The Annual (although on hiatus last year due to the pandemic) Perthshire Art Association Exhibition launched on Thursday 11th November with a private reception before public opening on Friday 12th.
The Rotary Club of Perth Kinnoull's Young Artist Competition: Strathallan’s Reuben LaVallee was the winner in the S1 to S3 category, while Kim Paul, of Glenalmond College, was the S4 to S6 winner. Runners-up were Johanna Kwizda, also of Glenalmond, and Ciara Hull, of Perth High School. Strathallan was also judged to be best overall school.
The Rotary Club of Perth Kinnoull has run Perth schools young artist competition in conjunction with Perthshire Art Association since 2007.
President Brian Johnston said: “This year we had a near record number of entries, 103, with seven out of the eight local secondary schools taking part and we were thrilled with this outstanding response.
“However, it gave the judges from the art association a very difficult task in selecting the winning paintings.”
Winners were presented by the Provost of Perth and Kinross, Dennis Melloy, in the Fergusson Gallery, at the opening of the art association’s annual exhibition.
The schools which took part were Perth Academy, Perth Grammar School, Perth High School, St John’s Academy, Strathallan School, Glenalmond School and Kilgraston School.
Reuben’s winning entry Different Slopes was a scratchboard piece depicting the things that he missed during lockdown and how he adapted to the pandemic.
He said: “I was delighted to receive the award for my piece and I’m proud to be part of the school’s entry to the competition.”
The school’s head of art, Frank Glancy, said: “We are thrilled to have won two major titles in the Perthshire Art Association annual exhibition this year. To see Reuben win the junior category, amongst such a strong field of artwork, it is testament to his hard work and vision.”
Picture of the Winners of the Young Artist Competition held in conjunction with the Perthshire Art Association’s Annual Exhibition pictured L to R are:-
- Johanna Kwizda, Glenalmond, Runner Up, S1-S3, £25 voucher
- Reuben LaVallee, Strathallan School, Winner, S1-S3, £50 voucher
- Mr Frank Glancy, Head of Art, Strathallan School, Best School Overall, £50 voucher
- Ciara Hull, Perth High School, Runner Up, S4-S6, £25 voucher
- Kim Paul, Glenalmond, Winner, S4-S6, £50 voucher
In each case, as well as the vouchers kindly donated by Specialist Crafts, the students also received a wonderful goodie bag of art materials with Strathallan School receiving a superb box of art materials.
This year’s competition had the second best entry since first held in 2007 with 103 paintings from 7 out of the 8 secondary schools in the Perth catchment area. The judges praised the high standard of all the submissions and especially complimented the winning young artists for the quality of their outstanding paintings.
Winning Entries:
The Exhibition runs until the 12th December.