Andrezione “Dre” Perry’s fiery “Love” burned up the competition and won the sixth grader first place in the third “Power of the Word” Traveling Art Exhibition. Dre, a sixth grader attending Gulfview Middle School, placed first in the single word category of the contest. This was his first art competition.
Madisyn Campbell, a seventh grade student who also attends Gulfview Middle, placed first in the multiple word category with her playful interplay of prose and art in “Ladybug.”
Fiery “Love” catapulted Andrezione “Dre” Perry, a 6th-grader at Gulf view Middle School into first place in the “Power of the Word” Art Exhibition’s single word category.
Second place in both categories were two seventh grade Manatee Middle School students, Briana Zacarias, who also won the Teens Choice award for her piece “Color”, and Jessica Mayorcia, for “Dance in the Rain.”
Sponsored by K is for Kids Foundation in partnership with the Fine Arts Department of Collier County Public Schools, the Naples Art Association of the von Liebig Art Center, and Collier County Parks and Recreation, the Power of the Word Traveling Art Exhibition offered middle school students a unique opportunity to visually express the power of words and the importance of reading.
Winners received prize ribbons and art supplies so they may continue to hone their talents at home, while the two top winners also received a $75 Earth and Fire Pottery gift certificate each. For the complete list of students in the show, click here.
The Vineyards Community Center is located at 6231 Arbor Boulevard in Naples and is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (239) 353-9669 or K is for Kids Foundation at (239) 596-KIDS (5437).
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