High School Art Contest Winners to Be Announced at the CNM on Dec. 1

The second Kalamazoo Valley Community College Greater Kalamazoo High School Art and Design Competition Exhibit includes nearly 90 pieces of art created by students from 20 different high schools.

The exhibit will open at the Center for New Media in downtown Kalamazoo on Dec. 1, 2023 during Art Hop. This contest will be an annual event at the CNM, according to Director Tom Hamann. The contest and related exhibit will be on display every year during the months of December and January in the Arcus and Center for New Media gallery spaces and open on the evening of Art Hop. Four awards will be given for Best of Show, first, second and third places.

The awards include:

Best of Show - Prize to be determined
Runner-up - $500*
2nd Place - $200*
3rd Place - $100*

The exhibit opens on Friday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. presentation of awards.

"We can't wait to reward the artistic talents of the area's high school students," said Hamann, "We're very impressed with the quality of the submissions and pleased with the level of participation. We expect the show to keep expanding from year to year."