MEMPHIS, Tenn , Memphis International Airport announced the winners of the 15th annual High School Visual Arts and Photography Competition. 96 artists submitted work, and 43 were chosen as finalists. 79 photographers entered the contest, and 36 finalists were chosen.
The winners were announced as part of a virtual event, and an open house is being held Thursday night at 6 p.m. where the winners will get their awards.
Paintings ( See collection HERE ): Photographs ( See collection HERE ): All finalists will receive a certificate and 1st place gets 0, 2nd place gets 0, and 3rd place 0.
The airport said all work by the finalists will be on display at the airport for travelers to see for one year.
Most of the pieces are available to buy, with the proceeds going to the student artists.
The nine judges were from the local art community, and included representatives from the University of Memphis, the Withers Collection Museum & Gallery, UrbanArt Commission, Christian Brothers University, Urevbu Contemporary and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.
Congrats to the winners of MEM's 15th Annual High School Visual Arts & Photography Competition!🎨 Paintings, 1st: Meredith Dai 2nd: Taylor Nelson 3rd: Eleanor Hsueh Photos, 1st: Maddox McPherson 2nd: Brooklynn Hellums 3rd: Natalia Ramos https://t.co/Q2PjDyg4Hm via @flymemphis RELATED: Vacation Express resumes summer nonstop Memphis-Cancun flights RELATED: Spirit Airlines nonstop service starts in Memphis Wednesday | Here's where you can go on the low-cost air carrier RELATED: Tommy Kha's Elvis depiction re-installed at Memphis International Airport 3 days after its removal Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video In Other News Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. source