Results of the Nevis Spring Art Show

Faustina G. (Supt Award), Winter P. (Best of Show Award, most votes)

120 artworks by students in grades 8-12 were on display April 20-22.

The entire school was invited to vote for the Best of Show award

on April 22. The most votes were give to Winter P. and the Super-

intendent's Choice Award went to Faustina G.

Other top vote-getters, in this order: Amber Johnson, Kailee 
Bjorkstrand, Ana Viloria, Lily Demro, Andrew Dudley, Matt McNamara, 

Brian Scouton, Caleb Wright, Daniel Mistic, Cooper Henry, Brent Girtz, 
Emily David, Jessica Thompson, Natalie Hilden, Alexis Moen, Halley 
Jo Huckbody, Kyrsten Sauser, Zoey Detmers, Cory Hawks, Cailey 
Frisch, Jesse Nutt, Logan Hanson, Hailey Moore

MSHSL Sectional Art Festival Results

13 Nevis High School students entered 18 artworks in the sectional fest.

2 Superior Medals in Drawing, Junior Natalie Hilden, 

"A Tranquil Kind of Tangle" marker & pastel on watercolor 

 "The Big Bean" (colored pencil)

Superior Medal in Crafts/Book Arts, Senior Anna Walter, 

drawing and poetry on vintage book pages, "Family Business"

 ​Superior Medal in Drawing, Senior Faustina Gray, oil pastel drawing, "Protection"

 Excellent Ratings
 Kailee Bjorkstrand--2d Mixed-Media 

Winter Post--2d Mixed-Media and Drawing 
Joscelin Eischens--Drawing; 

Kyrsten Sauser--Drawing, Dylan Hepokoski--Painting
 Valentina Stella--Painting; 

Faustina Gray--Sculpture; Gabby David--Sculpture.

5th Grade Stop Motion Animations

To see other student videos, go to Mrs. Besonen's YouTube Channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7WCDJOS5F6GPjbLf5eSuw/videos?view_as=public

2 Students' Art in the Minnesota Youth Art Month Exhibit

Congratulations to art club members Tina Gray and Kailee 
Bjorkstrand, their paintings will be in the Youth Art Month 
exhibit at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in the twin cities, 
February 25th – March 27th. There will be an opening 
reception in Hopkins on Sunday, Feb. 28th. 

3rd Grade Claymation Video, January 2016

Low budget, high energy stop motion animation by 

half of the 3rd grade:

https://youtu.be/YboywPtgstM

Minneapolis Art Field Trip, October, 2015

6th grade Lions Club Peace Poster Contest Winners

According to lionsclubs.org, "Each year, Lions clubs around the 
world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster 
Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for 
kids encourages young people worldwide to express their 
visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children 
from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. 
The theme of the 2014-15 Peace Poster Contest is Peace,   
Love and Understanding."

The winning design from this school this year is by Olivia S.

2nd place, Kali; 1st place, Olivia; 3rd place, Tyler

Nevis Spring Art Show Results

Best of Show Award--Justin D., Supt Award--Natalie H.

130 artworks from students in grades 7-12 were on display
in Nevis School, April 21-24, 2015.

The Superintendent's Choice and Best of Show Awards were
given on April 24th.

MSHSL Sectional Art Festival Results

Nevis School's participants in the Sectional MSHSL Art Festival

Natalie received a Best of Show Award in the Sculpture category
for her work "Entangled Zentangles" and will go the state art show
in Golden Valley in May.

Samantha received a Superior rating for her mixed-media collage "Perched".

Kailee received a Superior rating for her drawing.

Leo received a Superior rating for this mixed-media collage project, "Anxiety".

7th Grade Clay Animations

Nevis Students' Stop-motion Drawing Animations

Lions Peace Poster Contest Winner 2014

The winning poster winner this year is Caitlyn B. She said,
 "Peace. Nobody sees it, smells it, or hears it. But we all feel it.
We know it's there. Peace is talked about a lot when speaking
of the world. "World Peace" is something we all hope for,
waiting for it to happen. The truth is, Peace starts in yourself.
It's there, and with whatever will power we have we need to
pass in on and weave it through the people around the world." 
6th grader Caitlyn's poster is advancing to the regional Lions
Peace Poster contest.

According to lionsclubs.org, "Each year, Lions clubs around the 
world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster 
Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for 
kids encourages young people worldwide to express their 
visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children 
from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. 
The theme of the 2014-15 Peace Poster Contest is Peace,   
Love and Understanding."

Park Rapids Chapter Winners

FIRST PLACE Caitlyn B.

SECOND PLACE Derek L.

THIRD PLACE Deja D.

MSHSL Sectional Art Contest, March 26, 2014

Superior Medals:
Kailee B. (Drawing)
Leo K. (2 in Drawing)
Angel W. (Drawing)
Micah S. (Media Arts/Video)
Micah was one spot away from
making it to the State Art Show!

Excellent Ratings:
Samantha W. (painting)
Justin D. (painting)
Ruby V. (painting)
Leo K. (photography)
Skylar F. (photography)
Angel Wolf (mixed-media)
Brett J. (graphic design)
Ana V. (Drawing)
McKenzie H. (Painting)

 

Nemeth Art Center HS Awards

The following Nevis students were honored at a reception
and awards program at the Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids
on Saturday, May 11th.

Savannah Gatewood, Lockridge money award for painting
Mikayla Maguson, Lockridge money award for printmaking
Sean McGowan, Lockridge money award for photography
Skylar Fynboh, First place and Lockridge money award for photography
Adrian Dupont, Second place for Drawing
Sandra Johnson, Second place for Sculpture
Melissa Rice, First place for Mixed-media

Patty Funk wins a trip to the MSHSL Art Show!

