Students Participate in 2015 All Conference Trailways Art Show

On Thursday, April 30th, students traveled to Montello to participate in the All Conference Art Show. This is an excellent event in which students have the opportunity to view artwork created by other students in our conference, as well as compete for ribbons within their respective categories.

After enjoying refreshments and viewing the artwork, students had the opportunity to listen to guest speaker, Meghan Blake-Horst. Megan is a Madison based artist and founder of Absolutely Art, which is a community based gallery. Megan is also a co-founder and manager for MadCity Bazaar and works with Safe Communities to create artistic road crossing boxes around the city. Megan spoke to students about marketing and promoting the visual arts -- something that is absolutely essential in order for artists to make a profit using their talents.

Congratulations to the following students for their artistic achievements at this year’s art show.
Over 20 schools in the Trailways Conference were invited to participate in 11 different art categories.

1st Place
Katie Woodward-Crafts II
Summer Manzke-Painting I
Dolton Weller-Drawing II
Levi Lamke-Ceramics I

2nd Place
Mitchell Draeger-Ceramic ll (sculptural)

4th Place
Megan Lamke-Crafts I

5th Place
Gwen Uselman

Art Show Qualifiers:
Taylor Emrath, Kalin Catteruccia, Adam Apkarian, Leah Kulakowski, Anna Mares, Faith Austin, Breana Caminata, Sierrah Wirth, Samantha Neary, Shelby Edl, Mackenzie Seeber and Emily Roller.
The public is invited to view the artwork at the Johnson Creek Public Library through May 17th. The work will be on display again at the Johnson Creek High School Band and Choir concert on May 18th at 7PM.