The High Schools of the Olympic Peninsula Creative Crafts and Arts Exhibit will be on display in the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery at the Sequim Civic Center, located at 152 West Cedar Street, from Friday, April 7 through Thursday, April 27. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
There will be an opening reception for the exhibit on Friday, April 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and an artist reception on Friday, April 14 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
The City Arts Advisory Committee (CAAC) invited high school students across the Olympic Peninsula to submit entries for the exhibit. 22 entries were selected from 20 students, who attend Sequim, Quilcene, and Crescent High Schools, and submitted art for the exhibit.
Awards were given to four students. First place was awarded to Jaxon Taylor, an 11th grader at Quilcene High School for his mixed metals sculpture “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” second place was awarded to Anna Munn a 10th grader at Quilcene High School for her mixed media sculpture “Jell Squad.” There was a tie for third place between Claudia Wilcox a 12th grader at Quilcene High School for her acrylic painting “Here With Me (Billie),” and Kristian Escano an 11th grader at Quilcene High School for his acrylic and mixed media painting on canvas “City of Dreams.”
Please contact City Arts Commission Chair Suzanne Horne at shorne@sequimwa.gov or City of Sequim Arts Coordinator Sarah Hurt at shurt@sequimwa.gov or (360) 582-2477 for more information.