At the awards reception on May 1, MGCCC Harrison County Campus School of Visual & Performing Arts announced the winners of the Annual Student Art Competition and Exhibition.

Categories included Drawing, Design, Painting, and Digital Art.

“I’m really proud of this year’s students,” said Cecily Cummings, 2-D arts instructor. “I’m grateful they had this opportunity to showcase a year of hard work and creativity to their family, friends, our campus, and the community.”

This year’s judge was Gulfport native Elisha Gold, who received his MFA in sculpture from the University of Memphis. He currently resides in Memphis, where he creates large-scale industrial organic sculptures for public spaces.

“It was very hard to choose winners,” Gold said. “Each of the student pieces displayed a lot of talent and creativity.”

WINNERS BY CATEGORY:

Painting:

1st place: “Kamryn” by Peyton Wortel

2nd: “Gunslinger” by Finn Early

3rd: “That Guy” by Meredith Legagneux

Honorable Mention: “Evergreen” by Eli Tate

Drawing:

1st: “Drowning” by Eva Brown

2nd: “Ancient City” by Peyton Wortel

3rd: “Splatoon” by Kelly Vo

Design:

1st: “One of Many” by Kelly Vo

2nd: “Rabbit” by Sarah Alexander

3rd: “Bronx” by Kennedy Hoyle

Computer Art:

1st: “Untitled” by Emilie Bruneau

2nd: “Untitled” by Victoria Sanders

This year, a special award was granted to a student called The Teacher’s Choice “G.O.A.T.” Award. The Greatest of All Time award was given to  Miji Burke for her outstanding work as a student artist.