The Friends of The
Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery's
18th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition
March 18 and 19, 2017
Saturday, 12 to 5PM and Sunday, 12 to 5PM
Reception Sunday, March 19 from 4:00 – 5:00pm
The
Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery is sponsoring an
art competition for all high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from
Montgomery County, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC. Click
here for an application form.
The Friends of the Yellow Barn, with support from Plaza Artist Materials, will award a First Prize of $500, second prize of $250, and Third prize of $150. $25 gift certificates will also be awarded to the other 37 works selected for the exhibition. Selecting the work this year will be Lenny Campello, outstanding artist and arts promoter for the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. Award ceremony and judge’s comments take place Sunday, March 19th from 4:00 – 5:00pm.
The
Friends of the Yellow Barn is also pleased to recognize three Outstanding Teachers with a
monetary prize of $250. This is our third year of enabling high school students
to nominate and award their high school art teachers with a monetary prize of
their own. Three outstanding art teachers will be acknowledged the night of the
reception for their year round hard work in cultivating and inspiring young
minds.
