Ridgefield High School submitted fourteen works of art to the ESD 112 Regional Art Show in January. All works may be viewed in the ESD 112 Virtual Gallery. Winners were announced via a virtual presentation on April 9th. Seven RHS artists won eight total awards, a major accomplishment.
Community members may attend the RSD Art Show on the evening of May 8th in the RHS Performing Arts Center to view these pieces and more from our K-12 artists.
Ridgefield High School Nominees
These fourteen exceptional artists represented RHS at the ESD 112 Art Show.
Lilly Adams, Ivy to I-Beams, watercolor and ink
Elina Caine, What Needs Revival, watercolor and ink
Addie Carvel, Menace 2 Society, watercolor
Kingston Chapman, Diminishing Glare, graphite
Larkin Costa, TranquiliTea, ceramic
Piper Gannon, Escaping Destruction, ceramic and fabric
Ella Hill, The Hills are Alive, graphite and watercolor
Molly Jung, Take a Breath. Take it in., watercolor
Macie Regino, Free to Express, mixed media
Opal Ruddy, Blizzard Swirl, ceramic
Boston Seppala, Draper Utah, April 18th, 2021, mixed media
Emma Ulmer, Burning Out, acrylic
Wilkins, Her, digital photography
Stellablue Woods, Alone in a Crowded Room, digital photography
Regional Award
Lilly Adams’s watercolor and ink landscape, “Ivy to I-Beams,” qualified for OSPI’s Washington State Art Show by scoring in the top fifteen of all artwork submitted in the Southwest Washington Educational Service District. Tune in for the digital awards presentation Thursday, May 14th at 4:00 on YouTube Live.
ESD 112 Award
These two students received ESD 112 awards for scoring in the top thirty of all artwork submitted in the Southwest Washington Educational Service District.
Ella Hill, “The Hills are Alive”
Molly Jung, “Take a Breath. Take it in.”
Honorable Mention
These four students received awards in recognition of their outstanding scores for creativity, composition, and technique within the top forty-seven pieces in the regional show.
Elina Caine, “What Needs Revival”
Emma Ulmer, “Burning Out”
Kingston Chapman, “Diminishing Glare”
Piper Gannon, “Escaping Destruction”
Central Washington University Department of Art + Design Scholarship Awards
In addition to an impressive ESD 112 Award, Molly Jung’s triptych watercolor portrait, “Take a Breath. Take it in.” was selected to receive a $2000 scholarship for future enrollment at CWU. Only ten total student artists were honored with this award.