2021 MINNESOTA SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 27 | 2021 VIRTUAL EVENT | VIEW THE ONLINE EXHIBITION AWARD PROGRAM WELCOME REMARKS 7 – 12 GRADE GOLD KEYS Jen Olson, Art Educators of MN president, Art Teacher, Mayo High School, Rochester Diane Scully, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jaden Anderson, 12, Mind Flare, Painting, Olivia Butala, 11, Mess, Fashion, Performing Ava DelCastillo, 11, Walking in Faith, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Lakeville North High School, Cole Vittetoe Institute of Minnesota Arts High School Painting, White Bear Lake High School Liza Sylvester, Multi Media Artist, Curator of Academic Programs, Krannert Art Museum Lily Awes, 9, Christmas, Photography, (PiM), Mandy Stringer South, Shawn Gritzmacher Christopher Harrison, Visual Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer Chaska High School, Alison Nieber Ash Casey, 11, Adam’s Ale, Sculpture, Ava DelCastillo, 11, Sun Symphony, Performing Institute of Minnesota Arts High Painting, White Bear Lake High School Rock Johnsen, Ceramic Artist and Potter Lily Awes, 9, Chandelier, Photography, Chaska High School, Alison Nieber School (PiM), Mandy Stringer South, Shawn Gritzmacher GUEST SPEAKERS Lily Awes, 9, Is That the Moon?, Tamisha Castro Bello, 12, Self-Portrait, Isabella Delgado, 11, Frozen in Time, Natalia Figueroa, Art Award Recipient for Scholastic Art & Writing, National Gold Medalist for Sculpture Photography, Chaska High School, Alison Drawing & Illustration, Columbia Heights Photography, Eden Prairie High School, Carol Strohecker, Dean of the College of Design, University of Minnesota Nieber High School, Hannah Starke Courtney Berndt Christine Baeumler, Interdisciplinary and Social Practice Artist, Faculty and Art Department Chair, University of Minnesota Douglas Bagley, 12, Unprophecised, Christina Chekerdjieva, 12, Slump, Amanda Diao, 10, Distortion, Drawing Drawing & Illustration, Breck School, Michal Photography, Blake School-Northrop & Illustration, Mounds View High School, Campus, Bill Colburn Yudong Shen CLOSING REMARKS Sagar Kevan Nitzberg, AEM Executive Board Member, Visual Art Consultant for the Minnesota High School League, Regional Art Teacher Catrielle Barnett, 10, I Am My Own Glass Christina Chekerdjieva, 12, Pimento, Amelia Dickson, 11, Anxiety, Drawing & Leader, Minnesota Scholastic Arts Awards Committee Member Slipper, Jewelry, Mts Minnesota Connections Photography, Blake School-Northrop Illustration, Mounds Park Academy, Renee Academy, Katrina and Ray Barnett Campus, Bill Colburn Sonka Catrielle Barnett, 10, Susan B. Anthony’s Olivia Chen, 10, An Autumn Path, Painting, Amelia Dickson, 11, Golden Memory, Digital Red Threads, Mixed Media, Mts Minnesota Mounds View High School, Yudong Shen Art, Mounds Park Academy, Renee Sonka Connections Academy, Katrina and Ray Piper Christensen, 11, Ribbons, Mixed Amelia Dickson, 11, The Old Woman, Barnett Media, South High School, cynthia berger Drawing & Illustration, Mounds Park AWARD CATEGORIES AMERICAN VISION NOMINEES (Cover Images) Academy, Renee Sonka American Vision Nominee: Five pieces voted ‘Best of Show’. Julia Ben-Ozilio, 10, Peonies, Mixed Media, Gold Key, Catrielle Barnett, 10, Uncovering Hope, Piper Christensen, 11, Grey Area, Painting, Digital images of these pieces will continue to the national American Visions Nominee, Edina Senior High School, Dalen Painting, Mts Minnesota Connections South High School, cynthia berger Amelia Dickson, 11, Through Shattered competition, where one piece will be selected to represent Minnesota Towne Academy, Katrina and Ray Barnett Piper Christensen, 11, Colossal Clovers, Glass, Mixed Media, Mounds Park Academy, Renee Sonka in the National Art Exhibition. Digital images are included in the Art Matthew Berestka, 10, Opposing Views, Photography, Gold Catrielle Barnett, 10, Flattening the Curve, Drawing & Illustration, South High School, Educators of Minnesota MSAA Online Gallery. Key, American Visions Nominee, Breck School, Justin Roberson Fashion, Mts Minnesota Connections cynthia berger Amelia Dickson, 11, The Watcher, Sculpture, Academy, Katrina and Ray Barnett Mounds Park Academy, Renee Sonka Gold Key: Awarded for excellence. Gold Keys are included in the Raya Decker, 12, Bulldog, Drawing & Illustration, Gold Key, Emma Cliff, 11, Self Portrait 1, Photography, MSAA Exhibition and digital images of these pieces will continue to American Visions Nominee, St Michael-Albertville High School, Catrielle Barnett, 10, Heartbreaker, Jewelry, St Michael-Albertville High School, Joshua Katie Dinius, 11, Within Reach, the National Competition in New York. Digital images are included Kari Halker-Saathoff Mts Minnesota Connections Academy, Ausman Photography, St Michael-Albertville High in the Art Educators of Minnesota MSAA Online Gallery. Katrina and Ray Barnett School, Joshua Ausman Emil