DCCC Student Art Exhibit Winners Announced During Opening Reception June 1

By Myra Thompson
Davidson County Community College

June 3, 2011

Kasey Newark, a Davidson County Community College art student from Mocksville, won the first place prize in DCCC’s Student Summer Art Exhibit for her acrylic painting titled “Staircase,” and Andrew McCarn, an art student from Lexington, won second place for his “Pear Study” watercolor painting.

After completing six semesters of art instruction at DCCC, Newark plans to transfer to Appalachian State University in hopes of becoming an elementary school art teacher. She and McCarn are among 23 students whose paintings were selected to hang in the DCCC Student Summer Art Exhibit consisting of over 120 works. Winning third place in the exhibit was Sheree Lanier for her acrylic self-portrait titled “Hello.”

Approximately 180 people attended the opening reception held June 1 in the Mendenhall Building on the Davidson Campus. The exhibit features over 120 works of art that will hang on both floors of the Mendenhall Building through August 2. The exhibit and the reception were sponsored by the DCCC Foundation. Edyce Elworth, coordinator of the DCCC Foundation and alumni activities, and Carl Shatley, DCCC art instructor, awarded cash prizes and certificates to the winners.

Kasey Newark of Mocksville won first place in the DCCC Student Summer Art Exhibit for her acrylic painting titled “Stairway.” She also won an honorable mention for her “Fruit Still Life” painting.

They awarded honorable mentions to David Beck for his acrylic painting "Guitar Player"; Jessica Davis for her acrylic "Chuck Close Tribute"; Roy Wilson for his acrylic "Self Portrait as Close" and his oil painting "Sunflower & Apple"; Deborah Davis for her acrylic "Alex"; Jessica Stalvey for her acrylic "Heaven, Baby"; Carl Weaver for his acrylic "Future City"; and Brandi Hunt for her “Pears” pencil drawing.

Additional DCCC art students or alumni whose work is featured in the exhibit are Barbara Hustler, Dex Riley, Charlene Walker, Mackenzie Richey, Star Stultz, Sharon Welch, Cindy Christian, Allen Christian, Missy Hedrick and Nicole Nixon.

For more information about the student art exhibit or the DCCC art curriculum, contact Carl Shatley at cshatley@davidsonccc.edu or call 336.249.8186.