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Posted: 4:24 PM Jan 7, 2010
Student photography exhibition wraps up Saturday
An annual student photography exhibition will wrap up Saturday with an awards ceremony and closing reception. Shutter Sense and Non-Sense, which exists to promote student achievement in photography, contains about 700 pieces of work from students at 19 schools in Gwinnett County, said Alexandra Kates, an art teacher at Parkview High.
Reporter: By Heather Darenberg, Staff WriterPhoto slide show inside Email Address: heather.darenberg@gwinnettdailypost.com |
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DULUTH — An annual student photography exhibition will wrap up Saturday with an awards ceremony and closing reception.
Shutter Sense and Non-Sense, which exists to promote student achievement in photography, contains about 700 pieces of work from students at 19 schools in Gwinnett County, said Alexandra Kates, an art teacher at Parkview High.
If you go
• What: Closing reception for Shutter Sense and Non-Sense photography exhibit
• When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday
• Where: Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth
• Cost: Free
STUDENT WINNERS
The following chart shows the first-place winners for each category in the Shutter Sense and Non-Sense photography exhibit.
High School
Category Name School
Alternative Process Imani Mitnaul Parkview
Animals Maggie Bell Dacula
Architecture Jara Brandelik Peachtree Ridge
Color Corina Olivera North Gwinnett
Digital Black & White John Gable Phoenix
Digital Manipulation Andrew Whited Wesleyan
Emotive Kristina Knecht Grayson Tech
Film Black & White Brittany Fuller Peachtree Ridge
Formal Portraiture Sarah Skelley Grayson Tech
Informal Portraiture Kaden Shallat North Gwinnett
Landscape Krystal Matthew Grayson Tech
Pinhole Lexi Atkins Brookwood
Product Kirsten Wright Phoenix
Social Commentary Alina Kao Grayson Tech
Texture Maria Nunez Phoenix
Middle School
Category Name School
Best in Show Sergio Parra Osborne
Alternative Process Leah Johnson Osborne
Animals Taylor Ooley Osborne
Black & White Raven Moffett Trickum
Color Sergio Parra Osborne
Digital Manipulation Jessi Butler Five Forks
Landscape/Nature Emily Husfeld Osborne
Pinhole Rachelle Riesinger Trickum
The mission of the exhibition is to show student work in a professional gallery space and have it judged by commercial and fine art photographers, Kates said.
“I encourage my students (to participate) because they benefit from showing their work and continually pursuing opportunities for recognition,” Kates said. “I’m always so pleased by the artistic dialog that results from this show. The event causes students to analyze and compare their work against that of other teens.”
While the majority of pieces in the exhibition were shot by high school students, about 50 pieces are the work of middle school students. There are 15 categories for high schoolers and seven for the middle school students.
Participating students come from Brookwood, Collins Hill, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Mill Creek, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge, Phoenix and Shiloh high schools; Grayson Technical Education Program; Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology; Hebron Christian Academy and Wesleyan School; and Five Forks, Osborne and Trickum middle schools.
The exhibition is at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, and the closing reception is open to the public, said Angela Nichols, the center’s director of education and public programs. The reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Nichols said she’s been “blown away” with the quality of the students’ work.
“This exhibit is a great way for us to partner with the schools,” Nichols said. “It’s a great way for us to serve the community by hosting this exhibit.”
