2026 ART CONTEST

Best of Show

Cassidy Hoehne, Hillsboro High School, with "Caravaggio’s Narcissus Artist Study"

Ages 12-13

1st Place:  Hannah Fast, De Soto Middle School, with "The Burning City"

2nd Place:  Ella Edgar, De Soto Middle School, with "Picasso’s Plants"

3rd Place:  Macie Czapia, Hillsboro Jr High School, with "Sunflower"

 Ages 14-15

1st Place:  Chloe Armbruster, Danby-Rush Middle School, with "Ophidian"

2nd Place:  Aubrey Meuller, Herculaneum Middle School, with "Untitled"

3rd Place:  Bently Oshia, Grandview Middle School, with "Okarun’s Transformation"

 Ages 16-19

1st Place:  Rosalie Tedford, Festus High School, with "Ballerina"

2nd Place:  Sailor Tucker, Herculaneum High School, with "Untitled"

3rd Place:  Sophia Kemper, Festus High School, with "Baby Deer"

Photography

1st Place:  Ryot Schmidt, De Soto High School, with "Dull Eyes"

2nd Place:  Lucy Yeung, St. Pius X High School, with "Where Ice Meets Light"

3rd Place:  Ryot Schmidt, De Soto High School, with "Wyoming Mountains"

3-D Art

1st Place:  Emma Rowden and Faith Smith, Herculaneum High School, with "Band Together"

2nd Place:  Renee Reuther,  Jefferson R-7 High School, with "Green Dress"

3rd Place:  Sophie Grill, Herculaneum High School, with "Octopus"

Graphic Design/Digital Art

1st Place:  Ryan McFarland, De Soto Middle School, with "Billy Eillish"

2nd Place:  Hailey Ringler, De Soto Middle School, with "Thinking of my other half"

3rd Place:  Tayla Schlett, De Soto Middle School, with "The Pop"