IHS Artists Show ’Italy’s Got Talent’ at Ellis County Youth Expo
On Wednesday April 6, 2016, Italy ISD Art Program participated in the Ellis County Youth Expo Creative Arts contest. Thirty-four Italy High School students and nine Italy Middle School students competed. Italy ISD Art Department entered 84 works of art in the contest.
The High School had 70 entries in 7 categories: Drawing B&W, Drawing Color, Communication Design, Painting, Mixed Media, Photography B&W, Photography Color. These students earned 4 Best in Category, 21 Blue Ribbons (Excellent), 17 Red Ribbons (Good), 15 White Ribbons (Satisfactory), 17 Green Ribbons (Participation).
The Middle School had 14 entries in 3 categories: Drawing B&W, Drawing Color, and Painting. These students earned 1 Best in Category, 5 Blue Ribbons (Excellent), 5 Red Ribbons (Good), 2 White Ribbons (Satisfactory), 2 Green Ribbons (Participation).
You can visit Italy City Hall on April 25 – May 14 during early voting and voting times to view these works. When you visit please sign our guest book and leave comments!
Below is a full list of competitors and their awards:
| Artist Name | Artwork | Division | Category | Award |
| Alexiz Parra | Sea Turtle | Senior | Painting | Best In Category & Blue |
| Christy Murray | My Dad and I | Senior | Comm. Design | Best In Category & Blue |
| Halee Turner | Warthog | Senior | Drawing B & W | Best In Category & Blue |
| Halee Turner | Self Portrait 6 Ways | Senior | Mixed Media | Best In Category & Blue |
| Karmen Lawson | Sail Boats | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Best In Category & Blue |
| Alexiz Parra | Pulled in Every Direction | Senior | Drawing B & W | Blue (Excellent) |
| Alexiz Parra | The Jellies | Senior | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Alexiz Parra | Greed | Senior | Mixed Media | Blue (Excellent) |
| Avery Green | Eiffel Tower & Balloons | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Bryson May | Wooded Path | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Chardanae Talton | Shoreline Sunset | Senior | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Halee Turner | Coke, Pepsi and Flowers | Senior | Drawing B & W | Blue (Excellent) |
| Halee Turner | Mosaic Dog | Senior | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Halee Turner | Floating Rose | Senior | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Jennifer Salas | Sunset on the beach | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Jennifer Salas | Self Portrait | Intermediate | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Josh Crawford | Bridge to the sunset | Senior | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Jozie Perkins | Self Portrait in reading room | Senior | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Kayla Cunningham | Under the Bridge | Senior | Photography B & W | Blue (Excellent) |
| Kristian Weeks | Self Portrait | Senior | Mixed Media | Blue (Excellent) |
| Luis Abundiz | Sailing Through Egypt | Senior | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Pedro Salazar | The Tropics | Senior | Drawing Color | Blue (Excellent) |
| Pedro Salazar | Bear Mountain | Senior | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Rhett Hoegger | Here lies Hand | Senior | Drawing B & W | Blue (Excellent) |
| Sarah Burrow | Self Portrait | Senior | Mixed Media | Blue (Excellent) |
| Zoe Hall | Abstraction | Senior | Painting | Blue (Excellent) |
| Alexiz Parra | Pride | Senior | Mixed Media | Red (Good) |
| Alexiz Parra | Gluttony | Senior | Mixed Media | Red (Good) |
| Alyssa Crawford | The Long Hall | Intermediate | Drawing B & W | Red (Good) |
| Brittany Kinkaid | Selfie in Orange | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Christian Morales | Blue City Scape | Senior | Drawing Color | Red (Good) |
| Claudia Abundiz | Self Portrait | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Courtney Riddle | Self Portrait | Intermediate | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Davin Harris | Silhouette Sunset | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Red (Good) |
| Felix Landeros | Smile for selfie | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Halee Turner | The Less Traveled Road | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Heaven-lea Bossu-Brown | Eye of Color | Senior | Mixed Media | Red (Good) |
| Janae Robertson | My Buddy and Me | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Karmen Lawson | Dragons Watch | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Red (Good) |
| Kayla Cunningham | Old Dirt Road | Senior | Photography B & W | Red (Good) |
| Kayla Cunningham | Just a Leaf and Rocks | Senior | Photography Color | Red (Good) |
| Madelyn Chambers | Self Portrait | Intermediate | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Pedro Salazar | Self Portrait | Senior | Mixed Media | Red (Good) |
| Sarah Burrow | Aspen Forrest | Senior | Drawing Color | Red (Good) |
| Sarah Burrow | See Spot | Senior | Painting | Red (Good) |
| Stockard Smithwick | When it rains | Senior | Mixed Media | Red (Good) |
| Sydney Weeks | Sitting on the Dock with my Bear | Senior | Drawing Color | Red (Good) |
| Zoe Hall | Still Life Drawing | Senior | Drawing B & W | Red (Good) |
| Angel Abundiz | The Buck | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Antonia Salazar | Self Portrait | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Cecia Luna | Self Portrait | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Chardanae Talton | Self Portrait | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Chasston King | Self Portrait | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Garrett Cash | Doggie | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Halee Turner | That’s a Dinger | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Halee Turner | Eye Painted with Feet | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Karmen Lawson | Self Portrait | Intermediate | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Kayla Cunningham | Self Portrait with her dog | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Kristian Weeks | Me and My Guy | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Sarah Burrow | Lake House | Senior | Photography Color | White (Satisfactory) |
| Sarah Burrow | Abstract Tree Bark | Senior | Photography Color | White (Satisfactory) |
| Shaniaya Johnson | Self Portrait | Intermediate | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Shercorya Chance | Selfie | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Sydney Weeks | Me and My Puppy | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Volley Janes | Color of Pain | Senior | Painting | White (Satisfactory) |
| Alexiz Parra | An Eiffel Dream | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Alyssa Crawford | Moonlit Dream | Intermediate | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Angel Abundiz | Sailing to Paradise | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Antonia Salazar | Beach Sunset | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Bryson Artega | Day in the sun | Senior Drawing | Color | Green (Participant) |
| Christian Washington | Mountain Lake | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Christy Murray | Devin Christopher | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Courtney Riddle | Crying Eye | Intermediate | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Heaven-lea B. | Abstract Landscape | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Jozie Perkins | Fauve Sailboats | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Kristian Weeks | Howling at the Moon | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Luis Abundiz | Night Wolf | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Mariel Landeros | Adriel | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Monica Morris | Bubble Gum Balloon | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Pedro Salazar | Me and My Buddy | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Rose DeLeon | Lazy Pup | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Shercorya Chance | Tree Frog | Senior | Drawing Color | Green (Participant) |
| Skylar Johnson | Portrait of Child | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |
| Zoe Hall | Hand of Zoe | Senior | Painting | Green (Participant) |