belleville West High School, Clayton High School, De Smet Jesuit High School, Farmington High School, Francis Howell Central High School, John Burroughs School, Kirkwood High School, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Lafayette High School, Lindbergh High School, Mehlville High School, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, Nerinx Hall High School, Oakville High School, Parkway Central High School, Parkway South High School, Parkway West High School, Pattonville High School, Principia School, St. Dominic High School, St. John Vianney High School, St. Joseph Academy, Timberland High School, Villa Duchesne High School, Whitfield School 

Juror : Norleen Nosri - Assistant Professor of Ceramics and Department Chair at St. Louis Community College - Forest Park

Awards:

Frani Weinstock Scholarship $1000:

Zachary Millner - Uhhh...is there a different extinguisher anywhere? – Clayton High School - Kami Chavarin

Louetta Buechler Scholarship $1000:

Morgan Brinkmann - Sweet Potato - Parkway South High School – Stacey Larson

Connie Hume Memorial Award $500:

Ava Riegelsberger - A Mediocre Habit – Parkway South High School – Eric Ludlow

Creigh Patrick Bisson Memorial Award $250:

Meg Handley - Brick Beach – Nerinx Hall High School - Thomas Hunt

Clay and Eugene Jordan Prize $150:

Hailey Veninga - Portrait – Oakville High School – Brian Crawford

St. Louis Community College Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art Prize $150:

Ro Abou Antoun - My Childhood Home – Parkway Central High School – Cara Deffenbaugh

Joanne Stremsterfer Prize $50:

Analise Williams - Portrait of the Artist – Belleville West High School – Rob Thornberry

St. Louis Community College Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art Prize $50:

Erica Chen - Backbone of Society – Lafayette High School – Lauren Sakowski

Jim Firestone Memorial Award $50:

Cece Johnson - The Factory - Nerinx Hall High School - Thomas Hunt

St. Louis Community College Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art Prize $50:

Mate Daus - The New York Subway - Ladue Horton Watkins High School – Patricia Chavez

Honorable Mention $25:

Megan Corson - Banana Peel Terrain – Oakville High School – Tom Lutz

Honorable Mention $25:

Walter Lindsey - Architecture 1 – MICDS - Brooke Williams

Honorable Mention $25:

Aubrey Hill - Crimson Dysphoria - Belleville West High School – Rob Thornberry

Honorable Mention $25:

Michelle Chen - After Image - Lafayette High School – Lauren Sakowski

St. Louis Community College Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art Prize $25:

Kate Teasdale - Grandma's House - John Burroughs School – Allison Donya

St. Louis Community College Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art Prize $25:

Maddy Kurtz - Violet Bend – Oakville High School – Tom Lutz