Auburn City Schools Takes On Art

Story And Photos Contributed By Auburn High School

Twenty pieces of art by students from Auburn City Schools (ACS) are being sent to compete in the 2023 State Superintendent’s Visual Art Exhibit (SSVAE). In the first quarter of each year, ACS participates in the SSVAE with the mission of showcasing and celebrating the students’ amazing artistic abilities. This is a statewide competition that typically has approximately 800 submissions from more than 40 school systems in Alabama.

The annual SSVAE will be held in February and in March. The SSVA Secondary Division Exhibit were held Feb. 3 and 4, 2023, and the SSVA Elementary Division Exhibit will be March 3 through 24, 2023. The exhibits of student artwork will be on public display in the Old Supreme Court Library of the Alabama State Capitol. For hours of operation, please call 334-242-3935

An awards ceremony and reception will occur for all Best of Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention winners and their visual arts instructors. Winning students and their visual arts instructors will be honored on March 8, 2022, at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Alabama. This competition is sponsored by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) and Alabama Arts License Tag Grant.

ACS wishes all local winners the best of luck at the next level.

Student Artist: Kaelyn Coburn

Grade Level: 11

Title: "Emergence"

Art Teacher: Randalyn Henry Auburn High School

Student Artist: Cooper Carlson

Grade Level: 4

Title: "Folk Art Rooster”

Art Teacher: Sarah Goodling Ogletree Elementary School

Student Artist: Siwoo Woo

Grade Level: 6

Title: "Hipster Rabbit”

Art Teacher: Julie Speir

J.F. Drake Middle School