NOTTINGHAM, MD – Baltimore County Public Schools students earned honors at the awards reception for the 33rd Annual High School Art Exhibit, held at the Rosenberg Gallery at Goucher College.

The students recognized at the May 31 exhibit reception and their respective high schools and awards are:

Laubheimer Awards
(named after the late James Laubheimer, former BCPS coordinator of art)
Best in Show – Bienn Bagalso, Eastern Technical High
1st Place – Cole Johnson, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
2nd Place – Annaliese Collins, Dulaney High
3rd Place – Avalon Roelser, Catonsville High

BCPS Awards
Best 3D – Ben Hough, Towson High
Best Painting – Kaya Abramson, Carver Center
Best Drawing – Tory Lomaz-Bey, Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts
Best Photograph –
Ana Triantafilou, Dulaney High
Best Other Media –
Nick Carl, Sparrows Point High
Honorable Mention –
Aubrey Calderon, Loch Raven High

Kahlea Branch, Parkville High
Amanda Levitt, Pikesville High
Amy McHugh, Perry Hall High
Valeria Perez Sanchez, Owings Mills High
Emily Schloer, Hereford High
Heather Catron, Kenwood High
Amanda Bosse, Hereford High
Crystal Weyant, Perry Hall High

Nadia Khanam, Western Tech

Azrael, Franz, Schwab & Lipowitz Awards
(The law firm of Azrael, Franz, Schwab & Lipowitz has been a longtime supporter of the visual arts in BCPS, and each year selects student works for exhibition in its Towson office.)
1st Place – Jennifer Casagrande, Parkville High
2nd Place – Emma Thilker, Carver Center
3rd Place – Kaya Abramson, Carver Center
Finalists – Clayton Smallwood, Carver Center
Crystal Weyant, Perry Hall High
Amanda Bosse, Hereford High
Valeria Perez Sanchez, Owings Mills High
Bienn Bagalso, Eastern Technical High
Rachel Kehrman, Catonsville High

Baltimore Watercolor Society Excellence in Water Media Awards
Bienn Bagalso, Eastern Technical High
Kahlea Branch, Parkville High

Teachers’ Choice Award
Ben Hough, Towson High

People’s Choice Award
Bienn Bagalso, Eastern Tech

Superintendent’s Purchase Award
Kiara Raysor, Parkville High

“This show gets more impressive every year,” said Sherri Fisher, BCPS coordinator of visual arts. “The skills and ideas that students presented through their artwork are tremendous.Juried exhibitions such as this provide a real-world experience for our students. Professionals in the field adjudicate works on the exhibition criteria.In a juried exhibition, the artwork along with its statement have to stand on their own.”

The exhibit closes on Monday, June 10. Many of the works are available for sale. For more information, contact the Office of Visual Arts at 443-809-4030.

The exhibit was made possible with the support of Azrael, Franz, Schwab, Lipowitz & Solter, LLC, and the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, Baltimore County Public Schools, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and Goucher College.