2016 Art Contest Winners

May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016–

The Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Visual Arts Competition, sponsored through the generosity of Weinstein Properties, is a yearly art contest and exhibit. Held in April in conjunction with the VHM’s Holocaust Memorial Program, middle and high school students are asked to interpret a Holocaust related theme using 2D and 3D art. The contest is judged by members of the Richmond art community and displayed in the VHM’s galleries.
To find out more about Student Opportunities at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, please contact Megan Ferenczy, Director of Education.

1st place: Melody Manning, “Strength and Hope”
1st place: Melody Manning, “Strength and Hope”
1st place: Melody Manning, “Strength and Hope”
2nd place: Veronika Pluzhnikova, “Yellow Star”
2nd place: Veronika Pluzhnikova, “Yellow Star”
2nd place: Veronika Pluzhnikova, “Yellow Star”
3rd place: Min Jeong, “He Told Me to Wear Them”
3rd place: Min Jeong, “He Told Me to Wear Them”
3rd place: Min Jeong, “He Told Me to Wear Them”
Honorable Mention: Mary O’Reilly, “Identity”
Honorable Mention: Mary O’Reilly, “Identity”
Honorable Mention: Mary O’Reilly, “Identity”

1st place: Emily Zheng, “Rwanda”
1st place: Emily Zheng, “Rwanda”
1st place: Emily Zheng, “Rwanda”
2nd place: Mary Martino, “Quiet”
2nd place: Mary Martino, “Quiet”
2nd place: Mary Martino, “Quiet”
3rd place: Camile Ways, “Hope for Survival”
3rd place: Camile Ways, “Hope for Survival”
3rd place: Camile Ways, “Hope for Survival”
Honorable Mention: Wade Carter, “The Tiger, Okapi & Armadillo”
Honorable Mention: Wade Carter, “The Tiger, Okapi & Armadillo”
Honorable Mention: Wade Carter, “The Tiger, Okapi & Armadillo”