St. Cloud State University students were honored and recognized during an awards ceremony in the Kiehle Gallery in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center on April 18 to kick off the 57th annual Juried Student Exhibition.
The exhibition, which will be on display through April 28, features a range of 35 pieces by 33 School of the Arts student artists selected from over 80 submissions.
The exhibition awards ceremony opened up the reception, with faculty announcing the Juror’s Choice Awards, the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Purchase Awards and Dean’s Recognition Awards. To conclude the reception, scholarship winners were announced for students to use towards the 2023-24 academic school year.
A total of 12 scholarships were awarded, with 11 students receiving scholarships:
- Jess Meichsner, Bill and Sharon Ellingson Art Scholarship ($1,125)
- Cassandra Blackwood, Merle Sykora Fine Arts Fund ($1,000)
- Jan Christopherson, Merle Sykora Fine Arts Fund ($1,000)
- Kendra Jenson, Merle Sykora Fine Arts Fund ($1,000)
- Margaret Julius, Ralph Heimdahl Memorial Scholarship ($950)
- Sadie Marty, Ralph Heimdahl Memorial Scholarship ($950)
- Aiden Spiess, Ralph Heimdahl Memorial Scholarship ($950)
- Meren Parks, Jay Paul Bell & Julie Kiefer-Bell Art Scholarship ($750) and Bill and Sharon Ellingson Art Scholarship ($375)
- Isaac Kangas, Bill and Sharon Ellingson Art Scholarship ($750)
- Haiden Berrios, May Bowle Art Scholarship ($375)
- Bryan Gratz, Department of Art A-Team Award ($200)
