XPI Student Showcase
Welcome to Xpress Plugged In, our new online gallery of student expressions. Please follow the submission instructions CAREFULLY. New work will be posted every Monday.
-- Nancy Green, editor of XPI
Selections for the Week of 3/21/2011
Spotlight on Student Surrealists
The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg and Xpress Plugged In are pleased to present the winners of the Pinellas County Student Surrealist Art Exhibit, a juried competition of Pinellas County middle and high school art students. Through this contest, the Dali Museum seeks to recognize the role art teachers play in their students' development by encouraging them to think creatively and explore new ideas.
The Surrealists saw postcards as a source of marvel and mystery; Dalí was attracted to postcards as well as miniaturist art because of its intimate, jewel-like appearance. This year's theme, "Postcards to Dalí," invited students to explore mystery, enigma and dream themes on an intimate scale.
PINELLAS SSAE 2011
Part One: Middle School Winners
Middle School Award of Excellence
Pizza Party
Devin Henning, eighth grade, Carwise Middle School, Palm Harbor
Conquering the Graphite
Michael Butler, eighth grade, Safety Harbor Middle School
Middle School Award for Merit
A Lady's Past and Present
Caitlin Nicholson, eighth grade, Tarpon Springs Middle School
Monster in the Mirror
Eryn Glennon, seventh grade, John Hopkins Middle School, St. Petersburg
Middle School Award of Honor
Frog of Time
Madison Starnes, eighth grade, Palm Harbor Middle School
Dali's World
Bryan Peebles, sixth grade, Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle School, St. Petersburg