Arevalo wins Special Recognition at Quincy Art Fair

QUINCY – Fort Madison's Iris Arevalo received a Special Recognition Award at the annual Quincy Art Center.
Arevalo's Blooming, in oil pastel, was one of three to receive the honor.
The Quincy Art Center announced the winners of the 51st Annual High School Student Art Competition Wednesday morning.
This year’s Best of Show was awarded to Kaitlyn Spence for her oil painting, Pursuit. Additional top honors include Second Place for Newspaper Boat, a photograph by Kayden Warner, and Third Place for Large River Birch Bowl, a ceramic piece by Logan Foxall. Quincy Notre Dame High School art teacher Amanda Strudwick won the Art Teacher Award for her oil painting St. Cecilia.
Additional Award Winners:
•Robert Lee Mejer Creativity Award: Emma Bowen for Patch
Merit Awards:
•Kaitlyn Spence for Baby Steps (acrylic)
•Jackson Day for Needle Knight Leda (oil paint)
Great River Watercolor Society Awards:
• Tyren Maxwell for Winter (gouache)
• Kenneth Motley for Avoidance (watercolor)
Honorable Mentions:
• Molly Springer for Holiday Road (acrylic, watercolor)
• Kendalyn Ruxlow for Nature’s Calling... (acrylic)
• Jalaya Ries for On Deck (mixed media)
Special Recognition Awards:
• Iris Arevalo for Blooming (oil pastel)
• Amber Carmean for Lipstick on a Pig (acrylic)
• Felicia Ralph for Just A Silly Goose (mixed media)
The Quincy Art Center extends a heartfelt thank you to the generous sponsors who made this competition possible: Lee Lindsay, Signe Oakley, Steve & Judy Siebers, Jim Mentesti, Doris Malacarne, Jim, Ann, & Avery Titus, Alan Knepler & Coletta Miller, Alan & Mary Ellen Stiegemeier, and Quincy Recycle. Their support ensures that young artists continue to have opportunities to grow and share their creative talents with the community.
The 51st Annual High School Student Art Competition exhibit is open now through February 27 at Quincy Art Center, located at 1515 Jersey St., Quincy, IL. The Art Center is open Wednesday – Saturday from 11 AM to 6 PM, and admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.quincyartcenter.org or follow Quincy Art Center on social media.