School Year 2024-2025

Richmond County All-County Art Show 2025

Artist Name	Award
High School Division
Isabel Brown	1st Place
Anna Griffin	2nd Place
Saniyah Newton	Honorable Mention
Anna Blankenship	Honorable Mention
Middle School Division
Rhianna Randall	Honorable Mention

46th Annual Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition 2025

Division 3 ( 6^th- 8^th)

Artist Name	Award	Title
Jacqueline Salazar	2nd Place	"Space Duck"
India Matthews	Honorable Mention	"Dotted Van Gogh"
Kayla Barton	Honorable Mention	"The Beauty of Color"
Therese Silva	Honorable Mention	"Veiled in Hue"

Division 4 ( 9^th- 12^th)

Artist Name	Award	Title
Hadley Crislip	1st Place	"Shades of Identity"

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is pleased to announce that the 46th Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition 2025 will be held at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art from March 5th through March 26th.

The annual exhibition pays tribute to the memory of Augusta native and artist Agnes Markwalter in addition to celebrating National Youth Art Month. Each submission will be inspired by this year’s theme, “Healing through Color". All artwork must be a broad interpretation of the theme in order to qualify for an award. This year's juror is Dylan Smeak.

Scholastic Art & Writing

Artist Name	Award	Category	Artwork Title
Jacey Lariscey	Gold Key	Drawing	"Contemplation"
Saniyah Newton	Gold Key	Painting	"Birthday Wish"
Miles Powell-Williams	Gold Key	Digital Art	"Sensoria"
Anna Blankenship	Silver Key	Painting	"Joce-o-lyn"
Saniyah Newton	Silver Key	Painting	*"Dreamscape"*
Qeyah Shears	Silver Key	Drawing & Illustration	*"0.5 Gallery Picture"*
Lian Hernandez	Silver Key	Digital Art	"Smug Click"
Ivory Gabor	Honorable Mention	Drawing	"Tutti"
Lian Hernandez	Honorable Mention	Digital Art	"A Demon Renewed"
Lian Hernandez	Honorable Mention	Digital Art	"No Escape"
Madison Harden	Honorable Mention	Digital Art	"Blinding Lights"
Kayla Jackson	Honorable Mention	Painting	"Rebuilding Foundations"
Kayla Jackson	Honorable Mention	Painting	"Who Does My Reflection Show?"
Miles Powell-Williams	Honorable Mention	Drawing & Illustration	"Phytotherion"
Taylor Tankersley	Honorable Mention	Drawing	"The Burning Book"

School Year 2023 – 2024

Congressional Art Competition 2024

Artist Name

Award

Saniyah Newton
1st Place

Saniyah Newton

People's Choice Award

Liliana Meliezer
3rd Place

About the Congressional Art Competition.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.

2024 high school artshow

Best in Show

Jocelyn Pope, 12^th grade, AP Studio
Morgan Brown, 12^th grade, Ceramics
Tamia Washington, 12^thgrade, Graphic Design

Honorable Mention Art III

Julianne Calmes, 9^th grade
Stephen Green, 9^th grade

Honorable Mention Ceramics I

Anniston Olive, 9^th grade
Ansel Hunt, 9^th grade
Michaela Roberson, 9^th grade
Erica Barrett, 10^th grade

Honorable Mention Art IV

Lucy Wiggins, 9^th grade
Ashlynn Sandifer, 9^th grade
Miles Powell-Williams, 9^th grade
Morgan Barney, 12^th grade

Honorable Mention Advanced Ceramics

Kate Thomas, 10^th grade
Tristian Gaskins, 10^th grade
Daniel Harwood, 10^th grade
Ivy Bradshaw, 12^th grade
Paige Carrick, 12^th grade

Honorable Mention Art V

Hadley Crislip, 9^th grade
Sophia Espenida, 9^th grade
Kayla Jackson, 11^th grade
Jacey Lariscey, 11^th grade
Taylor Tankersley, 11^th grade
Riley Sayer, 12^th grade

