28 February Student art competition February 28, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 The annual Itawamba Community College Student Art Competition is on display until Apr. 21 at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Fulton Campus. The exhibition includes approximately 73 works from a variety of different media, and 33 students contributed works to the competition and are represented in the gallery. A reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for Apr. 14 from 4-5 p.m. The exhibition will be juried by University of Central Florida art alumnus Lujan Perez of Spain. Awards include Best in Show, $150; first, $100; second, $75; third, $50; and honorable mentions. Participants include Zakiya Irons of Aberdeen; Chasity Betts of Belden; Claire McIlwain of Clinton; Kristen Williams, Joseph Douglas, Alec Comer, Seana Ricks, all of Fulton; Michael Buchanan of Golden; Paige Willis of Guntown; Regan Holcomb of Hamilton, Ala.; Dylan Sullivan of Houston; Emily Boroff of Mooreville; Anna Noble of Myrtle; Rebecca Owens of New Albany; Rushune Carr of Okolona; Cassidy Hill of Oxford; John Willis, Linda Sue Spencer, both of Pontotoc; Justus Wright of Randolph; Brianna Strange, Elena Whitehead, both of Saltillo; Marissa Capriotti of Senatobia; Joshua Barnes of Smithville; Rebekah Fairley of Starkville; Holly Jones, Hope Pace, both of Tremont; Keili Repult, Kenshawn Roby, Tucker Harris, Sarah Roper, Kalyn Murray, Jordan Crump, all of Tupelo; and Wesley Edmundson of Vardaman. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for March 13-17 when ICC is closed for Spring Break. Admission is free. For more information, contact Shawn Whittington at eswhittington@iccms.edu or (662) 862-8301. Related Articles ICC art students among winners in 2023 MCCAIA State Student Art Competition Itawamba Community College art students are among award winners in the 2023 MCCAIA State Student Art Competition hosted by Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia. They include Jordan Springer of Mooreville, second place in 3-D/Sculpture for “Jean Banjo;” Emily Sauerwein of Pontotoc, third place in 3-D/Sculpture for “London’s Worst;” Audre George of Pontotoc, first place in Drawing for “Self Portrait;” Piper Cutshall of Iuka, honorable mention in Drawing for “Old Hollywood;” Makenzie Davis of Smithville, first place in 2-D Design for “Jung Ho Yeon” and third place in the same category for “Street Art;” Maria Tinajero of Ecru, honorable mention in 2-D Design for “Ode to Kahlo;” and Mia Coggin of Plantersville, first place in Painting/Mixed Media for “Fruit Juice.” ICC received eight of the 25 awards for categories they could enter, or 32 percent. Together, ICC and Hinds community College received 17 of the total 33 awards, according to ICC art instructor Dr. Dana Arnold. ICC students among state art competition winners Three Itawamba Community College students are among award winners in the 2022 MCCAIA State Student Art Competition hosted by Jones College in Ellisville. They include Kaitlin Stegall of Pontotoc, first place in drawing for “Plum Tea” and honorable mention in drawing for “Caleb’s Sunset;” Mia Coggin of Nettleton, third place in painting for “Cooper Dyes His Hair” and honorable mention in graphic design for “Eye Eye Captive;” and Elliana Parker of Saltillo, honorable mention in 3D design for “Patterned Gogh.” More than 170 pieces of art are featured from students competing in eight categories from painting and mixed media to drawing, 2D design, 3D design, digital/computer art, photography, printmaking and ceramics. Additional ICC students who participated include Taylor Braxton of Amory; Bayleigh Caldwell of Caledonia; Olivia Jones of Mantachie; Michaela Pearson of Pontotoc; Camille Campbell and Ana Chambers, both of Tupelo. ICC students competed with full-time students from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, East Central Community College, East Mississippi Community College, Hinds Community College, Holmes Community College, Jones College, Meridian Community College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Northwest Mississippi ... ICC students, faculty among Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition winners Itawamba Community College students and faculty were among the winners in the 2023 Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition. They include Kent Humphries of Vina, Ala., first place in dramatic writing for “Nun with a Gun;” Emma Logan of Fulton, second place in literary essay for “Literature and Disney Classics;” editor-in-chief Shawn Whittington of Saltillo, poetry editor Keith Morris of Tupelo, and student poetry editors Connor Monaghan of Aberdeen and Jessica George of Tupelo, first place in literary magazine. This is the sixth year in a row that ICC has won the dramatic writing category and the second year in a row, the literary magazine category. The competition included poetry, short story, essay (creative nonfiction), literary essay, dramatic writing and college literary magazine. First and second place winners received monetary prizes of $100 and $60, respectively. ICC students place in state writing competition Three students at Itawamba Community College were among the winners in the 2020 Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition. They include Charlie Wright of Pontotoc, first place in dramatic writing for “An Accumulation of Anguish;” Mary-Elizabeth Moore of Red Bay, Ala., third place in poetry for “The Question;” and Briana Polk of Tupelo, honorable mention in poetry for “Drowning.” The competition included poetry, short story, essay (creative nonfiction), literary essay, dramatic writing and college literary magazine. First, second and third place winners received monetary prizes of $100, $60 and $40, respectively. Students place in ICC 2022 Creative Writing competition Several Itawamba Community College students were among those whose work was selected as winners in the 2022 Creative Writing competition. They include Aberdeen – Connor Monaghan, first place in poetry for ‘Static Ambiance;’ third place in fiction for ‘Be No Evil;’ third place in drama for ‘TO CAPTURE A HEART;” third place in essay for ‘Mother Nature and the Father;’ third place in nonfiction for ‘Trauma;’ Amory – Jack May, first place in essay for ‘The Dastardly Villagers;’ Ecru – Shelby Tutor, second place in nonfiction for ‘No One’s Gonna Love Us;’ Fulton – Brandon Harris, honorable mention in drama for ‘ELIZABETH WINTRY’ and ‘HAPPY HAPPY FUNNY FUNNY BURGER;’ Guntown – Brody Johnson, first place in drama for ‘Apex;’ Mantachie – Emory Reinhard, third place in poetry for ‘Tend To Your Garden;’ Plantersville – Ally Melendez, first place in fiction for ‘Always Watching;’ Chloe Evans, second place in fiction for ‘One Brave Bug;’ Lana Dozier, honorable mention in drama for ‘TORN;’ Pontotoc – Anna Gregory, second place in poetry for ‘Sense Me;’ ... ICC students place in state creative writing competition Four students at Itawamba Community College were among the winners in the 2022 Mississippi Community College Creative Writers Association competition. They include Ally Melendez of Plantersville, first, short fiction for “Always Watching;” Shelby Tutor of Ecru, third, creative nonfiction for “No One’s Gonna Love Us;” Brody Johnson of Guntown, first in theatre for “Apex;” and Aliyah Birmingham of Tupelo, third in literary essays for “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The competition included poetry, short story, essay (creative nonfiction), literary essay, dramatic writing and college literary magazine. First, second and third place winners received monetary prizes of $100, $60 and $40, respectively. Comments are closed.