NCC Announces NW Iowa Visual Arts Show Winners

Northwest Iowa Community College is hosting the Virtual NW Iowa Visual Arts Show May 22-June 30, 2020 for both NCC and northwest Iowa high school students. First, second, and third place awards were given in each category, with honorable mentions awarded at the judge’s discretion. An overall award was also given: A Best in Show award, chosen by the high school art teachers.

College Winners:
Drawing/Painting                                          Title
1st       Sara Maassen – Rock Valley             Self Portrait  
2^nd        Devan Schaeffer – Sheldon              Bridge Past and Future
3^rd        Sara Maassen – Rock Valley            Bloom

Digital Media/Photography
1^st        Adyson Saunders – Des Moines      Anomaly Archives Podcast   
2^nd       Brianna Van Veldhuizen – Rock Rapids   Out West  

High School Winners:
Individual Media Awards

Ceramics – Decorative
1^st        Shantell Erickson – Central Lyon         Skull
2^nd    Salina Davis – Sheldon                            Turtle
3^rd       Kourtney Engel – Sheldon                    Sea Turtle

Ceramics – Functional
1^st        Faith E. Richards – Sheldon              Snowflake
2^nd       Lydia Hustedt – South O’Brien          Up & Away
3^rd          Cony Wilson – Central Lyon             Chalice

Digital Media
1^st        Simon Maggert – Sheldon                  Hollow Knight
2^nd       Chloe Bilby – MOC-Floyd Valley       Friendship
3^rd            Makayla Van Voorst – Sheldon        Forest Fire Approaching

Photography
1^st        Lexi Hilbrands – Rock Valley             Round and Round
2^nd       Cora Schreurs – Rock Valley             Find the Light
3^rd            Taylor Warner – West Lyon              Drip

Drawing – Charcoal
1^st       Josie Huss – Sioux Center                   Yearning
2^nd     Otto Reyna – MOC-Floyd Valley          My Viejita
3^rd      Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien      Time Marches On

Drawing – Colored Pencil
1^st        Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien      Cool Soda
2^nd       Hannah Wiltgen – MOC-Floyd Valley    Tiger Within
3^rd       Jordan Hassebroek – Sheldon                Untitled

Drawing – Graphite
1^st        Josie Huss – Sioux Center                   Lady Blackbird
1^st          Katie Kensack – MOC-Floyd Valley   Self-Portrait             
2^nd       Hannah Van Maaren – Sheldon          Untitled
2^nd         Rachel Gapinski – West Lyon             Coffee Time
3^rd       Carma Van Ommen – West Lyon        The Girl

Drawing – Ink/Marker
1^st        Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley        Me Too
2^nd       Alycia Williams – MOC-Floyd Valley   Lion
3^rd       Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley        Unsolicited Advice

Drawing – Pastel (Oil, Soft)
1^st       Grace Dahl – MOC-Floyd Valley       Radiance
2^nd       Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley      Profile
3^rd       Alexis Arends – George-Little Rock In Nature

Drawing – Other
1^st       Otto Reyna – MOC-Floyd Valley      Love
2^nd       Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley     Lion
3^rd       Kennedy London – George-Little Rock Broken

Painting – Acrylic, Tempera
1^st        Farrah Lewis – Central Lyon            Oh Brother
2^nd       Shania Struckman – Central Lyon    Sunset Sea
2^nd       Lily Downard – Central Lyon            Bob Ross
3^rd       Andraya Bahnson – West Lyon           Tom

Painting – Watercolor
1^st       Brooklyn Leusink – MOC-Floyd Valley Sunflower Set
2^nd       Macay Van’t Hul – Western Christian      Mountains
3^rd       Rachel Jorgensen – MOC-Floyd Valley My Grandma’s Garden

Painting – Other
1^st        Kaylee Kruid – Sioux Center                 My Strength
2^nd       Chloe Boote – West Lyon                      Pretty Bird
3^rd       Desiree Rodriquez – MOC-Floyd Valley Soccer is Life

2D Mixed Media
1^st       Emily Ritz – MOC-Floyd Valley          He Calls Me A…
2^nd       Rachel Jorgensen – MOC-Floyd Valley The Face of a Star
3^rd       Ellie Zeutenhorst – Sioux Center          Nostalgiaa
3^rd       Azenethe Reyes – Sioux Center        Baile Folklorica

3D Mixed Media/Sculpture
1^st       Keziah Tea – Sioux Center                 Mother
2^nd      Olivia Hulstein – Western Christian   Archer
3^rd       Jessica Hernandez – Sioux Center   Floresciendo

Overall Awards – High School

Ceramics
1^st        Shantell Erickson – Central Lyon       Skull
2^nd       Salina Davis – Sheldon                      Turtle
3^rd         Kourtney Engel – Sheldon                Sea Turtle
Honorable Mentions

• Miquel Guevarra – Sheldon                  Alien
• Faith E. Richards – Sheldon                Snowflake
• Cony Wilson – Central Lyon               Chalice

Digital Media/Photography
1^st       Simon Maggert – Sheldon                 Hollow Knight
2^nd      Lexi Hilbrands – Rock Valley            Round and Round
3^rd       Kaira Engelkes – Sheldon                Untitled  
Honorable Mentions

• Hannah Van Tilberg – Rock Valley Lines
• Makayla Van Voorst – Sheldon Forest Fire Approaching
• Cora Schreurs – West Lyon  Find the Light

Drawing
1^st        Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley    Me Too
2^nd       Josie Huss – Sioux Center              Yearning
3^rd       Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien Time Marches On
Honorable Mentions

• Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley Lion
• Merlyn Arizmendi – Sheldon Surreal Drawing
• Josie Huss – Sioux Center Lady Black Bird

Painting
1^st       Madalyn Broesder – Central Lyon Untitled
2^nd     Farrah Lewis – Central Lyon      Oh Brother
3^rd     Macay Van’t Hul – Western Christian Mountains
Honorable Mentions

• Kaitlyn Nuzum – Sioux Center Roses
• Brooklyn Leusink – MOC-Floyd Valley Sunflower Set
• Lily Downard – Central Lyon         Bob Ross

Sculpture/Mixed Media
1^st       Olivia Hulstein – Western Christian   Archer
2^nd      Claire Roemen – West Lyon   Posies
3^rd        Jessica Hernandez – Sioux Center   Floresciendo

Honorable Mentions

• Keziah Tea – Sioux Center           Mother
• Ellie Zeutenhorst – Sioux Center       Nostalgia
• Jolee Te Grotenhuis – Sioux Center Travel

Best in Show
Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley                   Me Too

The nine northwest Iowa high schools who participated are: Central Lyon, George-Little Rock, MOC-Floyd Valley, Rock Valley, Sheldon, Sioux Center, South O’Brien, West Lyon, and Western Christian.