It was packed house for the annual Alvin ISD Rodeo Art Open House. On Friday, January 19, over 750 visitors strolled through the Alvin ISD Liberty Alumni Hall to look at 540 pieces of western themed art, representing every campus in Alvin ISD. The Liberty Alumni Hall was full of art, music, and food as parents, students, and staff members were amazed by the artwork of our talented students.
The goal of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Competition is to preserve and celebrate western heritage. Throughout the art-making process, AISD art students are taught a wide variety of techniques, industry standards, and exposed to a breadth of resources, while developing their western themed art.
The Alvin ISD Fine Arts Department sent 60 pieces of artwork to NRG, which were judged by the full committee of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Judges.
The following pieces were chosen by the committee to move on to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Competition and will be on display at the Hayloft Gallery at NRG.
Alvin ISD Elementary Winners: Best of Show – Rohanna Bheri – York Elementary, Gold Medal – Hannah Doughty – Savannah Lakes Elementary
Alvin ISD Jr. High Winners: Best of Show – Nathan Everett, Manvel Jr. High, Gold Medal – Nusrat Hossain, Nolan Ryan Jr. High
Alvin ISD High School Winners: Best of Show – Edna Urrutia, Iowa Colony High School, Gold Medal – Danica Celerio, Shadow Creek High School, Gold Medal – Kayla Hill, Alvin High School, Special Merit – Aniyah Stringer, Iowa Colony High School, Special Merit – Arie Thomas, Iowa Colony High School, Special Merit – Ash Vitek, Alvin High School, Special Merit – Kendall Davis, Manvel High School
In addition to the 2D artwork, Alvin ISD submitted 15 pieces of 3-dimensional work. The following two pieces were selected to represent Alvin ISD in the Hayloft Gallery at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Best of Show – Ash Vitek, Alvin High School and Gold Medal – Alonzo Abara, Shadow Creek High School.
Congratulations and best of luck to all of the Alvin ISD winners in the next round of competition.