Belin-Blank Center awards students for celebrating Creative Expressions
More than 400 Iowa students in kindergarten through college expressed their creativity and talents through artwork, poems, creative essays and performance pieces in Celebrating Creative Expression, a competition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.
(PressZoom) - More than 400 Iowa students in kindergarten through college expressed their creativity and talents through artwork, poems, creative essays and performance pieces in Celebrating Creative Expression, a competition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.
The students submitted their creative pieces and were judge by a panel of professionals in three categories: visual art work; creative writing; and performance art. Erika Matsuyama of Ankeny, Iowa, won the visual art award for "Ambassador of the Orange Planet." Katy Zalanik of Spencer, Iowa, won the creative writing award with "A Letter from Me," and Ria Olson of Marion, Iowa, won the performance art award for piano/vocal presentation of "The World."
The top merit winner in each of the three categories received a cash award of $500. Additional $50 awards of honorable mention were given to selected artists in each category and age group. Selected works will be included in publications displayed at the Belin-Blank Center.
EDITORS: Receipt of this hometown news release indicates that someone from your coverage area was recognized with an award or honorable mention. Student winners are listed alphabetically by hometown, grade, award, and the name of their piece.
Albia: Rebecca Mason, grade 7, honorable mention in performance arts, "The Phantom"
Anamosa: Brooke Barnette, grade 5, honorable mention in creative writing, "I Raise My Hand"
Ankeny: Erika Matsuyama, grade 8, first-place in visual artwork, "Ambassador of the Orange Planet"
Ankeny: Michael Wignes, grade 11, honorable mention in creative writing, "Greenhorn"
Cedar Rapids: Jacqueline Belding, grade 9, honorable mention in creative writing, "The Mind of the Artist"
Colfax: Mary Ellen Daft, grade 12, honorable mention in visual artwork, "Mushberry"
Corning: Billy Boswell, grade 11, honorable mention in performance arts, "Late Night Guitar"
Council Bluffs: Jonathan Gorman, grade 12, honorable mention in performance arts, "Cold Feets"
Decorah: Virginia Griesheimer, first-year college, honorable mention in visual artwork, "My Dream Home"
Dehli: Dominic Black, grade 1, honorable mention in visual artwork, "Let it Snow"
Grundy Center: Sarah Day, grade 8, honorable mention in creative writing, "Flashback"
Odebolt: Lincoln Kaub, grade 1, honorable mention in visual artwork, "Mola"
Solon: Jesse Miller, grade 2, honorable mention in creative writing, "The Antarctic Puffin, the Ant, the Alligator & the Crab"
Spencer: Katy Zalanik, grade 9, first-place in creative writing, "A Letter From Me"
Urbandale: Jeff Vial, grad 12, honorable mention in creative writing, "Wild Bill"
West Des Moines: Francesca Angeloni, grade 10, honorable mention in visual artwork, "A Self-Portrait"
West Des Moines: Zoe Rand, grade 4, honorable mention in visual artwork, "Cityscape"
West Liberty: Grace Millage, grade 7, honorable mention in performance arts, "Celebration of Life"
STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa News Services, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 371, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2500
MEDIA CONTACTS: Clar Baldus, Belin-Blank Center, 319-335-6148, clar-baldus@uiowa.edu; Lois J. Gray, University News Services, 319-384-0077, lois-gray@uiowa.edu; Writer: Aly Dolan
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