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 4/18/2011
Spotlight on Student Surrealists
The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg and Xpress Plugged In are pleased to present the winners of the Hillsborough County Student Surrealist Art Exhibit, a juried competition of Hillsborough 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.
HILLSBOROUGH SSAE 2011
Part One: Middle School Winners
Award of Excellence
Dali Synthesis
Rachel Curci, Tomlin Middle School, Plant City
Award for Merit
Yum
Natalie Cox, Barrington Middle School, Riverview
Twilight Veil
Casey Farnsworth, Williams Middle School, Tampa
Award of Honor
Shepard's Pie
Allyson Nied, Randall Middle School, Lithia
Mr. Koala
Allana Nagy, Orange Grove Middle School, Tampa