Russellville High School received the “Best of Show, First Place, and School Award” while participating in the inaugural exhibition of River Arts celebrating visual arts in the schools of western Kentucky. The event is jointly sponsored by the Butler County School District, the Western Kentucky University Education Program, the city of Morgantown, and the Butler County Arts Guild. Participating in the event were 21 other K-12 schools scattered throughout the region.
Emilie Gill won both Best of Show and First Place with a charcoal drawing of “A Bird in the Hand.”
Russellville art Department won the program award for have the most entries accepted into the show. RHS had 14 works of art chosen and hung in the exhibition. The place awards and the program award consist of art supplies. The Best of Show Award is a monetary scholarship.
Brenda Brown is art teacher at Russellville High School.
Students who were chosen are as follows:
Russellville High School
Jamarius Duncan 11th Lion Hearted
Malis Vanna 12th The Koi Fish
Jason Fox 12th Maiden in a Straw Hat
Aleecia Rose 10th Explosion of Color
Jovani Pacheco- Ramirez 11th Shadow
Emilie Gill 12th Summer is Fleeting
Jamarius Duncan 11th Love and Loyalty
Jamarius Duncan 11th Indian Warrior
Malis Vanna 12th Visual Silence
Sydney Herndon 12th Tears of Color
Emilie Gill 12th I Think We’re Going to be Friends
Emilie Gill 12th Ceaselessly Into the Past
Sydney Herndon 12th Lana
James Jenkins 9th That’s Cold
Principal Kim McDaniel says, “Congratulations to these deserving art students and thank you to Mrs. Brenda Brown for establishing and maintaining a strong Art program for our school.”