2022
2022 Blondeau Fine Arts Festival
Kennedy Secondary School Visual Arts Department was excited to host the Blondeau Fine Arts Festival as an in-person event again! This year, the show was displayed in eight different categories with a local artist as a judge for each category. This year's esteemed judges were as follows:
7th & 8th Grade: Patricia Wahl
Sculpture: Carl Zachmann
Mixed Media: John Cox
Digital Design: Paul Johnson
Digital Photography: Jon Drews
Functional Ceramics: Jim Bjork & Amanda Callahan
Painting: Sara Ronnevik
Drawing: Kim Embretson
7th & 8th grade
Best Of Show - "How to Draw Amando" Lucinda Ellerbusch (pictured)
1st Runner Up - "Afro Woman" Brynn Blondeau
2nd Runner Up - "Telekinesis" Lainey Pierce
3rd Runner Up - "Life Hold You Down" Miya French
Honorable Mentions
"Danger Ware" Anna Mathiesen
"Enchanted Scrolls" Elle Fiedler
"Galactic Donut" Lainey Pierce
Sculpture
Best Of Show - "Can You Hear Me" Hannah Ekelund (pictured)
1st Runner Up - "Cactus" Maddie Hulter
2nd Runner Up - "Venetian Jolly Mask" Varity Wojciechowski
3rd Runner Up- "Venetian Carnival Mask" Ari Krueger
Honorable Mentions
"Cups" Isabel Bigelow
"No Flaws, All Natural" Johnine Abarte
Mixed MediA
Best Of Show - "Wanda in the Multiverse Madness" Raya Brown (pictured)
1st Runner Up - "Crows" Zehra Sheikh
2nd Runner Up - "Freak" Cecelia Behnkie-Jost
3rd Runner Up- "Mosaic Tile" Jenna De Noble
Honorable Mentions
"Acceptance" Grey Klippenes
"Untitled" Sam Dirkman
"Bloom" Karolyn Papon
DIGITAL Photography
Best Of Show - "Sunset Watching" MiKayla Aaberg (pictured)
1st Runners Up - "Life from Death" Adrian Blondeau
2nd Runners Up - "Rocky Shore" Grace Elliot
3rd Runner Up - "Self Reflection" Alexyss Samuelson
Honorable Mention
"Proud Pup" Owen Foreman
"Left in the Grass" Aiden Striffler
"Beautiful Nights on the Lake" Marissa Kragness
DIGITAL Design
Best Of Show - "Letterforms" Piper Andrews (pictured)
1st Runners Up - "Fishing Line" Haley Kugler
2nd Runners Up - "Frozen Floor" Jeff Krafnick
3rd Runner Up - "The Joker" Aiden Sodsod
Honorable Mention
"Handsome Lad" Ty Butler
"Flower Skeleton" Jaiden Houfburg
"Perspective Practice" Aiden Garstad
functional pottery
Best Of Show - "Twin Cups" Nadia Gray (pictured)
1st Runner Up - "Matching Cups" Ava Hastings
2nd Runner Up - "Fairy Goblet" Mia Marsh
3rd Runner Up - "Lidded Vessel" Ethen Watkins
Honorable Mention
"A Forest's Whisper" Sara Johnson
"Sunny Bowl" Adrian Blondeau
"Flowing Water" Gabriel Johnson
Painting
Best Of Show - "African American Woman" Erika Lahti (pictured)
1st Runner Up - "Family of Foxes" Anna Erickson
2nd Runner Up - "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" Karolyn Papon
3rd Runner Up - "La La La" Zehra Sheikh
Honorable Mention
"Blooming Heart" Karolyn Papon
"Osaka Castle" Alexandra Larson
"Untitled" Maria Ricks
Drawing
Best Of Show - "Valentines for a Biologist" Erika Lahti
1st Runner Up - "Figure Drawing" Ella Starzl
2nd Runner Up - "1-pt. Perspective" Danika Funkhouser
3rd Runner Up - "Quiet Streets" Catherine Brandt
Honorable Mention
"Yesterday City" Elyse Adams
"Looking for Paradise" Destiny Wasvick
"One-Point Perspective" Isabelle Brandt
"Cactus"
Maddie Hulter
Sculpture 1st Runner Up
"Venetian Jolly Mask"
Varity Wojciechowski
Sculpture 2nd Runner Up
"Venetian Carnival Mask"
Ari Krueger
Sculpture 3rd Runner Up
"Cups"
Isabel Bigelow
Sculpture Honorable Mention
"No Flaws, All Natural"
Johnine Abarte
Sculpture Honorable Mention
"Crows"
Zehra Sheikh
Mixed Media 1st Runner Up
"Freak"
Cecelia Behnkie-Jost
Mixed Media 2nd Runner Up
"Mosaic Tile"
Jenna De Noble
Mixed Media 3rd Runner Up
"Acceptance"
Grey Klippenes
Mixed Media Honorable Mention
"Untitled"
Sam Dirkman
Mixed Media Honorable Mention
"Bloom"
Karolyn Papon
Mixed Media Honorable Mention
"Life from Death"
Adrian Blondeau
Digital Photography 1st Runner Up
"Rocky Shore"
Grace Elliot
Digital Photography 2nd Runner Up
"Self Reflection"
Alexyss Samuelson
Digital Photography 3rd Runner Up
"Proud Pup"
Owen Foreman
Digital Photography Honorable Mention
"Left in the Grass"
Aiden Striffler
Digital Photography Honorable Mention
"Beautiful Nights on the Lake"
Marissa Kragness
Digital Photography Honorable Mention
"Fishing Line"
Haley Kugler
Digital Design 1st Runner Up
"Frozen Floor"
Jeff Krafnick
Digital Design 2nd Runner Up
"The Joker"
Aiden Sodsod
Digital Design 3rd Runner Up
"Handsome Lad"
Ty Butler
Digital Design Honorable Mention
"Flower Skeleton"
Jaiden Houfburg
Digital Design Honorable Mention
"Perspective Practice"
Aiden Garstad
Digital Design Honorable Mention
"Matching Cups"
Ava Hastings
Functional Ceramics 1st Runner Up
"Fairy Goblet"
Mia Marsh
Functional Ceramics 2nd Runner Up
"Lidded Vessel"
Ethen Watkins
Functional Ceramics 3rd Runner Up
"A Forest's Whisper"
Sara Johnson
Functional Ceramics Honorable Mention
"Sunny Bowl"
Adrian Blondeau
Functional Ceramics Honorable Mention
"Flowing Water"
Gabriel Johnson
Functional Ceramics Honorable Mention
"Family of Foxes"
Anna Erickson
Painting 1st Runner Up
"I Can Still Make Cheyenne"
Karolyn Papon
Painting 2nd Runner Up
"La La La"
Zehra Sheikh
Painting 3rd Runner Up
"Blooming Heart"
Karolyn Papon
Painting Honorable Mention
"Osaka Castle"
Alexandra Larson
Painting Honorable Mention
"Untitled"
Maria Ricks
Painting Honorable Mention
"Figure Drawing"
Ella Starzl
Drawing 1st Runner Up
"1-pt. Perspective"
Danika Funkhouser
Drawing 2nd Runner Up
"Quiet Streets"
Catherine Brandt
Drawing 3rd Runner Up
"Yesterday City"
Elyse Adams
Drawing Honorable Mention
"Looking for Paradise"
Destiny Wasvick
Drawing Honorable Mention
"One-Point Perspective"
Isabelle Brandt
Drawing Honorable Mention