On Wednesday, March 27th, Nevis HS participated

in the  MSHSL Region 8A art competition in
Fosston, involving 11 schools and 150 artworks. 
Nevis Senior, Patty Funk won the Spotlight, Best
in Media Arts Category Award for her stop-motion
video 'Batty'! Her work will advance to the 
Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition held 
at the Perpich Center for Arts Education in 
Golden Valley, May 12-18th, 2013, with a reception 
on Saturday, May 18th. 

MSHSL Regional Art Show Results

1. Spotlight, Best in Category Award: Patty Funk, in Media Arts for the stop-motion video 'Batty' 
2. Superior Ratings: Skylar Fynboh (photography), Patty Funk (media arts, video), Karly Drury (printmaking), Mikayla Magnuson (printmaking), Missy Rice (mixed media)
3. Excellent Results: Savannah Gatewood (painting), Crysta Berens (painting), Meghan Templeton (photography), Madisen Douvier (digital photography), Tricia Everett (mixed-media)

7th grade Art Claymation

No Ordinary Day by Andrew & Kyler

Recreations of Masters' Works

As part of an Art History unit, the 9th graders

recreated their interpretations of master artists' works.

Gabe and Ethan's interpration of Michelango's work, "Ethanitus"



Megan's interpration of O'Keeffe's work, "Daisy and Leaves"



 

Cole and Aaron's interpration of van Eyck's work,
"Cole in a Red Turban"

 




Morgan and Hannah's interpration of Sargent's work, "Lily Pond"

 



 Conley and Ian's interpration of Rodin's work, "Ummmm"









Kaitlyn and Anna's interpretation
of Renior's painting,
"Boating on the Eleventh"





DOTS! Creative-thinking, courage & collaboration

6th Grade collaborative watercolor painting

INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY IS SEPT. 15TH-ISH.

It all started with the children's book The Dot by Peter H.
Reynolds and has become an international phenomenon
celebrating creative-thinking and courage. What happens
when you don't have a pattern to follow, make a mark
and see where it leads?

Animation of the book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mGeR4AQdM

HERE ARE SOME OF THE DOTS SPOTTED IN NEVIS SCHOOL NOW:





4th Grade Photos of Dots




9th grade dot sculpture in progress



9th grade collaborative dot sculpture



"Glowing Dots", 9th grade collaborative dot installation in art room



9th grade collaborative dot sculpture



9th grade collaborative dot sculpture



9th grade collaborative dot sculpture



6th grade collaborative watercolor dot paintings



1st grade dot collage, made in Mrs. M-B's class



3rd grade watercolor dot painting, made in Mrs. McMorrow's class

2nd grade dot printing, made in Mrs. Thompson's class

Aboriginal-inspired dot painting on canvas
Melissa Rice, College Color & Design



Aboriginal-inspired dot painting on canvas
Mikayla Magnuson, College Color & Design

Ellen Albright's video goes to State Art Exhibit

On Wednesday, March 21st, Nevis HS participated
in the  MSHSL Region 8A art competition in
East Grand Forks. Of 21 schools and 320 artworks, 8 students
will go to state, one student in each category--including
Ellen Albright!

"Dream Sequence" by Ellen Albright

Ellen Albright won best of category for her "Dream
Sequence" video in the Media Arts category and
will participate at the State Visual arts Exhibit at
the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, May 10-19,
reception on May 19th.

Other results:
Superior medals: Marie Meyer (painting), Marie Meyer
(another painting) , Robert Whiteside (video)

Excellent ratings: Joy Thomas (drawing), Sara Kalla (drawing),
Ellen Albright (painting), Robert Whiteside (photography),
Nichole Edwards (Graphic Design), Zach Miller (video)

March 2011 Regional MSHSL Results

Superior Medals: Rachel Grider (drawing), Shawn White (drawing),
Rachel Grider (altered book)

Excellent Ratings: Ashley Cain (painting), Shawn White (painting),
Amy Mack (painting), Mackenzie Gatewood (painting), Shiloh Veit
(Digital Photography)

Senior Shawn White, "Wishing"

Senior Shawn White, "Boot of Life"

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Senior Rachel Grider, "Rabbit Card"

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Junior Marie Meyer, "Leaving"

Junior Mackenzie Gatewood, "Shifting Light"

 

Minneapolis Art Field Trip

Nevis HS Art students in front of "Spoon and Cherry Bridge" in Minneapolis.

On October 19th, 2010, 23 Nevis HS students went on a fieldtrip

to Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (above) was

the first stop, followed by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Museum

that displays prehistoric through contemporary art from around the world.

Thanks to a $300 Itasca-Mantrap Operation Round-up Grant the

students were not charged to go on this trip.

Park Rapids North Country Museum of Art HS Show

"Self Portrait" First Place in Graphic Design by Matt Meyer

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"Fly Away" First Place in Acrylic Painting by Ashley

"Life's Deal" First Place in Color Drawing (detail) by Rachel

"Life's Deal" First Place in Colored Drawing by Rachel


"Through" First Place in 2-d Mixed Media and
BEST OF SHOW AWARD by Rachel


"Two Wolves" First Place in B & W Drawing

Park Rapids North Country Museum of Art Show:

2-d Mixed Media – 1st Place & BEST OF SHOW, Rachel Grider; Merit Award, Tarah Zeismer

Colored Drawing – 1st Place, Rachel Grider; 2^nd Place, Matt Meyer3^rd Place; Kasey Sauser

B & W Drawing – 1^st Place, Rachel Grider

Photography – Merit Award, Kate Klein

Sculpture— Jesse McLaren, Merit Award

Acrylic Painting – 1^st Place, Ashley Cain; Merit Award, Jesse McLaren

Graphic Design – 1^st Place, Matt Meyer; 2^nd Place, Pat Kriens