Honorable Mention Graphic Design

Sacha Parker, 9^th grade
Olivia Green, 9^th grade
Camryn Harper, 9^th grade
Tahlia Flournoy, 12^th grade

Honorable Mention Media Arts 1

Liliana Meliezer, 10^th grade

Anna Blankenship, 11^th grade

Sidney Jordan, 12^th grade

Jonathan Hurst,12^th grade

Kymian Battle, 12^th grade

Tatum Grady, 12^th grade

Honorable Mention AP Art History

Tessyln Armstrong, 12^th grade

Richmond County All County Art Show 2024

Artist Name

Award

Felicity Green
1st Place

Felicity Green

Honorable Mention

Scholastics Art & Writing

Artist Name	Award	Title
Miles Powell- Williams	Gold Key	"Space God"
Jocelyn Pope	Silver Key	*"This used to be our playground"*
Jocelyn Pope	Silver Key	*"Other"*
Sidney Jordan	Honorable Mention	"Expression of color and grayscale"

45th Annual Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition 2024

Division 3 ( 6^th- 8^th)

Artist Name

Award

Title

Julia Prouty

Honorable Mention

"Polina"

Adway Patel

2nd Place

"Splendor Betta”

Annabel Del Fabro

1st Place

"Portrait of L"

Division 4 ( 9^th- 12^th)

Artist Name

Award

Title

Taylor Tankersley

1st Place

"Autumn Bliss"

Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition seeks to promote the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs throughout the CSRA. The 2024 competition showcases work inspired by the theme DREAM IN ART, created by K-12 students from public, private, and home schools in Aiken, Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Markwalter family.

Best in Show

Annabel Del Fabbro, 8^th grade, Art 3
Charles Scarborough, 8^th grade, Media Arts 3
Ada Hartman, 7^thgrade, Sculpture 1

Honorable Mention Art 1

Ruby Wiggins, 6^th Grade
Amayzin Luncheon, 6^th Grade
Jerri Little, 6^th Grade

Honorable Mention Sculpture 1

Josephine Miller, 7^th grade
Lisbeth Galo-Gonzalez, 8^th grade
Luke Thomas, 8^th grade

Honorable Mention Art 2

Rebekah Barrows, 7^th grade
Jasmin Khamkaew, 7^th grade
Mai Smith, 7^th grade
Adalyn Chase, 8^th grade

Honorable Mention Sculpture 2

Lydia McCoy, 8^th grade
Elsie Reeves, 8^th grade
Alex Srygley, 8^th Grade

Honorable Mention Art 3

Adway Patel, 8^th grade
Sophia Herz, 8^th grade
Brelyna Taala-Sauni, 8^th grade
Claire Rafoth, 8^th grade

Honorable Mention Media Arts 2

Qailey Shears, 7^th grade
Penelope Pasquale, 7^th grade
Wyatt Fuller, 7^th grade

Honorable Mention Media Arts 1

Jacqueline Salazar, 6^th grade

Therese Silva, 6^th grade

India Matthews, 6^th grade

Aiden Porporino, 6^th grade

Mikhaila Banting, 6^th grade

Jesse Letbetter, 6^th grade

Honorable Mention Media Arts 3

Nathan Bullard, 8^th grade

Bray Ford, 8^th grade

School Year 2022 – 2023

Congressional Art Competition 2023

Artist Name

Award

Jocelyn Pope
1st Place

Lilliana Meliezer

2nd Place

Tatum Grady
3rd Place

About the Congressional Art Competition.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.

