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 3/28/2011
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 Two: High School Winners
High School Award of Excellence
Untitled
Megan Miller, 12th grade, East Lake High School, Tarpon Springs
Cat Owl
Luke Blume, 11th grade, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
Waiting in the Calm
James Macdougall, 10th grade, Shorestcrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
Untitled
Alexandra Halchak, 10th grade, East Lake High School, Tarpon Springs
High School Award for Merit
Poach, or Thank You for a Hazard in Numbers without
Madeline Job, 12th grade, Palm Harbor University High School
Split
Colton Prescotta, 10th grade, Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
I Candy
Caitlyn Smith, 12th grade, East Lake High School, Tarpon Springs
The Bells of Naes
Mary Williams, 12th grade, East Lake High School, Tarpon Springs
High School Award of Honor
Albtraume Werden Wahr. Nightmares Become True
Savannah Blunt, 12th grade, Tarpon Springs High School
Postcard from the Underworld
Dominique Miller, 12th grade, Seminole High School
Nemo
Melissa Miller, 12th grade, Dixie Hollins High School, St. Petersburg
Cluttered Conscience
Megan Towzey, 10th grade, St. Petersburg High School