Whitko Art Dept. Honored In ExhibitSOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko High School Art Department recently competed in the 2018 Scholastic Art Contest in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio.
Over 3,000 entries were submitted from 200 schools.
Whitko art students won seven scholastic awards; two gold keys (national finalist), two silver keys, and three honorable mentions (also known as outstanding regional awards). The two gold key winning art pieces will compete for national honors in New York.
“I’m proud of my students’ pursuit for excellence. They should be proud for receiving any of the awards,” said Daniel Malicki, the Whitko High School art instructor.
The seven overall winning pieces will be on display at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art from February through April. Opening night for the event is Feb. 11. According to the FWMoA's website, the exhibit will feature "hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculptures, graphics, photographs, mixed-media projects, and all genre of written pieces, each expressing topics that inspire creative teens today." The FWMoA’s Scholastic region has collected one of the highest in national awards totals in the county for the past four years, a news release from Whitko states.
To learn more about the events at the museum, visit fwmoa.org.
