Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Student art showcased at COCC
The work of Sisters
Middle School and Sisters
High School artists will be
th
showcased through this month
e
at the Pinckney Gallery on the
Central Oregon Community
College campus.
Sophomore Alexandra Miller’s
scratchboard “Self-Portrait.”
Senior Maddison Anderson’s
“Mushroom” sculpture.
The exhibit is part
of the annual Central
Oregon Scholastic Art
Awards program. An
awards ceremony is set
for Saturday, February
8, at 1 p.m. at the
Pinckney Gallery.
Some 19 Sisters High
School artists earned
awards, along with five
Sisters Middle School
artists. Several of the
students submitted
multiple pieces, from
paintings to jewelry to
ceramics and more.
Sisters High School senior Mitchell
Griffi n’s photo “Determination.”
SHS art teacher
Bethany Gunnarson
told The Nugget that
the Scholastic Art
Awards is an annual
project for the art pro-
gram in Sisters schools.
Participation is optional
for the students.
“They can enter as
many pieces as they
want in whatever cat-
egory they want,” she
said. “I encourage them
to do it, if they have a
good piece.”
The Nugget will
feature additional cov-
erage of the awards in
the February 12 edition.
“Self Portrait” painting by
eighth-grader Daisy Draper.
Bryan Osegueda holds a HOPE sign
featuring names of fourth-grade
participants from Sisters Elementary
School. Photo by Izaac Kanzig
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Four-year-old Emmer Luhning carries
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