Visual Arts 2023 Davie Award Winners
Award	First Name	Last Name	Grade Level
Outstanding Young Visual Artist	Kayla	Jackson	10
Outstanding Ceramic Artist	Kate	Thomas	9
Outstanding Ceramic Artist	Lamizsha	Tomlin	11
Outstanding Young Art Historian	Jay	DeLoach	11
Outstanding Young Art Historian	Yasmine	Williams	12
Outstanding Advanced Artist	Isabel	Brown	10
Outstanding Drawing Artist	Iris	Moore	11
Outstanding 2D Artist	Sasha	Hammarlund	11
Outstanding 3D Artist	Hannah	Price	11
Outstanding Studio Artist	Christie	Wu	12
Outstanding Graphic Design Artist	Joshua	Benson	12
Outstanding Art Director	Emma	Schuyler	12
Outstanding Yearbook Designer	Emily	Le	10
Outstanding Yearbook Photographer	Savannah	Doggette	12
Staff Leadership in Yearbook	Kaci	Wise	11
Visual Artist of the Year	Jocelyn	Pope	11

The following art students received awards for Best in Show:

Jocyln Pope – Visual Arts

Jeffery Benson – Ceramics

Emma Schuyler – Graphic Design

The following art students received awards for Honorable Mention:

Kate Thomas – Ceramics I
Khalia Romero – Ceramics I

Haydin Cully – Ceramics I

Ivy Bradshaw – Advanced Ceramics

Giada White – Advanced Ceramics

Lamizsha Tomlin – Advanced Ceramics

Daniel Awoyemi – Graphic Design

Camryn Harper – Graphic Design

Nyla Crowell – Advanced Graphic Design

Joshua Benson – Advanced Graphic Design

Sasha Hammarlund – AP Art and Design

Christie Wu – AP Art and Design

Hannah Price – AP Art and Design

Pax Plumlee – Visual Arts 5

Isabel Brown – Visual Arts 5

Kayla Jackson – Visual Arts 4

Victor Cuza – Visual Arts 4

Aw (Asia) Taylor – Visual Arts 4

Jacey Lariscey – Visual Arts 3

Saniyah Newton – Visual Arts 3

Aniyah Killebrew – Visual Arts 3

Taylor Tankersley – Visual Arts 2

Daniella Silerio – Visual Arts 2

Tinslee Moye – Visual Arts 2

Scholastics 2023

Gold Key

Painting: Jocelyn Pope

Silver Key

Painting: Michaela Roberson

Drawing & Illustration: Victor Cuza

Honorable Mentions

Ceramics: Lamizsha Tomlin, Natalie Hornsby,

Drawing & Illustration: Sydney Jordan, Connor Sims, Saniyah Newton

Mixed media: Tatum Grady

Photography: Tatum Grady

Painting: Jocelyn Pope

School Year 2021-2022

Visual Arts Davie's Award Winners
Award	First Name	Last Name	Grade Level
Outstanding Ceramic Artist 1	Christopher	Tally	12
Outstanding Ceramic Artist 2	Morgan	Heitz	12
Outstanding Young Art Historian	Olivia	Waddell	12
Outstanding Sculpture Artist	Galadra	Plummer	12
Outstanding Studio Artist	Charlie	Walker	11
Outstanding 2D Artist	Yasmine	Williams	11
Outstanding Studio Artist	Christie	Wu	11
Outstanding Graphic Design Artist	Abby	Shaw	12
Outstanding Creative Director	Sasha	Hammarlund	10
Outstanding Yearbook Photographer	Jakira	Parker	9
Outstanding Yearbook Leadership	Cierra	Jones	12
Visual Artist of the Year	Shania	Nguyen-Tu	12
Visual Art Leadership	Rachel	Witteman	12

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School Year 2024-2025

Richmond County All-County Art Show 2025

46th Annual Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition 2025

Scholastic Art & Writing

School Year 2023 – 2024

Congressional Art Competition 2024

Richmond County All County Art Show 2024

Scholastics Art & Writing

45th Annual Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition and Exhibition 2024

School Year 2022 – 2023

Congressional Art Competition 2023

Visual Arts 2023 Davie Award Winners

Award

First Name

Last Name

Grade Level

Scholastics 2023

Gold Key

Silver Key

Honorable Mentions

School Year 2021-2022

Visual Arts Davie's Award Winners

Award

First Name

Last Name

Grade Level

Artist Name	Award
Felicity Green	1st Place
Felicity Green	Honorable Mention