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Northwest Regional Water is Life Art Contest: A Successful Inagural Year!
The Freshwater Society is pleased to have collaborated with the Northwest Service Cooperative to bring the Water is Life Art Contest statewide in 2010. The contest was a great success in the region with many very creative, artistic and thought-provoking entries. Thank you to Mary Morken from Northwest Service Cooperative and all who participated! The regional artists selected to compete in the state contest are: Lena Davis, Rachel Lash, Marisha Lindquist and Hannah Ehli.
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Artist: Lena Davis
Lincoln High School
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Trek North Charter High School
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Artist: Marisha Lindquist
Trek North Charter High School
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Trek North Charter High School
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Student Artist Finalists are Announce from Metro Region
The Freshwater Society and Metro ECSU were hosts to the metro area regional Water is Life Art Contest exhibit and reception on April 21. Almost 50 pieces of art were panel judged by area art and natural resource experts. Four finalists were named to compete in the state competition: Ally Ede, Soveig Meyer, Brittni Krieger and Laura Windmuller. Congratulations to all of the talented young artists who participated!
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Mound Westonka High School
Instructor: Laura Hensley
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Artist: Solveig Meyer
School of Environmental Studies
Instructor: Amy Levine
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Artist: Brittni Krieger
Andover High School
Instructor: Bree Neiland
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Artist: Laura Windmuller
Chanhassen High School
Instructor: Alison Nieber
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St. Cloud Area Finalists Named
Resource Training and Solutions hosted a regional art exhibit and reception for their Water is Life Art Contest submissions. The artists chosen to participate in the final competition are: Megan Kallevig, Russell Osterbur, Morida Soun and Sue Lee. Congratulations to all who participated! They had a record-number of amazing art pieces!
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Artist: Megan Kallevig
Elk River High School
Instructor: Rana Nestrud
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Artist: Russell Osterbur
Elk River High School
Instructor: Rana Nestrud
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Artist: Morida Soun
Elk River High School
Instructor: Rana Nestrud
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Artist: Sue Lee
Elk River High School
Instructor: Shane Netzinger
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South Central Minnesota Hosts Regional Water is Life Art Contest
Four students from the south central Minnesota region were recently named. They will go on to the state final competition with their artwork and will be competing with the other regional finalists for six $500 scholarships. Congratulations to: Hannah Miller, Ciara Sandborg, Erin Pfarr and Aaron Smith! Thank you to all who participated.
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Artist: Hannah Miller
Maple River High School
Instructor: Corrine Hammerschmidt
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Artist: Ciara Sandborg
Maple River High School
Instructor: Corrine Hammerschmidt
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Artist: Erin Pfarr
Le Sueur-Henderson High School
Instructor: Shannon Froehlich
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Artist: Aaron Smith
St. Peter High School
Instructor: JoAnn Goodman
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Student Artist Finalists are Announced from Southwest/West Central MN
An exhibit and reception was held at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, hosted by the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative. The artists competing in the 2010 Water is Life Art Contest were acknowledged and the four finalists were announced. They are: Genevieve Bern (video category), Katreina Gibson, Michael Sowards and Jordan Landin. Congratulations to the talented young artists!
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VIDEO: click here to view video on YouTube
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Artist: Katreina Gibson
Montevideo High School
Instructor: S. Myhre
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Artist: Genevieve Bern
Worthington High School
Instructor: Kris Besel
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Artist: Michael Sowards
Lakeview #2167
Instructor: Barbara Schueler
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Artist: Jordan Landin
KMS High School
Instructor: Lynette Swenson
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Northeast Service Cooperative Announces Regional Art Contest Finalists
Taylor Moberg, Derick Mauser, Melissa Christy and Michael Shearen will compete with the other regional finalists for six $500 scholarships to be awarded May 5 at the Freshwater Society. Congratulations and thank you for participating to all!
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Artist: Taylor Moberg
Hibbing High School
Instructor: Luan J. Gentilini
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Artist: Derick Mauser
Deer River High School
Instructor: Christy Cole
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Artist: Melissa Christy
Virginia High School
Instructor: Tony Norland
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Artist: Michael Shearen
Deer River High School
Instructor: Christy Cole
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Regional Art Contest Finalists are Announced from Southeast Minnesota!
The Southeast Service Cooperative at Rochester has announced the 2010 Water is Life Art Contest finalists who will go on to the state competition. Jessalyn Abnet, Brandon Cole, Shelby Heintz and Christine Hofschulte were recongized March 31 for their artwork depicting the theme Water is Life. They were also presented with family memberships to Rochester Art Center by Katie Schmitt. Thank you to all students, their families and instructors who participated in this year's contest! Congratulations!
