Two Herkimer Central School District students recently won awards at the Young at Art! Regional Youth Art Contest during a reception at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.
Herkimer senior Lyla Williams won second place in the Senior Painting category and also a special visiting artist grant of $50 to use on whatever artwork she would like.
Herkimer sixth grader Gwendalyn McCutcheon won first place in the Junior Mixed Media category and received an art kit full of supplies.
More than 300 pieces of artwork were submitted to the Young at Art! Regional Youth Art Contest, and 38 were selected for the exhibition. The awards reception took place on June 10.
Herkimer Central School District sixth grader Gwendalyn McCutcheon poses with her artwork that won first place in the Junior Mixed Media category in the Young at Art! Regional Youth Art Contest during a June 10 reception at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.
Herkimer Central School District senior Lyla Williams poses with her artwork that won second place in the Senior Painting category and also a special visiting artist grant in the Young at Art! Regional Youth Art Contest during a June 10 reception at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.