Vision & Verse: High School Visual Arts and Writing Exhibition
In the Ford Family Gallery & Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Dates: April 14-May 16, 2025
The competitions celebrating the creative talents of high school students in both visual and literary arts have now evolved into "Vision & Verse: White Bear Center for the Arts' High School Visual Arts and Writing Exhibition." This new name highlights both writing and visual arts equally while keeping them as distinct competitions.
Students in the Northeast Metro Area enrolled in grades 9-12 are invited to submit their original creative works to either or both of the annual Vision & Verse contests. Winning entries in both competitions will be awarded cash prizes, and select entries will be eligible to be published in WBCA's annual student literary magazine, “Repose.”
For the "Vision & Verse" artists:
Artwork pickup will be held at WBCA this following dates:
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
Monday, May 19, 2025, 2:00-8:00 PM
Vision & Verse Visual Arts Contest Award Winners:
Best of Show: Jacque Worden, "Unnamed," Ceramic
Studio Repose Award: Ella Kraai, "Nightmarish Daydreaming," Gouache on canvas
MCAD PCSI Award: Ve Anderson, "Societal Standards," Colored pencil, makeup
Judges Choice Award – Karen Chan: Evan Miller, "Looped Teapot," Ceramic
Judges Choice Award – Taylor Guntharp: Anton Kastler, "Oil," Digital; Photoshop
Judges Choice Award – Erik Pearson: Magdelena Mathews, "Doughy Delight," Acrylic
Honorable Mention: Catherine Paske, "Carolynn's Pomegranates," Acrylic
Honorable Mention: Emma Mahon, "Dogs," Oil
Honorable Mention: Paloma Gibbon-Pena, "Behind the Curtain," Mixed media
Award of Merit: Zayne, "Leo's," Photography
Award of Merit: Annalise N. Wohlfeil, "Bambi," Ceramic
Award of Merit: Hannah Bradley, "One in the Same," Acrylic on canvas
Award of Excellence: Evan Carion, "Fragmented Form," Graphite, colored pencil, marker
Award of Excellence: AJ Tong, "Natural Relation," Charcoal
Vision & Verse Writing Contest Award Winners:
Best of Show: Esme Roux, "Charlie," Creative Nonfiction
Studio Repose Award: Lennox Tan, "Stars That Fall," Creative Nonfiction
Best of Creative Nonfiction: Alexis Surface, "You Are Who You Were"
Creative Nonfiction Honorable Mention: Ella, Kraai, "The Tree of Knowledge"
Best of Persuasive Essay: Clara Blauer, “There’s Too Much Art in the World”
Persuasive Essay Honorable Mention: Zawa Carney, “Self Description”
Best of Poetry: Darriq Grisle, “Puzzle”
Poetry Honorable Mention: Clara Blauer, “1:31 am”
Best of Short Story: Okkoto, “you never really tire of it”
Short Story Honorable Mention: Emily Alexander, “A Leap”
Best of Spoken Word: Joy Shadrack, “Seldom A Girl”
Spoken Word Honorable Mention: Cadence Pompilio, “The Pomegranate”