Liden, 12, The Aftermath, Photography, Gold Key, Priscilla Cole, 12, Rollan, Digital Art, Orono Silver Key: Awarded for high honors. Digital images of the Silver American Visions Nominee, Minnetonka High School, Jonathan Harley Bauer, 12, Misty Morning, High School, Jayne Hudgins Cynthia Dong, 11, Aim for ‘22, Drawing & Keys are included in the MSAA Exhibition and the MSAA Online Photography, St Michael-Albertville High Illustration, Mounds View High School, Xin Gallery. Maki Kylee Decker, 9, Mug of Monstrosity, School, Joshua Ausman Ceramics & Glass, Wayzata High School, Lea Zheng Honorable Mention: Digital images of the Honorable Mention Hailey Petersen, 12, Tomorrow Will Come, Comic Art, Gold Awards are included in the Art Educators of Minnesota MSAA Key, American Visions Nominee, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Colin Bedbury, 12, Blue Horsehair Gold Anne Jasper Brianna Dotter, 11, Diamond in the Rough, Online Gallery. Golden Valley, Cameron Browne Leaf Bottle, Ceramics & Glass, Elk River Area Raya Decker, 12, The Art of Visual Puns, Art Photography, Kennedy High School, Heather Senior High School, Damien Husen Portfolio, St Michael-Albertville High School, Schuer Raelyn Bell, 11, Wrapped Up, Drawing & Kari Halker-Saathoff Leo Dunn, 12, Eternal Damnation, Illustration, Woodbury High School, Chris Raya Decker, 12, Party Animal, Drawing Printmaking, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Dease Jeremy Lundquist JUDGES FACILITATORS MSAA COMMITTEE & Illustration, St Michael-Albertville High Julia Ben-Ozilio, 10, The Last Stop, Drawing School, Kari Halker-Saathoff Leo Dunn, 12, The Bleeding Heart Room, Alex Gao Jen Cramer Diane Scully Diane Scully, Minnesota State University, Mankato & Illustration, Edina Senior High School, Raya Decker, 12, Say Cheese, Drawing Printmaking, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Jordan Terrell Diane Gronewold Kevan Nitzberg Galilee Peaches, MN Scholastic Art Awards Events Dalen Towne Jeremy Lundquist Kelly Connole Bob Teslow Jolanda Dranchak Coordinator & Illustration, St Michael-Albertville High Herman Milligan Christina Owen Brad Bachmeier Kevan Nitzberg, AEM Executive Board Member Lauren Benson, 11, The Heart of America, School, Kari Halker-Saathoff Erick Ericksen, 12, Lines and Shapes, Art Ben Zhao Roberta Farrell Rebecca Bullen Howard Oransky, Director, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Jewelry, Stillwater Area Senior High School, Alexandra Dehmer, 12, Showing Spirit, Portfolio, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Department of Art, University of Minnesota Josh Ausman Larry Gronewold Daniel Prody Peter Koltun Photography, St Michael-Albertville High Cameron Browne Teréz Iacovino, Assistant Curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Cheryl Burghardt Kathryn D’Elia Josiah Bonin, 12, Pixelated Horse Hair, School, Joshua Ausman Kathryn Erickson, 12, Spiritually Connected, Department of Art, University of Minnesota Chad Manders Ceramics & Glass, Elk River Area Senior High Drawing & Illustration, Anoka Senior High Jeff Nelson Jamee Yung, Director of Education, Weisman Art Museum Ava DelCastillo, 11, Joey’s Dogs Sunbathing, School, Damien Husen School, Diane Gronewold Kari Halker-Saathoff Kari Halker, Art Department Chair, St. Michael-Albertville High Painting, White Bear Lake High School Danny Saathoff School Olivia Butala, 11, Kristina 2, Photography, South, Shawn Gritzmacher Performing Institute of Minnesota Arts High 1 School (PiM), Julie Fowler 7 – 12 GRADE GOLD KEYS 7 – 12 GRADE GOLD KEYS Kathryn Erickson, 12, Found at Last, Maia Garcia, 11, Together, Sculpture, St Nieves Hippler, 10, A Study of Boxes, Sierra Johnson, 11, My Brother, Drawing Niles Leonard, 11, Self-Portrait, Drawing & Annika Minge, 11, Sault Ste. Marie, Drawing & Illustration, Anoka Senior High Michael-Albertville High School, Kari Halker- Drawing & Illustration, Providence Academy, & Illustration, Wayzata High School, Joanna Illustration, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Photography, Amy Johnson School, Diane Gronewold Saathoff Christopher Santer Prosser Kathryn D’Elia Nolan Montcalm, 12, Defiance, Lily Awes Erlandson, 10, Beauty Within Adrienne Gaylord, 12, Mammatus, Kaori Hirano, 12, Distance Learning, Ella Judt, 11, Quarantine Desk, Drawing & Izzy Leto, 11, Silence, Drawing & Illustration, Photography, St Michael-Albertville High the Pattern, Painting, Blake School-Northrop Expanded Projects, St Paul Academy & Drawing & Illustration, Prior Lake High Illustration, Perpich Center-Arts Education, Performing Institute of Minnesota Arts High School, Kari Halker-Saathoff Campus, Bill Colburn Summit School-Upper, Mara Duvra School, Kristi Malmgren Rebecca Johannson School (PiM), Rebecca Johannsen Fina Mooney, 11, Artist on the Run, Drawing Anna Fallenstein, 9, Untitled, Photography, Adrienne Gaylord, 12, So Sorry, Editorial