Cloud County Community College to be Host to Annual High School Art Show
Cloud County Community College's Annual High School Art Day will be held on Friday, April 22nd in Arley Bryant Gymnasium on the college's Concordia Campus.
Amy Kern, Instructor in Art at Cloud County Community College, says students from area high schools will have various pieces of artwork on display in the gymnasium. The public is welcome, free of charge, to view the pieces from 9 am to 1 pm.
Throughout the morning, students can participate in two out of the four workshops created for the days' event or participate in the Sidewalk Chalk Art event.
Awards will be given for Best of Show and Best of Category.
Schools who will be participating in the art show are Centralia, Clay Center, Concordia, Frankfort, Linn, Lyons, Marysville, Pike Valley, Republic County, Rock Hills, Smith Center, Southern Cloud, Washington County and Wakefield.
Judges for the event will be Jennifer Taphorn and Brigitte Bruna. Taphorn is owner of Taphorn Design and a graduate of Fort Hays State University. She has worked in the design industry as an Ad Production Manager for the Taos News, and Production Manager, Designer and Web Designer for the Taos Magazine. She is currently freelancing and working in the Technical Publications Department for Landoll Company, LLC. Bruna is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in visual communications and painting. She has been freelancing in the industry for nine years, currently focusing on illustration work. Her client list includes the Department of Communications and Agricultural Education at Kansas State University and the Oz Museum in Wamego.
Kern said she's excited for all the work that has taken place to make this a fantastic day for the students and the community.
For more information about the art show, contact Kern at akern@cloud.edu or at 1-800-729-5101 ext. 326.