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RAL holds Young at Art Awards ceremony
March 25, 2018
The Best in Show Tom Wilson Award winner was Francine Mancuso from Sussex Central High School with her “Refraction Reflection” painting.
Molly Meredith, a second-grader from Love Creek Elementary, smiles with her oil pastel of a gumball machine.
Mariah Wheeler from East Millsboro Elementary stands under her mixed media portrait. She was awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship.
James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship winner Natalie Benz from The Jefferson School smiles with her chalk pastel dog portrait.
Leo “Jake” Darmstadter stands under his chalk pastel titled “The Amazing Jake,” which won him a James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship. Darmstadter is a fifth-grader from North Georgetown Elementary.
Brody Smith from Beacon Middle School created this beach scene with watercolors.
Standing with her paper mâché sculpture is Rachael Bard from Beacon Middle School. She was awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship.
Zoe Quillen from John M. Clayton Elementary was awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship for her floral watercolor.
Makala VanDrunen from North Georgetown Elementary was received a Honorable Mention in the Howard Pyle Studio Group Award for her watercolor of “Awesome Makala” flying over a cityscape.
James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship recipients gather for a photo. Shown are (l-r) Alex DeEmedio, Rehoboth Elementary; Jake ”Leo” Darmstadter, North Georgetown Elementary; Miranda Cleveland, Milton Elementary; Mariah Wheeler, East Millsboro Elementary; Julia D’Onofrio, Lord Baltimore Elementary; Zoe Quillen, John M. Clayton Elementary; Adria Windish, Love Creek Elementary;
Erica Mollura, Lulu Ross Elementary; and Emily Lopez, Shields Elementary.
The James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship recipients from middle schools are (l-r) Natalie Benz, The Jefferson School; Samatha Palmer, Milford Central Academy; Mariah Massotti, Delmarva Chritian Academy; Rachel Bard, Beacon Middle School; and Greg Bird, Southern DE School of the Arts.
Hal Nearing from Cape Henlopen High School and Quinnlan Adkins from Sussex Central were awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship for high school students.
Viva D’Anna from Cape Henlopen High School was awarded the Pre-College Scholarship from Delaware College of Art and Design for her color pencil environmental portrait.
James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship recipient Alex DeMedio from Rehoboth Elementary smiles as bright as the sun she created.
Greg Bird from the Southern Delaware School of the Arts proudly stands by his pen and ink drawing which was awarded a James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship.
Adria Windish from Love Creek Elementary received a James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship for her self portrait created with Sharpies.
Erica Mollura from Love Creek Elementary holds up her James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship award for her collage.
Milton Elementary’s Miranda Cleveland was awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship for her sun and moon color pencil and chalk drawing.
Delmarva Christian’s Mariah Massotti holds up her acrylic painting which was awarded the James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship.
The Rehoboth Art League held its annual Young at Art Exhibition awards and reception March 17. Art teachers from schools from throughout Sussex County submitted some of the best artwork created in their classes.
Each year, awards and a James Kenneth Derrickson Memorial Scholarship to RAL classes are presented to students interested in art.
