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And the winners are ...

Monica Swaney's “Behind Blue Eyes” won first place in the drawing category of the Butler Art Center's annual High School Art Show. An image of Jessica Farra's “Daniel Shade” that won Best of Show was featured in last Thursday's Weekend Entertainment section.

The Butler Art Center’s annual High School Art Show, which concludes Friday, reports the following winners.

Best of Show was awarded to Jessica Farra for her “Daniel Shade.”

Slippery Rock University Art Society Merit Awards totaling $200 were split into four $50 cash prizes and presented to Farra, Cara Mastrostefano, Meghan Pisarcik and Alex Lecce.

WATERCOLORAlex Lecce for “Red Coat,” firstAriana Rolken for “Apollo,” secondMary Malone for untitled and Micah Schirra for “Self Portrait,” honorable mentions

3-D (SCULPTURE, FIBER ART, CERAMICS)Jessica Bender for “No Whiteness is Lost,” firstMaddie Tobelewski for “From the Reef,” secondMeghan Pisarcik for “Der Flussige Baum” and Samantha Ridgeway for “The Kissing Cloth,” honorable mentions

MIXED MEDIA & COLLAGEMorgan Keys for “Stressed Out,” firstHeidi King for “Awaken,” secondMegan Gow for “You’re Only a Number” and Micah Schirra for “THWAP!” honorable mentions

PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL ARTJordan Bezaire for “Ubuntu,” firstJack Reynolds for “Reflections,” secondEmma Velesig for “The Superman” and Shannon Heyl for “Rusted Beauty,” honorable mentionsDRAWING (pen & ink, pencil, pastels)Monica Swaney for “Behind Blue Eyes,” firstZofia Chrzanowska for “VII is IX,” secondBrie Jankowsky for “Roses,” Alex Alway for untitled (tiger), Adam Mascio for “Face 3,” and Dillon Wright for “Love is Louder,” honorable mentions

PAINTING (OIL & ACRYLIC)Dennis Adams for “Mammal Meat,” firstJamie Wallace for “It Looks Fuzzy,” secondSarah Foster for “Pineapple” and Morgan Keys for untitled, honorable mentions.The Butler Art Center at 344 S. Main St. has gallery hours of noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Fridays.Call 724-283-6922 or visit butlerartcenter.org.

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