Lowndes Academy art students win district awards

Published 9:10 am Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lana Pouncey, second year art teacher for Lowndes Academy in Lowndesboro, shows off the Best of Show winning art of two of her students Dylan Davis for Level 2-3 and Carmen Till for Level 7-9. The two were among winners at the Alabama Independent School Association’s District 5 Art Show hosted Wednesday at Morgan Academy in Selma.

Lana Pouncey, second year art teacher for Lowndes Academy in Lowndesboro, shows off the Best of Show winning art of two of her students Dylan Davis for Level 2-3 and Carmen Till for Level 7-9. The two were among winners at the Alabama Independent School Association’s District 5 Art Show hosted Wednesday at Morgan Academy in Selma.

By Fred Guarino
The Lowndes Signal

Lowndes Academy in Lowndesboro racked up honors at the Alabama Independent School Association’s District 5 Art Show hosted by Morgan Academy in Selma.

Two students — Dylan Davis for Level 2-3 and Carmen Till for Level 7-9 — garnered Best of Shows honors at and trip to the AISA State Art Show.

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The school had a total of six students who earned the right to have their work shown at the AISA State Art Show.

Davis’ work was in collage/mixed media and Till’s work was in drawing color.

Lana Pouncey, Lowndes Academy art teacher, said Till is a ninth grader and “one of my really talented drawers” and Davis is in third grade and did the little barn scene. “I’m just so impressed and proud of these guys,” she said.

“I’m really exited. It’s even better than last year’s show. So, I’m just really excited to see what they can do at the state,” Pouncey said.

Level 1-9 first place winners earn a trip to the state art show while Level 10-12 first and second place winners earn a trip to the state show.

 

Other winners for Lowndes Academy were:

Level 1, Kasen Dismukes, third place, drawing color.

Level 4-6, Will Cannon first, drawing non-color; Madelyn Taylor, third, drawing color; and Helen Oglesby, first, collage/mixed media.

Level 7-9, Emily Dunning, third, Till, second, drawing color; and Dakota Callaway, first, collage/mixed media.

Level 10-9 Jennifer Hooper first, printmaking; Anna Marie Bozeman, third, printmaking; Hooper, second, drawing non color; Hooper, first, drawing color; and Alyssa Luckie second, photography.