The Community Folk Art Center and The Syracuse (NY) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated present : The 54th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition. Fifty-four (54) years ago, three high school art teachers, Charles Wollowitz, Roberta Braen, and Nancy Peck of Nottingham and Corcoran High Schools with Herb Williams, Director of CFAC, engaged in a strategic planning process that led to the development of an art show and competition in response to a need to provide competition and exhibition opportunities for African American, Asian, Latino and Native American students attending high schools in the Syracuse area. Subsequently, the Syracuse (NY) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in conjunction with the Syracuse City School District, joined CFAC and art teachers from the local community to continue these efforts.This year’s exhibition features 85 students with over 122 works including 3D sculptures, photography, Digital Art, Mixed Media, painting, and drawing. Participating schools include Cazenovia High School, Charles W. Baker High School, Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Corcoran High School, Cristian Brothers Academy, Henninger High School, and Nottingham High School. Special guest judges included visual artists, Brandan Rahim and Iris Williams alongside arts administrators Dr. Tanisha Jackson, Jess Posner, and Alexander Vamvakias.
Congratulations to this years participants and winners!
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BEST IN SHOW
Nola Johnson of Nottingham HS for watercolor painting titled Morality- “In this painting I aimed to capture an expression of innocence and child-like wonder, using the apple to symbolize the childhood themes of growing up and maturing.” 
DIRECTORS’ CHOICE
Ne’ Ari Ray of Henninger HS -for digital art titled Self-Portrait -“This digital self-portrait uses color and images to highlight everything that I love.”
DIGITAL ARTS
first place : Zeniya Jordan – Corcoran HS
second place : Lola Morin – Corcoran HS
third place : Janielle Grace Quiron -Nottingham HS
DRAWING
first place : Braelyn Cross -Corcoran HS
second place : Talasey Hussein- Henninger HS
third place: Andy Nguyen – Henninger HS
MIXED MEDIA
first place: Zeniya Jordan – Corcoran HS
second place Harmony Corrice – Corcoran HS
third place : Shirin Hamo – Nottingham HS
PAINTING
first place : Naveah Slaughter – Corcoran HS
second place : Sia Welling – Nottingham HS
third place : Yamalay Abad – Henninger HS
PHOTOGRAPHY
first place: Delsar Jimenz-Ortiz – Henninger HS
second place : Isreal Gaterwood Smith-Nottingham HS
third place : Lillyanna Freeman – Nottingham HS
SCULPTURE
first place: Evelyn Morocho- Corcoran HS
second place : Jacelyn Pena – Corcoran HS
third place: Mohammed Ahmed- Corcoran HS
