Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Show Winners
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The winners were as follows:
1st Place ($1000)
JUDI SIMON
Where Do We ALL Go From Here? (2023)
Oil glazes on porcelain
16.5cm height x 25cm width (without frame)
$295 (jksimon123@outlook.com)
2nd Place ($600)
CHARLES WALLIS
Struggling Against The Odds
Acrylic on canvas
16cm X 20cm
$350 (charleswallis67@gmail.com)
Adult Division
3rd Place
($400)
DEBORAH REED-PROPST
Mankind's Cremation/Global Warming #3
Acrylic on Canvas
101.6cm x 127cm
$550 (koochamallaheen@gmail.com)
Adult Division
4th Place
($200)
RICHARD S. GACA
Endangered Species (2023)
Hand pastel and charcoal pencil
32cm x 48cm
$1000 (817-319-0216)
Artist's Statement: As an artist I have a responsibility to document the world around us. JFK once said: "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." With that notion in mind we have to act on climate change now. I feel that visual art is a vehicle to bring this idea across. Visual art can entertain, inform and illustrate the artist's intention. Every living creature is important to the health and vitality of our planet. I have a unique opportunity to share my concerns about climate change through my art. The health and future of our planet hangs in the balance. We have to act now! Richard S. Gaca 724 Cliffmoor drive Keller, Texas 76248 --Endangered Species
Adult
Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
CHESLEY SMITH
Doomsday
Glacier (2023)
Monoprint
18.5in x 22.5in
$350 (csmith108@hot.rr.net)
Honorable Mention ($50)
Acrylic on canvas
121cm x 80cm
$300 (254-205-6183)
Honorable Mention ($50)
CORY LIND
Reset (2023)
Pencil on Paper
30.5 x 16.5 cm without frame
$210 (studio@corylindfineart.com)
College Division
1st Place ($500)
ELLA HEXT
The Air You Breathe
Acrylic on canvas
60.69cm x 45.72cm
$350.00 (Ella_Hext1@baylor.edu)
College Division
2nd Place
($250)
AVA DRYDEN
Two-Thirds Gone
Oil on canvas
61cm x 95cm
For sale (Ava_Dryden1@baylor.edu)
Artist’s Statement: Two-Thirds Gone is an oil
painting depicting Red snapper fish which are an endangered species. If average
global temperatures were to rise by five degrees Celsius, it could mean the
eradication of nearly two-thirds of global fish species by 2100. The squares of
negative space interrupting the composition are intended to draw attention to
this terrifying prospect. They are meant to bring awareness to the high
possibility that our marine life populations will continue to deplete if
immediate action is not taken to combat climate change. --Two-Thirds Gone
College Division
3rd Place
($100)
ELLIE CERWIN
We Tried (2023)
Oil on canvas
60cm X 60cm
$250 (ellieartsy@hotmail.com)
Artist’s Statement: Despite our efforts to help the
environment improve, it barely makes a dent on the damage we've already caused
in our world. --We Tried
Honorable Mention ($50)
MARY ELLIS FERGUSON
Lone Star Legacies (2023)
Acrylic on wood panels
27.94cm x 35.56cm each (triptych)
$350 (MaryEllis_Ferguson1@baylor.edu)
College Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
ABRIELLA PATTI
Dead Sea
Painting
50.8cm x 60.96cm
$250 (abriellapatti@gmail.com)
Artist's Statement: Coral bleaching is very harmful to our oceans and happens when coral loses its rich color and turns white. Factors such as warmer water temperatures, low tides, and even too much sunlight can drive out the microscopic algae that gives the coral its beautiful color. However, by far the most significant causes of bleaching to these reefs are pollution and the fishing industry. Chemicals and oils from land-based runoff affect water quality, and fishing nets and other related debris destroy coral colonies. This matters because when coral becomes bleached then it’s harder for the coral to survive, causing devastating chain reactions. Once a coral reef dies, they rarely come back, which is extremely detrimental to many ecosystems. This piece reveals what our reefs are turning into due to climate change. --Dead Sea
College Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
KATIE CARLSEN
Unwanted Stripes (2023)
Oil on canvas
61cm x 45.75cm
$375 (Katie_Carlsen1@baylor.edu)
High School Division
1st Place
($350)
PERSEPHONE BATTLE (high school, University Prep,
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
Savoring the
Anthropocene (2023)
Mixed media (acrylic, yarn, collage, earth) on canvas
60cm x 60cm
$150 (Winter_Rusiloski@baylor.edu)
Artist's Statement: Savoring the Anthropocene is centered around the relationship between humanity and nature. It reflects how we have grown far too accustomed to view ourselves as something apart from the natural world, while continuing to irresponsibly feed off of it. We are very much aware of how we are setting ourselves up for failure yet continue on this path of destruction and call it progress. The work additionally signifies humanity’s exponential growth and how we have altered nearly every aspect of the planet while showing no signs of stopping at our own will. I hope to have viewers come away with a different perspective regarding this relationship, as it is often overlooked and even ignored entirely. --Savoring the Anthropocene
High School Division
2nd Place
($175)
FINLEY MCALLIE (high school)
Sensing Heat (2022)
Acrylic paint on canvas
40cm x 51cm
$300 (254-420-9441)
High School Division
3rd Place ($100)
DAHBIN SH IM(high school)
High School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
KAYDON DANIEL (high school)
Old Materials New
Energy (2023)
Repurposed metal, welded
33cm x 22cm x 28cm
$150 negotiable (254-652-6146)
High School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
LILLIAN LOWE (high school)
Fish Bones (2023)
Repurposed piano keys and piano parts, altered wood screws,
acrylic paint, spray adhesive, wood glue
78cm x 61cm
Not for sale
High School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
HEEJUN LEE (high school)
Choice
Graphite on paper, repurposed
cardboard
57cm x 76cm
$500 (254-346-9793)
High School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
ABIGAIL CIVA (high school)
Air Pollution, 2023
Repurposed: metal, wire, fiberfill; spray paint
44cm x 24cm x 18cm
$250 Negotiable (210-291-1690)
Middle School Division
1st Place
($250)
TATUM SEVCIK (jr. high)
Don't Panic, (2023)
Watercolor on paper, matboard
40cm x 55cm
Price Negotiable (847-772-2492
Middle School Division
2nd Place ($150)
DARRION SILMON
Floating Cities
42cm x 71cm$350 (254-217-0271)
Middle School Division
3rd Place
($100)
HOLLAND HARP (Jr. high)
Fleeing
42cm x 27cm
$20 (254-217-0271)
Middle School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
TRINITY GARRETT
What is the Change You Want
to See?
142cm x 91cm
$400 (254-217-0271)
Middle School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
MONICA
CARRILO
Pushing the
World
27cm x 35cm
$20 (254-217-0271)
Middle School Division
Honorable
Mention ($50)
MCKENNA LANNEN
Untitled (2023)
Acrylic paint on canvas
91cm x 61cm
Not for sale
Middle School Division
Honorable Mention ($50)
EVELYN PEREZ
Wildfires
56cm x 36cm
$40 (254-217-0271)
Elementary School Division
ARTEMISIA FERNANDEZ (elementary, 3rd grade, Great Hearts Online)
The Destroyed Beauty
Mixed media on canvas
51cm x 42cm
$50 (Winter_Rusiloski@baylor.edu)
BAILEY MEADOWS (elementary)
Dinosaur World
Crayons and colored pencils
8.5in x 11in
Not for sale
Elementary School Division
3rd Place
($50)
BAILEY MEADOWS (elementary)
Flalengo
Crayons and colored pencils
8.5in x 11in
Not for sale
The Peoples' Choice
Creatrix Vitae (Creator of Life)
Acrylic on watercolor paper, silver and gold metal leaf
17in x 21in
Not for sale
[Note: glare on image because of
glass in framed piece]
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ReplyDeleteWaco Friends of the Climate thanks the artists who created this amazing climate art, and thanks our volunteers who assembled that art into a beautiful, inspirational exhibit.
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