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Student art show currently
open; top prizes awarded
By Emily Stack
Collegian Reporter
An awards ceremony
and reception was held Tuesday in the Daughtrey Gallery at the
Sage Center for the Arts for the annual student art exhibit.
The exhibit is open during regular building hours and will transition
into the senior art exhibit on April 26.
First place and top honors in the show went
to freshman Anna Holsclaw for her oil portraits. The award included
$150 and compliments for her painterly quality and overall unity
in presentation.
Second place and $75 were awarded to senior
Caleb Faires for his oil portraits and junior Casey Hay for
her sculptures.
Third place awards of $50 were given to freshman
Bethany VanCamp, sophomore Talitha Brauer, senior Amy Purcell,
junior Jordan Irish, freshman Emily Holsclaw and local resident
Olga Dickey.
Honorable mentions were awarded to Faires
(conte figure drawing), sophomore Joanna Grille and junior Amy
Kress.
Juror and lecturer Bill Bippes talked with
students, answering questions and giving his overall impressions
of how Hillsdale art students dealt with their media.
Overall, Bippes was highly encouraging, but
had recommendations for the students.
"I saw a lot of strong understanding
of line, color, shape, texture. Hillsdale College handles ideas
as well as technique," Bippes said.
"I would've liked to see more risk-taking,
more monumental pieces and more personal work. Don't approach
your project as though it's just a class assignment."
"Bippes was competent in both his compliments
and critiques," Irish said.
Recipients of art scholarship awards were
also announced and went to Hay, Irish and Anna Holsclaw.
"Sam [Knecht] wouldn't tell me anything
before the reception, but he did have a big, cheesy grin on
all day long," Anna Holsclaw said. "I don't paint
for money. I do it because I love it."
On perusing the gallery, there are other examples
of creativity, contrasting from the usual range studio work
examples.
With a bold pose, VanCamp captures personality
and strength in a plastelina bust.
Faires experiments with unfinished canvas
space in his oil portraits and substantial torso sculpture.
He and Irish used creative titles for their
work.
"You have the same creative root for
your work and your title," Irish said.
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