Future of the Arts 2020

Our community celebrated the artistic creativity and talent of the children of Kansas City in ALL the arts at the "Future of the Arts." The Prairie Village Arts Council 6th annual month-long exhibit/competition was in January this year. It has grown in size again with almost 100 fine art submissions from children grades 1-12 including a record 8 Literary entries along with many repeat artists from past years. The children's Gala Celebration on Friday, January 10th brought a record crowd of almost almost 300 people despite the daunting weather. All ages enjoyed "Make-and-Take Art" fun, going on Scavenger Hunts, Spin Pizza  and ice cream, while taking in ALL the fine arts. The gala featured several live literary and musical performances with an exciting awards presentation for each age group and fine art. They all received their award certificates and moment of accolades - and isn't that what it’s all about! 

​We are pleased to announce the following winners.
 
Visual Artists: 

• 1-3rd grades: Honorable mention: Nate Brown's painting "Start of Winter," and winner: Orion Seiz's "The Spotted Hike"
• 4-6th grades: Aadi Malhotra's spray-painting "Imagine"
• 7-9th grades: Nevaeh Dull's Colored Pencil Drawing, "Sapphire"
• 10-12th grades: Honorable Mention: Sydni William's "Unexpected Return" and winner Alysia Martinez's mixed media Collage, " Tranquility"
• Literary Artists:
  • 7-9th grades: Tie: Anna Golian for "One Mistake", and Zahra Parsons for Dysfunctional
  • 10-12th grades: Justice Thompson for "Relax"
• Piano Performance, 4-6th grades: Conner Vickers playing "Thinking Out Loud"
• Vocal Performance, 4-6th grades: Kara Parrett for writing, composing and singing, "Once Upon a Time"

With grateful thanks to our dedicated and talented judges:
Visual artist and teacher Abby Yemm; Social Justice Professional writer, Kelly Flanagan; and local musician and vocalist, Melissa Geffert.

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