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Artist: Jessalyn Abnet
Winona Senior High School
Instructor: Mrs. Wick
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Stewartville High School
Instructor: Ronda Baldner
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Kassson-Mantorville High School
Instructor: Marilyn Fredrickson
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Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School
Instructor: Mary Chick
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2010 Water is Life Art Contest Regional Competitions Begin!
On March 30, Lakes Country Service Cooperative hosted their regional Water is Life Art Contest reception. Thank you to all of the students and instructors who participated! The finalists, who will compete in the state competition to be held May 5th at the Freshwater Society, were announced. They are: Zhuldyz Serikova, Jacob Herrick, Karlie Hoekstra and Stephanie Erlandson. Congratulations to all of the talented artists!
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Artist: Stephanie Erlandson
Henning High School
Instructor: Terry Oscarson
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Artist: Karlie Hoekstra
Perham High School
Instructor: Laura Moe
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- Artist: Zhuldyz Serikova
- Frazee High School
- Instructor: Bonnie Tweeton
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Artist: Jacob Herrick
Fergus Falls High School
Instructor: Peder Butenhoff
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2009 art contest winners chosen
Six high school students won $500 scholarships Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in the Freshwater Society’s fifth annual Water is Life art contest.
Click image at left to view Art Contest photo gallery
The six were chosen from among 29 semi-finalists from across Minnesota. The winners were:
- Alixandra Biwer, Kasson-Mantorville High School
- Quanzakari DeChiara-Crillion, Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Bradley Johnson, Le Sueur-Henderson High School
- Luke Muyskens, School of Environmental Studies
- Sarah Olson, Eden Prairie High School
- Meghan Reistad, Elk River High School
Each semi-finalist received a $100 prize.
The high school artists submitted entries that included photography, sculpture, painting and video. Each artist accompanied his or her artwork with a statement reflecting the value of water or the threats it faces in today’s world.
The six winners were announced in a ceremony at the Gray Freshwater Center in Excelsior. Sandy Spieler, artistic director of the In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, was the keynote speaker. Spieler talked about her theatre’s many productions that have focused on themes related to water.
The Freshwater Society sponsors the art show in cooperation with service cooperatives from across Minnesota.
Twin Cities art contest semi-finalists chosen
Five Twin Cities students have been chosen as semi-finalists in the Freshwater Society’s Water is Life art contest.
The four, who were chosen Wednesday, April 22, in a competition held in cooperation with the Metro Education Cooperative Service Unit, are:
* Quanzakari DeChiara-Crillion, a student at the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
* Abbey Dooner, a student at Chaska High School.
* Colette Moran, also a student at Chaska High School.
* Luke Muyskens, a student at the School of Environmental Studies.
* Sarah Olson, a student at Eden Prairie High School.
The five will advance to a statewide competition. Winners, who will receive $500 scholarships, will be announced May 6 at the Gray Freshwater Center, home to the Freshwater Society, in Excelsior.
The art contest encourages students to create works that reflect the relationship of water to art, its value and the threats it faces.
South Central art semi-finalists chosen
Two students from Le Sueur-Henderson High School and two from Maple River High School were selected Wednesday, April 15, as semi-finalists in the Freshwater Society’s 2009 Water is Life art contest.
The semi-finalists, chosen in a regional completion conducted in partnership with the South Central Service Cooperative in Mankato, are:
* Megan Chilman, a student at Le Sueur-Henderson High School.
* Bradley Johnson, a student at Le Sueur Henderson High School.
* Hannah Miller, a student at Maple River High School.
* Ciara Sandborg, a student at Maple River High School.
The semi-finalists will advance to a statewide competition. Winners, who will receive $500 scholarships, will be announced May 6 at the Gray Freshwater Center, home to the Freshwater Society, in Excelsior.
Now in its fifth year, the art contest encourages students to create works that reflect the relationship of water to art, the value of water and the threats water faces.
The three Elk River students worked under the supervision of their teacher, Rana Nestrud. Korhonen’s teacher is Geoff Welles.
Southwest-West Central art semi-finalists chosen
The four, who were chosen Wednesday, April 1, in a competition held in cooperation with the Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative are:
* Aaron Grafing, a student at Worthington High School
* Matt Gruenenwald, a student at Dawson-Boyd High School
* Rebecca Malecek, also a student at Dawson-Boyd High School
* Sean Solheim, a student at Murray County Central High School
The art contest encourages students to create works that reflect the relationship of water to life, its value and the threats it faces.
View Aaron's video.
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