2018 Emerging Artists Competition & Exhibition

The Broome County Arts Council held the Broome High School Emerging Artist Competition Award Recognition & Ceremony on Friday, April 6th to celebrate the artistic talents of the 53 students from 6 Broome County High Schools with 65 works of art on display.
The exhibit will remain open to the public from Friday, April 6, 2018 to Wednesday April 25, 2018 from 11am-5pm, Monday-Friday at the BCAC Gallery, located at 81 State St in Binghamton (5th floor above Terra Cotta).

Districts and teachers participating were:
Chenango Forks High School: Keith Rosko, Lindsay Welch
Chenango Valley High School: Bob Zanot
Johnson City High School: Eric Adolf
Maine-Endwell Senior High School: Jean Burlingame, Kellie Smith
Union-Endicott High School: Diane Golden
Vestal High School: Sean Bowers, Mallory Little, Amy Panella, Melissa Restuccia

The Emerging Artists Award Recipients for 2018 are:

Best of Show: Emmerlene Richardson
Self Portrait
(Mixed Media)
Union Endicott HS
Diane Golden Art Teacher

Excellence in Composition: Kayla Ferris
Something Lost
(Charcoal)
Chenango Valley HS
Bob Zanot Art Teacher

Excellence in Line & Color: Emily Sierzant
My Room, My Space
(Ink, marker & metallic pens)
Union Endicott HS
Diane Golden Art Teacher

Excellence in Originality: Allen Doan
Aquatic Enemies
(Pen & ink)
Chenango Valley HS
Bob Zanot Art Teacher

Excellence in Use of Media: Megan Proutey,
Rumor
(Charcoal)
Chenango Valley HS,
Bob Zanot Art Teacher

Excellence in Level of Difficulty: Madeline Selby,
Melo,
(Scratchboard)
Chenango Valley HS,
Bob Zanot Art Teacher

The judges for the 2018 competition were: Legislator Daniel D. Reynolds, Sharon Ball, Marcia Blackburn, Jules Gotay, Yvonne Lucia and Orazio Salati.