The Taube Museum of Art on April 8 announced the winners of its annual student art contest where more than 660 pieces of art have been submitted from different schools across the state.

The contest was held in different categories based on grades, from kindergarten through 12th grade: K-3, 4-6, 7-8 and 9-12.

“Most of the school teachers are usually aware of the contest and a lot of teachers put effort in that. We announced the contest in late February and this year, we got some new participants because we have some long lists of contacts,” said Doug Pfliger, gallery manager at the Taube Museum of Art.

“There are 663 pieces of work submitted for the contest from around 40 schools across the state,” he said.

This year’s judges were Terry Jelsing, Rugby, artist/teacher and Rhonda Helde, Hazen, art instructor. The two jurors chose a list of best art for several award categories such as the Governor’s Award, Congressional Art Award, State of the Arts Award, Taube Museum of Ar Award and Northern Visions Award.

From all the categories, the jurors have also chosen several pieces to be part of a Traveling Exhibition for the upcoming year.

“The traveling show includes around 80 percent works of the judges selected. And that will go to, starting from the North Dakota State Fair, will go to probably, Cando art center, and then it will go to Grand Forks, and then Devils Lake and then it will end up at James Memorial Center in Williston and it will then come back to Taube Musuem of Art,” he said.

The Governor’s Award is sponsored by Gov. Jack Dalrymple for display in his office and winners of the Governor’s Awards were:

High School:

Raven Hernandez – The Cat’s Meow; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Dr. Thaden; Junior High: Annika Stewart – Aerial View City; Bishop Ryan, Minot – Deena Elm; Elementary:

Ella Joy Jacobs – Chalk Landscape; Washington Elem., Minot – Ms. Erickson.

Northern Visions Awards, sponsored by Sen. John Hoeven for display in his offices were Senior High – ND Office; Hannah Bushnell – Peacock; Minot Central Campus – Mike Stein; Amy Wegner – Lighthouse II; Dickinson High – T.M. Winter; Junior High – ND Office: Jaylin Perrault – Against the Tide; Valley M.S., Grand Forks – Linda Lukaski; Elementary – ND Office: Janick McGarvey – USA and Leeds Elementary – Susan Braun.

Congressional Art Awart, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Cramer for display in his offices were Senior High – Washington DC Corridor: Emery Dobitz – Beautiful Buffalo; Killdeer Public – Cherie Roshau; Senior High – ND Office: Chloe Fredericks – Sitting Bull; Killdeer Public – Cherie Roshau; Alexandra Mindeman; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Bobbi Zahradka; Junior High – ND Office: Denver Buck – Tapa Cloth; Bishop Ryan, Minot – Deena Elm; Elementary – ND Office: Seth O’Connell – Fall Night and Leeds Elementary – Susan Braun.

State of the Arts, sponsored by Senator Heidi Heitkamp for display in her offices were Senior High – ND Office: Isabel Dillon – Hoot; Grand Forks Central H.S. – Nancy Greenwood; Angie Blacksmith – Catherine’s Garden; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Bobbi Zahradka; Junior High – ND Office: Ayden Carey – Green Rose; Valley M.S., Grand Forks – Linda Lukaski; Elementary – ND Office: Esena Akyuz – Watercolor Landscape and Discovery M.S., Fargo – Megan Quiring.

Winners of the Traveling Award and their works were – Grades 9 – 12: Bishop Ryan, Minot – Deena Elm; Jonah Kramer – Circles on Squares; Emma Garber – Self Portrait in Red; Madison Wald – Industry; Dickinson High School – T.M. Winter; Alexis Bohl – Cat; Grand Forks Central – Linda Shaw-Elgin; Jenaya Morris – Dawgg;

Phina Juarez – Swimming Upstream; Grand Forks Central – Nancy Greenwood;Isabel Dillon – Sweetness on a Stick; Ally Strauss – Just Kick’n It; Greg Olson – Downtown Brooklyn; Rachael Meyer – #Change Happens; Rachael Meyer – Flashback; Rachael Meyer – Instant Gratification; Rachael Meyer – North 158; Minot Central Campus – Mandy Smith;

