"Imagine Peace"

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Academy received three sponsorships from the Lion's Club International for their annual "Imagine Peace" competition. Out of 15 pieces we narrowed it down to 8, then 5, then the final three which will be submitted to compete. It wasn't easy as so many of the pieces were great representations of our student talent. The criteria to make it to the final three focused on the following:

Concept
What is the message? Are the elements used relevant to the idea? Is it clear?

Skill
Did he/she utilize the medium efficiently? Were the choices for medium suited to the students skill and ability? Were the medium choices complimentary of the concept?

Craftsmanship
Was it neat and clean of random and unintentional marks? Were the pencil, pastel, etc strokes controlled?

The pieces that met all three criteria at a high level were selected, and here they are! Congrats to Alex, Rosa and Giorgi for their entry into this competition. Thank you to all of the students who worked hard to complete their pieces, there were many stellar pieces to chose from!