2015 Arabian Nights Contest Winners

High School First Place - Brax Melvin, Age 15, Frankfort HS

Middle School Second Place - Kaitlyn Minus, Age 12, Carterville Jr. High

High School Second Place - Shianne Duncan, Age 17, Frankfort HS

Elementary School - Sophia Swinford, Age 6, Lincoln, Marion

Middle School First Place - Macy Shelton, Age 13, Benton Jr. High

2014 Create a Castle Cartoon Caricature  Contest Winners

Age 15 - 18
1st Place - Brax Melvin
2nd Place – McKenzie Ratliff

  Ages 12 - 14
1st Place – Lily Jones
2nd Place – Ashley Solano

Ages 11 and under
1st Place - Aaron Elliott
2nd Place - Madison Varner

1st place winners receive $100, 4 show tickets to Beauty and the Beast, Show T-Shirt.
2nd place winners receive $50, 4 show tickets to Beauty and the Beast, Show T-Shirt

A special Thank You to Kaye Howell, former Marion High School Art Teacher, for judging the art contest. 

Winning artists were honored during intermission on the Thursday night performance of Beauty and the Beast.
   
 

          2013 Under and By the Sea Contest Winners
                                                               
High School Age
1st Place - Megan Benitone, age 16, Herrin
2nd Place – Hannah Creamer – age 19, Marion

Elementary and Middle School
1st Place – Natalie Rendleman, age 14, Makanda
2nd Place – Paula Williams, age 14, Eldorado

1st place winners receive $100, 4 show tickets to The Little Mermaid Jr., Artstarts T-Shirt.
2nd place winners receive $50, 4 show tickets to The Little Mermaid Jr., Artstarts T-Shirt
 
Honorable Mention
Sponsored by Little Egypt Arts Association, Marion
Haley Rice, age 11, Marion
Sara Mataya, age 16, Johnston City

Honorable Mention
Sponsored by Bryan Furniture, Herrin
Kelsey Jurich, Age 10, Herrin
Olivia Rebelion, age 8, Carbondale
Aimi Amaram, age 8, Carbondale
Berget Borowitz, age 11, Carbondale

Read about it in the Marion Daily Republican and View Photos   

2012 Cat Mask Contest Winners

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all participants for the wonderful entries!  All masks will be displayed at the Marion Civic Center during our Production of Cats, March 29 - April 1, 2012.

Ages 14 and Under

1st Place:    Kalyn Rhodes,  Cobden
2nd Place:   Taylor Cox,  Eldorado

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Ages 15 - 18 

1st Place:    Jacob Richerson,  Eldorado 2nd Place:   Alexandra McVicker,
                   Herrin

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2008 Contest Winners
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  2007 Contest Winners
Cat Face Masks

Southern Illinois Student Art Competition Artstarts Company, a non-profit charitable organization, established to promote art and artists in Southern Illinois, announces the winners of its second annual art competition. The theme of this year’s competition is cat masks.

Grade School Competition

First place winner - Kyleigh Lewis, Goreville, IL
Second place winner - Kaylie Webb, Goreville, IL
Third place winner - Chase Regenhardt, Mt. Vernon, IL

Honorable Mention - Nathan Smith, Goreville, IL; Andrew Nixon, Goreville, IL and Julee Bailey, Mt. Vernon, IL

High School Competition

First place winner - William McGraff, Carbondale, IL
Second place winner - Maquel Carter, Waltonville, IL

All entries were displayed at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on March 23, 24, and 25, 2007. Winners were acknowledged during intermission at the CATS production.


 

2006 Contest Winners
Pictures Depicting Good and Evil

Artstarts Company’s First Annual Southern Illinois Student Art Competition

The winners of this year's competition created large wall murals that were used in the Artstarts Company's first production - Godspell. 

Last Updated on Friday, 16 March 2012 03:25