Mingus artists take top prizes at VV Fair, including Best of Show

COTTONWOOD — Seventeen Mingus Union High School art students who participated in the Verde Valley Fair art show took home first-, second- and third-place prizes in various categories.

A total of 30 awards were given to students all over the Verde Valley. Mingus students competed in cohort groups in the categories of Traditional Art (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking) Photography, and Special Awards (Best of Show, People’s Choice, and Made in Clarkdale Artist). 

Freshmen

1st Place, Drawing:  Amorita Woolsey 

2nd Place, Drawing:  Isabel Helgeson 

3rd Place, Drawing, Scarlette Whitney 

Sophomores

1st Place, Drawing/Painting:  Andrea Rabago-Lopez 

3rd Place, Drawing/Painting:  Danielle  Khin 

2nd Place, Photography:  Danielle Khin 

3rd Place Photography:  Anslie Bliss 

Special Awards

BEST OF SHOW, Photo, Samadi Lehto 

Made In Clarkdale Award, Photo, Skyelar Cristofono 

Juniors 

1st Place, Drawing/Painting, Emma L’Herbier 

1st Place, Caileigh Harris, Printmaking 

2nd Place, Photography,  Hadassah Simon 

3rd Place, Photography, Nyema Kim 

Special Award

Made In Clarkdale Award, Drawing/Painting, Destiny Velasquez 

Seniors 

2nd Place, Photography, Hailey Robinson 

Special Awards 

Made in Clarkdale Award, Drawing/Painting, Jackson Moore 

PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD, Addy Parker