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2023 High School Show promo photo - image of downtown sidewalk with shops and trees, in hues of pink, purple and browns

Sponsored by First National Bank Bemidji

First National Bank Bemidji

Exhibit April 1 – April 28, 2023
Open House Saturday April 1 from 11am – 3pm
AWARDS CEREMONY  rescheduled due to weather: Tuesday April 25 at 4pm

Enjoy artwork created by area high school students featuring photography, painting, mixed media and more!

Featuring work by students from:
Bemidji High School
Laporte Public School
TrekNorth Senior High School
Voyageurs Expeditionary School

Category Winners

Ava Patten, People's Choice. Showing her People's Choice certificate for the high school exhibit.
Ava Patten, People's Choice
Caitlyn Peters, Digital Art. Holding her art piece and Best in Show certificate.
Caitlyn Peters, Digital Art
Cooper Kuzel, Drawing, standing in front of the lion drawing holding his winner's certificate.
Cooper Kuzel, Drawing
Iris Whiting, Painting, holding her Best in Show certificate.
Iris Whiting, Painting
Andrea Klasen, Native American Arts and Crafts standing in front of a case of beadwork with her winners certificate.
Andrea Klasen, Native American Arts and Crafts
Grace-Knapp, Ceramics, Holding her winning certificate in school ceramics show.
Grace-Knapp, Ceramics
Carlos Mendoza, Print-making. Holding hisHigh School Best in Show certificate
Carlos Mendoza, Print-making
Ava Dorr, Mixed Media. Standing in front of her mixed media piece and show her certificate.
Ava Dorr, Mixed Media
Tasha Tarvin, Photograph standing by her Best in Category award for photgraphy.
Tasha Tarvin, Photograph
Leila Greiner, Sculpture. She is holding her ceramic skull entry in the high school show,
Leila Greiner, Sculpture

Golden Apple: Bemidji Area Art Teachers Prepare Student Pieces for Annual Showcase – Lakeland Public Television by  Mary Balstad, Mar. 30 2023