Hamilton Place To Unveil Winners Of 6th Annual Student Art Competition

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Hamilton Place will host the sixth annual student art competition awards reception this Friday, at 10 am. Light refreshments will be provided by Barnes & Noble Café and the public is invited to attend. The reception and awards ceremony will take place on the main stage, on the lower level of the mall by Belk Women’s & Children’s Store.

This year’s theme “Hamilton Place – A Novel Experience” invited Hamilton County Students in grades K – 12 to design a book cover to combine their favorite literary read, with a shopping tie in.

Students were divided into three categories by grade, with first place winners receiving a $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card; second place winners receiving a $35 Barnes & Noble Gift Card and third place winners receiving a $20 Barnes & Noble Gift Card. In addition twelve honorable mentions will be awarded this year.

“We were so impressed with the imaginative and original artwork that we received for this year’s competition,” stated Dan Wolfe, general manager for Hamilton Place. “There is unbelievable talent in these young artists and we are proud to help showcase their work.” All winning pieces will be on display in the mall’s soft seating areas through July 2016.

Grades K-5

1^st Place: Svenyarose Friebner-Mueller, Chattanooga School of Visual Arts

2^nd Place: Heiress Dotson, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts

3^rd Place: Addison Ruder, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences

Honorable Mentions:

Lylah Blankenbaker, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences

Ruby Hubbuch, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts

Josiah Morais, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts

Lauryn Painter, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts

Andrew Rice, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts

Grades 6^th – 8^th

1^st Place: Kaylie Robertson, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts