Riverwood Art Students Participate in Atlanta Botanical Garden Events

From Riverwood International Charter School:

SANDY SPRINGS, GA - Art students from Riverwood International Charter School (RICS) recently participated in several events at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens (ABG). On October 1st, 25 students participated in the annual Art Throwdown, Atlanta’s interscholastic high school art competition. Held each year at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Art Throwdown brings students from high schools across Atlanta to engage in a different kind of art competition. Each high school artist is presented with a unique challenge such as drawing when you cannot see your hands or the paper, drawing from live models, or working with a group of artists to construct a sculpture in 30 minutes or less. As Perrin Turner, an early supporter of the event since 2009, said, "The idea is to bring high school artists together and provide a live experience with visual art where friends, family, and the larger community can get a closer look at the creative process. Participating high school artists also get hands-on experience geared towards the next level of artistic expression and learning, whether that means attending college or working in a professional environment."

Riverwood placed 2nd overall out of eight high school teams who participated. RICS students either won or placed in the following categories: Plein-aire Impressionism painting, Sume-I ink painting, Digital Photography, Site Sculpture, Vine Videos, Botanical Illustration and Haiku Poetry. For a complete list of Riverwood winners, see below.

Members of Riverwood’s National Art Honor Society (NAHS) are also participating in the annual Scarecrows in the Garden at the ABG. This fun event showcases more than 100 spooky, creative scarecrows handcrafted by businesses, individuals, schools and organizations. NAHS students created a scarecrow in memoriam to the celebrities who have passed away this year – David Bowie, Prince, Gene Wilder and Alan Rickman. More information can be found at atlantabg.org.

2016 Riverwood Art Throwdown Winners

Collaborative Sculpture: 1st Place-Laisa Bollo, Rubi Perez and Javier Rameriz
Vine Video: 1st Place - Brenna Munson
Vine Video: 2nd Place - Hunter Gordon and Nick Boatwright
Landscape Painting: 3rd Place - Fernanda Lopes
Sume-I Brush Painting: 3rd Place - Reina Abernathy
Photography: 3rd Place - Wes Mills and Itzya Villaba
Haiku: 3rd Place - Laisa Bollo, Ruby Perez and Javier Rameriz
Botanical Illustration: 4th Place - Kangdi Yu

Photo 1: Riverwood National Art Honor Society scarecrow on display at annual Scarecrows in the Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

Photo 2:
Riverwood Art Students Attend Art Throwdown at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, October 1, 2016

Photo 3:
Riverwood Senior, Kangdi Yu who placed 4th in Botanical Illustration at the 2016 Art Throwdown at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

Images via Riverwood International Charter School.