Photos by Shauna Lampley:
Reception: The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Art Gallery hosted a reception for the Twelfth Annual SMWC High School Women’s Art Competition on Sunday, February 21, 2010. Many of the participants, along with families, friends, and art teachers, attended the reception, where awards were presented.

First Place: Azucena Monge, a sophomore at Fountain Central High School, was awarded first place for her ink drawing entitled “Amor Inmortal (Immortal Love).”

Top Ten: Among the top ten winners attending the reception were (Left to Right) Amy Brown of Fountain Central High School, Taylor Keiser of Northview High School (third place), Savannah Klinge of South Vermillion High School, Ayla Walter of Terre Haute North High School, Caitlin Pickens of South Vermillion High School, Shelby Porter (second place) of North Vermillion High School, and Azucena Monge of Fountain Central High School (first place).

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Art Gallery hosted a reception for the Twelfth Annual SMWC High School Women’s Art Competition on Sunday, February 21, 2010. This year, 66 high school women from five area high schools submitted art. Many of the participants, along with families, friends, and art teachers, attended the reception, where awards were presented.

Four members of the SMWC art faculty, along with two SMWC student art majors selected the top ten pieces of art. The ten artists will receive $1,000 Creative Art Scholarships for each year enrolled in the campus program at SMWC for up to four years if they choose to major in studio art or graphic design at the college. The top three also received monetary awards.

This year’s top ten included Taylor Keiser, junior, of Northview High School; Alexcis Thompson, junior, and Shelby Porter, senior, of North Vermillion High School; Caitlin Pickens, senior, Savannah Klinge, sophomore, and Stormi Baker, sophomore, of South Vermillion High School; Azucena Monge, sophomore, Andrea Wilson, junior, and Amy Brown, sophomore, of Fountain Central High School; and Ayla Walter, junior, Terre Haute North High School. Monge’s work was chosen for first place, while Porter’s and Keiser’s were selected for second and third respectively.

The SMWC Art Gallery is located in Hulman Hall, room 132. Admission is free and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Rebecca Mollenhauer, Gallery Director, by phone at 812-535-5265 or by email at artgallery@smwc.edu.