March 1 – 19, 2017 in the Front Gallery
March is National Youth Art Month and the Waimea Arts Council celebrates with the 33rd Annual Nā `Opio Youth Art Show and Competition, located at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea. The show features young artists from grades 6 through 12 from schools and home schooled students in the North and South Kohala and Hāmākua districts. This event has provided an opportunity for young artists’ works to be shown to the public for many years, sometimes leading to their own one person shows. Some have even gone on to professional art careers having had their start with the Nā `Opio. Awards for 1st,2nd and 3rd place winners are awarded to each grade level and presented at the reception held Sunday, March 5th from 3:00-5:00 PM at the Firehouse Gallery.
The judge for the 33rd Annual Nā `Opio was Carrie Edgil. Carrie teaches middle school special education at Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School. She is passionate about integrating visual arts into the core curriculum, and believes that art education is critical to healthy child development. Carrie obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s Degree in the Arts of Teaching from the University of San Francisco. She also holds California and Hawaii Teaching Credentials for elementary education, and has an additional teaching authorization in art, which qualifies her to teach two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art, and art history and appreciation. Some of her artistic skills include printmaking, mural painting, photography, sculpture, woodworking, and stained glass. When she isn’t working, she is camping, swimming, or cooking up something tasty.
Results of Judging 2017 Nā ‘Opio Show:
6th Grade: (8 entries)
1st – Kehea Gaglione “Geo Giraffe” acrylic Parker MS
2nd – Sana Yamakawa “Rose Batik” wax batik on silk scarf HPA MS
3rd – Anolani Liu “Structure of School” watercolor HPA MS
7th Grade: (10 entries)
1st – Anuhea Elliot “Dances Godess of the Sea” pen/pencil Parker MS
2nd – Amanda Black “Bo Peeps Lost Sheep” cardboard mixed media Parker MS
3rd – Prinstine Dahilos “Swan Legs” mixed media Waikoloa MS
8th Grade: (14 entries)
1st – Zachary Van Horn “Fish People” mixed media Waikoloa MS
2nd – Greg Parks “Gold-Blood” acrylic and metallics HPA MS
3rd – Keegan Mattson “Vog Mask” ink Waikoloa MS
9th Grade: (4 entries)
1st – Gracelyn Jardine “Colors All Around Me” acrylic on canvas Parker HS
2nd – Ryanne Doherty “Nature and Humanity” mixed Parker HS
3rd – Lilliana Ryan Canario-Carvalho “Blue Boy” mixed media Honokaa HS
10th Grade: (4 entries)
1st – Anna Gaglione “And That Which Was” ceramic pit fire Parker HS
2nd – Annie Pham “Wisdom of the Ages” ceramic Parker HS
3rd – Maya Elsworth “Lady Red” acrylic on canvas Parker HS
11th Grade: (4 entries)
1st – Bradley Bolinger “Flat Blue” ceramic pottery Parker HS
2nd – Mathias Migliorini-Marchese “The Political Game Series #2” mixed media on canvas Parker HS
3rd – Kawena Ching “Dante’s Inferno Series #4” pen & ink & watercolor Parker HS
12th Grade: (5 entries)
1st – Kenzie Nelson “The Screamer” paper and book Parker HS
2nd – Kawe Lincon “Crack Me Open and Let the Bloom Begin” ceramic tryptic Parker HS
3rd – Eric Fetch “A Study of Line; Departure and Return” paper on wood Parker HS
