For Immediate Release
2023 ESD 105 REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW WINNERS ANNOUNCED – AWARDS CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 @ 6:00PM
This year marks the 50th Year Anniversary of our Regional High School Art Show. Our 2023 show features 90 unique pieces by students from across the south central region of Washington State. Judge Choice Award winners will advance to OSPI’s statewide Superintendent’s High School Art Show. Submissions in this juried show fall within three categories: 2-D, 3-D, and Photography. All of this year’s submissions will remain available in our online art gallery for the duration of the school year. https://www.esd105.org/academic-suppport/art/2023-regional-art-show/virtual-gallery
From the collection of submissions, 14 students received special accolades for their pieces. These students will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m.. This ceremony will take place at our ESD offices (33 S. 2nd Ave, Yakima, WA 98902). Winning art pieces have been compiled into an online folder for your convenience.
Judge Choice Award Winners: All winners were selected from the 2-D art category. These winners will advance to OSPI’s statewide Superintendent’s High School Art Show.
2023 Regional Photography Awards:
ESD 105 Board of Directors’ Choice Award Winners: Two entries in the ESD 105 Regional Show were selected for the ESD 105 Board Choice Award. These pieces were chosen to be purchased for a cash award from the ESD 105 Board of Directors and will join previous year Choice Award winners in a collection that is on permanent display at the ESD 105 Greenough Conference Center in Yakima.
Central Washington University Scholarship Recipients: Nine students have been selected to receive scholarship awards to Central Washington University in recognition of their artwork in this year’s local show. These awards, collectively totaling $18,000, were determined by members of the CWU art faculty to be used toward enrollment in art classes at the university.
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About ESD 105:
ESD 105 supports 25 public school districts and more than 20 state-approved private and tribal schools in South Central Washington. The agency serves the expressed needs of those schools in coordinating and conducting cooperative programs to benefit the approximately 68,000 K-12 students who are served in Kittitas and Yakima counties and portions of Grant and Klickitat counties. As one of nine ESDs in the state, ESD 105 carries out liaison activities between local school districts, the Washington State Office of Public Instruction, and the State Board of Education.