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Fitz Art Gallery Viewing<\/p><\/div>\n
This year, six RCTC students \u2013 Kristen Brown, William Gartner, Robert Keller, Kieran McDonnell, Nicole Peterson and Luis Cisneros Pito \u2013 were recognized in the Juried Student Art Exhibit.<\/p>\n
This event is annual, and any student enrolled in an art or design class is eligible to enter up to three original artworks of any kind of medium they choose. Not every artwork submitted is accepted, but those that are show skill and or a uniqueness like Kieran McDonnell\u2019s piece, \u201cMantis in Eden.\u201d<\/p>\n
This artwork is made of Legos, wood and acrylic paint and is one of three artworks he chose to submit to the exhibition, which ran from March 20 to April 7. \u201cMantis in Eden,\u201d along with the five other pieces, earned a $50 award. McDonnell said that he thought his piece \u201chit a soft spot in the judge\u2019s heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the other artworks that won, \u201cOrigami Dragon,\u201d was made by Nicole Peterson, who used chalk pastel. She hadn\u2019t planned to enter the exhibition, but her art instructor encouraged her to do so. She was pleasantly surprised when she learned that her artwork had been recognized because she hadn\u2019t expected to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought the artworks created by the other students were honestly really good. I actually figured I wouldn\u2019t win because I thought everyone else\u2019s works were very well done,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
So, placing in the art show is not necessarily easy. Each year, a juror from outside of RCTC decides which pieces will become part of the display, and the juror is different each time to ensure that the judge will be impartial.<\/p>\n
Out of the selections, which are all quite good to begin with, only a handful of them can be chosen as winners, but it has been a good experience for the students. Both McDonnell and Peterson would enter the exhibit again if they had the chance and agree on the overall quality of the exhibit. It has also been beneficial to their development as artists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe experience gave me more confidence in my artwork,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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