Teens Awarded at Annmarie Text Message Exhibit
Meghan Webster for Just Listen, Great Mills High School
Victoria Wolf for Pumped Up Kicks, Calvert High School
Erin Rothback for Unknown Stranger, Leonardtown High School & Victoria Wolf for Time to Pretend, Calvert High School
SOLOMONS, MARYLAND –Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Annmarie Garden) in Solomons, Maryland, announces juror and merit awards for seven teen recipients from the 2013 Text Message: a teen art exhibit.
Opening night, March 15, was attended by more than 100 guests who delighted in art, great music, and delicious food provided by the following local businesses: Moe’s, Giant, Papa Johns, and Chick-fil-A!
Selected works in this teen exhibit include paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and video from 54 young and upcoming artists. The work is all on display in the Mezzanine Gallery at Annmarie Garden.
A panel of judges chose the final art pieces and took into account the artist’s statement, artistic merit, the text/message of the work, and Facebook likes/comments. Eighty-three pieces of art were submitted in total and are available for viewing via the Text Message: a teen art exhibit Facebook page.
Annmarie Garden congratulates the following award recipients:
Jury awards:
Erin Rothback for Unknown Stranger, Leonardtown High School
St. Mary’s Ryken Dance Ensemble for Text No Evil, St. Mary’s Ryken High School
Victoria Wolf for Pumped Up Kicks, Calvert High School
Merit awards:
Erin Nordquist for I am, Patuxent High School
Samantha Scott for Broken Winged Bird, Great Mills High School
Meghan Webster for Just Listen, Great Mills High School
Victoria Wolf for Time to Pretend, Calvert High School
The pieces in this exhibit truly indicate the feelings, thoughts, opinions, perspectives, and challenges of young adults. Text/Message: a teen exhibit will be on display until July 28, 2013, one not to be missed!
