Neshaminy Student Wins Award In Regional Art Show

Several Bucks County students received awards at the 29th annual “Touch the Future” art show, including Neshaminy student Tyler Dyas.

The winning work and others will be on view through Saturday, April 30 at Abington Art Center.

Nearly 400 pieces of work were submitted to the show and 195 pieces were juried by Nicole Hall, Director of Admissions for Temple University Tyler School of Art.

Awards were presented April 3 to the student artists from 25 Bucks and Montgomery county public high schools who submitted work.

For the second year, Best in Show was awarded to Cassidy Quattro, of Hatboro-Horsham High School. There were also second and third place winners, along with 15 category winners. One student received the Teacher’s Choice Award. Together, the students took home prize money totaling $2,400.

"When districts are faced with the hard choice of making budget cuts, one of the first areas they look at are arts programs. This show proves that arts are a core subject and not simply a frill. In our schools, talent and creativity are encouraged and nurtured, and you can't measure that on any standardized test," said Alan M. Malachowski, an elementary school music teacher and president-elect of the Pennsylvania State Education Association Mideastern Region.

The exhibition is open to the public. Gallery hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 am to 9 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.

The Abington Art Center is located at 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.

Best of Show, Teacher’s Choice Award and category winners are:

Best of Show First Place: Cassidy Quattro, Hatboro-Horsham (Black and White Drawing, “Behind the Walls”)

Second Place: Clarissa Kear, Council Rock North (Oil Painting – Untitled)

Third Place: Gabrielle Janovsky, Lower Moreland ( 3-D Single Medium, “Mask”)

Teachers' Choice Award: Ali Zinnen, Pennsbury (3-D Mixed Media, “Pencilman”)

Category winners from Bucks County

Evelyn Solis Flores, Bensalem (2D Design, “Bird in Flight”)

Tyler Dyas, Neshaminy (Traditional Silver Print, “Stressed Out”)

Bethany Gardner, Pennsbury (Painting - Acrylic/Oil, “Painter’s Pallet”)

Jillian Zeldes, William Tennent (3D Functional, “Green Vase”)

PHOTO: Council for the Advancement of Public Schools