The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection has selected the student winners of the 2015 Eco-Art Contest.
The annual contest is open to high school students who create artwork in the categories of conservation, pollution prevention and environmental protection through the mediums of media drawing, painting, or print; mixed media; sculpture and photographs.
The winners are:
· Samara Hall, Newport High School, Newport
· Peyton Hawks, Pleasure Ridge Park High School, Louisville
· Vicky Lin, Atherton High School, Louisville
· Taylor Wilson, Atherton High School, Louisville
· Marina Witt, J. Graham Brown School, Louisville
· Mindy Greenwell, North Bullitt High School, Shepherdsville
· Miranda Keedy, North Bullitt High School, Shepherdsville
· Christina Howard, West Jessamine High School, Nicholasville
· Rachel Hampton, Metcalfe County High School
· Kennedy Kincaid, Metcalfe County High School
· Emily Jeter, Metcalfe County High School
· Hayley Bragg, Metcalfe County High School
· Stephanie Stumbur, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington
“A Touch of Nature” by Samara Hill
Their artwork can be viewed online here.
“The contest encourages students to look to the future and reflect about the environment and humans’ impact on it. Through their artwork, the students reflect their thoughts and inspire others to protect our environment,” said DEP Commissioner R. Bruce Scott.
Artwork from the 2015 contest winners, along with past years’ winning submissions, will be displayed in the DEP Training Center in Frankfort, where it will be viewed by hundreds of visitors.
The Eco-Art Contest is sponsored by DEP’s Division of Compliance Assistance. For more information about the contest, click here or call the Division of Compliance Assistance toll free at 800-926-8111.
From the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
