County Shines at Franklin College Competition

The Franklin College Art Department recently announced the winners of the third annual Franklin College High School Art Competition and Hamilton County was well represented. High school students in grades 9-12 were invited to submit artwork for a juried exhibition in the following categories: 3D/ceramics, drawing, graphic arts, painting and photography. The submitted artwork was displayed at Franklin College during the first week in November, with winners announced at a reception. Cash prizes were awarded for each category.  

The judges deemed EJ Shults’ entry in the drawing category to be the overall winner. He is a student at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Additional winners, who consented to releasing their information, included:

3D/ceramics category – honorable mentions in this category included: Alexander Larkey of Hamilton Southeastern High School

Drawing category – Honorable mentions included: Lucy Gard of Hamilton Southeastern High School, Hanna Maudlin of Hamilton Southeastern High School and Jax Scamahorn of Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Graphic arts category – Honorable mentions included Gavin Tucker of Hamilton Southeastern High School.

Painting category – honorable mentions included: Maisey Kleinmaier of Hamilton Southeastern High School, Riley Meggenhofen of Hamilton Southeastern High School and Addy Rogers of Hamilton Southeastern High School.

The students’ works were judged by Franklin College art professors Randi Frye, Barry Barnes, Denis Kelley and David Cunningham.