The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (DVCCC) held its fifth annual high school student art exhibition and contest in April. The art contest, which is open annually to all Chester County high school students, received 27 submissions from seven area schools and youth art organizations. Submissions were available for public viewing at The Brow Bar in downtown West Chester for a week.
The pieces were evaluated by a panel of judges, which included Victoria Browning Wyeth, granddaughter of famous Chester County artist Andrew Wyeth; Rep. Dianne Herrin; Jackie Szafara, executive director of the National Arts Program (NAP); Gary Altoonian, founder of Altoonian Photography; and John Baker, professor emeritus at West Chester University and president of the Chester County Art Association's (CCAA) board of directors.
The exhibition culminated in a virtual reception on April 10, where the following winners were announced: first place, "We Triumph When We Grow Beyond" by Victoria Naftal of Downingtown West High School; second place, "The Guide" by Lorelei Eberly of Coatesville Area Senior High School; and third place, "Together We Stand" by Lauren Pineda of Bishop Shanahan High School. The People's Choice Award, determined by an online vote by the public, went to "Equality" by Morgan Jackson of B. Reed Henderson High School.
NAP and CCAA sponsored this year's prizes. First- through third-place winners got a CCAA membership, first- and second-place winners also got a cash prize and the first-place winner got a matching donation for her school's art department.
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