To an artist, a showing of their work is one of the goals. Our students look forward to and enjoy showcasing their work and seeing other students' work.
Our exhibitions include:
Wichita Falls Kemp Center for the Arts
VASE
MSU High School Art Competition
WFISD Purchase Award
13th Congressional District Competition
Art exhibitions are our "Friday Night" game time. This is what we work towards.
19th Annual MSU Art Show Feb 12, 2011
The MSU Art Show is a competition between all of the students in each of the schools in the region. Students compete in categories based on the medium of their piece. All grade and experience levels compete with each other. Winners in each category win $100 prize, 2nd place receives $50, and 3rd place $25.
WFHS Winners
Sierra Abston and Erin Crumley were the recipients of the scholarship offered by MSU to incoming Freshmen.
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Shannon Spruiell
2nd Place-Ceramics |
Willa Goldberg
3rd Place-Ceramics
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Hastin Howard
3rd Place-Sculpture
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Ghislaine Bigot
3rd Place-Painting
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Emily Pettijohn
2nd Place-Photography
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Taylor Roberts
HM-Photography
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Erin Crumley
HM-Drawing
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Alexus Saenz
HM-Printmaking
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18th Annual MSU Art Show Feb 13, 2010
WFHS Winners
Samantha Nichols was the winner of the scholarship offered by MSU to incoming Freshmen art majors.
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Sammantha Nichols
1st Place-Sculpture
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Kagen Thacker
2nd Place-Painting |
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Caroline Wieck
HM-Painting
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Ghislaine Bigot
HM-Painting |
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Jorge Nunez
1st place-Drawing
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Adam Walker
HM-Drawing |
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Adam Dockery
HM-Drawing
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Emily Pettijohn
HM-Photography |
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1st Place Winners
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Mrs. Alderette, Adam, Sierra, Mr. Kingcade, Alex, Sami, Jorge, and Mr. Mayfield
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17TH ANNUAL MSU ART SHOW FEB. 14, 2009
WFHS Winners
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Sammantha Nichols
1st Place-Ceramics
1st Place-Sculpture
HM-Sculpture
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Tommy Finn
1st Place-Painting |
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Adam Walker
2nd Place-Painting
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Shannon Spruiell
HM-Painting
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Emily Pettijohn
2nd Place-Photography
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DJ Blair
HM-Sculpture
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Destiny Guerrero
HM-Graphic Design
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VASE 2011 Regional Event
February 26, 2011
This year, 7 students from WFHS competed in the Regional VASE competition. Seven of the nine pieces recieved superior ratings and won gold medals. 5 of the 7 students had not competed in VASE before.
Regional Gold Medal Winners:
Erin Crumley
Emily Pettijohn
Sierra Abston
Kati McCarthy
Terri Shoop
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Sierra Abston, Lily Katherine
Tonya Shubert, and Gina Zhang
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Erin Crumley
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Emily Pettijohn
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Terri Shoop
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VASE 2010 Regional Event
January 30, 2010
This year 14 students from WFHS competed in the Regional VASE competition. Eleven of those 14 students had not competed in VASE competition before.
WFHS students recieved a total of 5 superior ratings and gold medals. One student will go on to compete at the state level in Houston.
Regional gold medal winners:
Emily Pettijohn
Kate Plaxco
Maggie Veigl
Taylor Gibson
Taylor also qualified for state.
Here are the pieces that were submitted. The first 4 pieces are the gold medal pieces.
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Maggie Veigl "Maggie"
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Taylor Gibson "41 International"
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Kate Plaxco "Lucy"
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Emily Pettijohn "Blue Fog"
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Caroline Wieck "Monkey Business" |
Kate Plaxco "Preening Peacock"
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Destiny Guerrero "Celtic Knot"
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Destiny Guerrero "Tempest"
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Sierra Abston "My Harley"
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Kagen Thacker "Fall"
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Alex DeLeon "Friends and Lovers"
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Adam Walker "Erin"
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Nisa Cruz "Moto-Chrome"
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Veronica Nino "Serenity"
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Veronica Nino "Wildflower Paradise"
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Tommy Finn "Grizzz"
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Tommy Finn "Cat"
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Emily Pettijohn "I in the Darkness"
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Jusin Wallace "Curacao"
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2010 State VASE Event
April 10, 2010
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Taylor Gibson and her artwork
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2-D exhibition floor
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At Minute Maid Park the day before the contest
(Astros lost 8-0)
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VASE 2009 Regional Event
March 13, 2009
VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) competition is broken down so the students are competing within a certain experience level. Art I competes with Art I, Art II with Art II and so on. This seperation is in place to keep the AP students from competing with beginners and less experienced art students.
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Mr. Kingcade and Samantha Nichols |
Samantha Nichols' Koshari the Deciever
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2009 Regional VASE Gold Medal Winners and Mentors
From left to right and top to bottom
Samantha Nichols, Emily Pettijohn
Leisha Thornton, Shaunda Weise, Destiny Guerrrero, DJ Blair, Tommy Finn
Mr. Mayfield, Mrs. Alderette, Mr. Kingcade
Not Pictured - Clayton Crouch
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Emily Pettijohn
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Tommy Finn
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DJ Blair's mask on the right
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2009 VASE State Competition
April 18, 2009
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Clayton Crouch's Painting
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Samantha Nichols Sculpture (left)
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Gold Medal Winners and Mentor
Samantha Nichols, Mr. Kingcade, Clayton Crouch
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Wichita Falls Kemp Center for the Arts
2010
Each year The Kemp Center invites WFHS to exhibit student work. For the past several years, our students have had space to showcase their work to the public. Student work has also been purchased from this show as recent as last year.
"As We See It"
Wichita Falls Kemp Center for the Arts
2009
"Horses, Hogs, and Potpouri"
13th Congressional District Art Contest
Each year, our school participates in the 13th Congressional District Art Contest.
2009 Congressional District Art Contest winner-Sammantha Nichols
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Sami's painting that is now on display in the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Sammantha was selected as the 2008 winner also, and is the only student to win more than once.
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Pictured with her art teacher, Mr. Kingcade and her painting.
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WFISD Purchase Award
Each year, the district High Schools participate in the Purchase Award Competition. Two students' work is selected from each school by the district art teachers and the district purchases the winners' work to be displayed at the Administration Building.
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2011 WFHS Purchase Award Show winners
Shannon Spruiell & Erin Crumley
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2010 WFHS Purchase Award Show winners
Tiffany Hilley & Emily Pettijohn
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2009 WFHS Purchase Award Show winners
Talyor Morrison & Shawn Ramos
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2008 Woman's Forum Photography Exhibition
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This year, Emily Pettijohn participated in the Woman's forum Photography Exhibition. Her work was selected as 1st and 2nd place in the High School division, as well as best overall in her division.
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