Katy ISD Students Compete in Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo School Art Competition
Katy, TX (March 22, 2016) Three Katy ISD student artists recently earned top honors in the 2016 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo School Art Competition. Taylor High School’s Allyson Bishop was selected as the Class Champion for all 3D artworks. Cinco Ranch High School’s Ashley Coleman won the Reserve Class Champion award for all mixed media art pieces. Tompkins High School’s Lucy Chen won the Reserve Grand Champion award for all high school art and broke the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo record for highest auction amount, $220,000. As a whole, Katy ISD student art brought in $468,000 in this year’s art auction. Additional Katy ISD students were selected for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Award finals.
Congratulations to the following:
Western Art Academy:
Allyson Bishop, Taylor HS
Erica Smolik, Katy HS
(Intensive four-week workshop held in Kerville, Texas under the direction of Schreiner University focusing on oil painting/drawing and activities including field trips to local art studios)
Glassell Junior School of Art Workshop Winners:
Carys Burnette, Cimarron Elementary
Bernadette Hanselman, Taylor HS
Claire Bai, Tompkins HS
(120 positions are awarded to students K-12 grade selected for one session in the summer or fall in the medium they wish to study.)
Auction:
Lucy Chen, Reserve Class Champion
Allyson Bishop, 3D Class Champion
Ashley Coleman, Mixed Media Reserve Class Champion
Iris Lee, Taylor HS
Megna Arya, Tompkins HS
Allyson Su, Seven Lakes HS
Ben Graham, Tompkins HS
Rachel Bai, Tompkins HS
Christine Jeong, Tompkins HS
Renee Josse de Lisle, Tompkins HS
Amy Yang, Seven Lakes HS
Premium 3D Winners (these winners also received a $2,500 instant premium):
Joel Contreras, Cinco Ranch HS
Fatemeh Elbrahimi, Taylor HS
Flora Hu, Seven Lakes HS
Lauren Santamaria, Mayde Creek HS
Courtesy of the District