Paula Berggren – Chromp; Minot Central Campus – Mike Stein; Hailee Salander – Night Bull; Hannah Bushnell – Fruit Bowl; Cambree Albright – Flower Metamorphosis; Camryn Pedersen – Tree Frog; Camryn Pedersen – On the Tip of My Tongue; Danica Rumney – Two Red Flowers; Minot Magic City Campus – Michele Borkhuis; Juliana Schaefer – Two Flowers; Elizabeth Hurtea – San Fran; Makenna Hesch – A Rose of Another Color; Meghan Dettlaff – Come on Pelicans; Minot Magic City Campus – Amanda Crawford; Katlynn Taylor – Stormy Skies; Madison Foisy – Rainy Day Letters; Talli Theobald – Venus Eye Trap; Minot Magic City Campus – Crystal Voth; Allene Thompson – Vent; Evan Blackwell – In the Moment; Red River High School – Dr. Betsy Thaden; Bailee Enlow – Capture the Clouds; Skylar Borg – When in Rome; Reed Turner – Vibrant Avenue; Red River High School – Bobbi Zahradka; Joseph Sproui – A-maizing Season; Alexandra Mindeman – A Rusty Memory; Prakash Pathak – Misery; Cassidy Anderson – Soaring; Rugby High School – Stephanie Skeen; Jessica Blessum – Self Portrait; Valley City High School – Kelly Callahan; Abby Brown – Self Portrait – Vintage Polaroid; Bekah Peterson – Self Portrait; Williston High School – James Skinner; Ashley Fagerland – Untitled; Austin Proctor – Dryad; Traveling Award Winners – Grades 7 – 8: Bishop Ryan – Deena Elm; Sealy Rovig – Autumn Bliss; Maya Wald – Yellow Bird; Sidney Lovelace – Horse; Discovery M.S., Fargo – Steve Knutson; Jennifer Chao – Keys are Awesome; Alexis Sampson – Dice; Mandaree School – Jennifer Stoopes-Mokamba; Abbygale Charging – Family Tree; Nathan Twining M.S., Grand Forks AFB – Mrs. Bratager; Joshua Isassi – Untitled; Schroeder M.S., Grand Forks – Barb Solway; Alex Richards – Easter Orchids; Amelia Syrup – Do You See What I See?; Kylee Horner – Knot Trees; Claire Leach – Aurora Borealis; Brody Sorensen – Untitled;

Morgan Haga – Tiger Lilies; Chloe Prather – ND Coneflower; Valley City H. S. – Carol M. Foth; and Nathan Eldridge – 1948 Chevy.

Winners of the Taube Museum of Art Award were High School: Caimee Halvorson – Sukoshi Koinu; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Bobbi Zahradka; Junior High: Grace Candrian – Glass Bottles; Bishop Ryan, Minot – Deena Elm; Elementary: Hayden Krieger – Smile; McVay School, Williston – Onesti Krieger.

There were two more categories namely, Spotlight Award and People’s Choice Award.

Spotlight Award Winners were High School: Sharlee Krkosa – The Tast of Poison; Grand Forks Central H.S. – Nancy Greenwood, and People’s Choice Award Winners were

High School: Meghan Detlaff – Lost in Italy; Minot Magic City HS – Michele Borkhuis;Kathryn Peterson – Throne; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Bobbi Zahradka; Ben Schleicher – Why So Serious; Red River H.S., Grand Forks – Bobbi Zahradka; Junior High: Makayla Gould – Birdwatching; Valley City H.S. – Carol M. Foth; Isabella Figueroa – Hurting Beauty; Valley City H.S. – Carol M. Foth; Jaymus Duke – Trumpet; Valley M.S., Grand Forks – Linda Lukaski; Elementary: Hailey Peltier – Scarecrow with a Red Feather;

Rolette Elementary – Janice Fossum; Mataya Sten – Bursting Sunflowers; Leeds Elementary – Susan Braun; Caleb Jorgenson – Meow and Leeds Elementary – Susan Braun.