Three ceramic students from the Festival of Arts Youth Arts Education classes received honors from the 19th annual K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Kansas City, Mo.
Their work, selected from among hundreds of entries nationwide, was exhibited at the Kansas City Convention Center in March.
Kindergarten student Amelie Thonar from Irvine received an Artistic Merit Award and Curators Book Award (given to only 10 of the over 500 exhibitors) for her piece “Flower at Home.”
Shane Turkich, a first grader from Mission Viejo, received an Artistic Merit Award for his “Red Cone Head.”
Aliso Viejo fifth grader Marc Stavisski’s piece, “Oz Bag,” was awarded the Bailey Potter Cash Award and an Honorable Mention Award.
The festival offer youth arts education classes weekdays throughout summer in ceramics, painting, printmaking, jewelry, and more.
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