Nennstiel, SFA art awards announced at S-GI
Friday June 29, 2012 | By:Press Release |
PAINT ME A PICTURE — Audrey Mulhisen’s drawing depicting ancient and contemporary Asian culture is shown.
The Springville-Griffith Institute art department announced that Audrey Mulhisen was the winner of the Nennstiel Purchase Award for 2012. Mulhisen received the award for her ink, marker and watercolor drawing showing ancient and contemporary Asian culture.Dr. William Nennstiel and his wife Mary created the Nennstiel Purchase Award in 1992. William Nennstiel was superintendent of S-GI from 1977 – 1995.
Each year, a $125 award purchases a student’s work of art that was selected by the district’s art staff. The award also includes the purchase of a frame and name plaque. The painting becomes a part of the school district’s permanent collection that is rotated yearly throughout the district buildings until it returns to the high school, where it is permanently exhibited in the library media center.
Malinda Rosenswie’s digital photograph and painting.
“This year’s theme was tradition. Students responded with images recognizing themes of broad cultural and regional and local and personal or family traditions,” said Charles Houseman, high school art teacher.The Springville Faculty Association Award went to Malinda Rosenswie for a digital photograph and painting showing a grandmother and child. Her work will also become part of S-GI’s permanent art collection.
Houseman added that an art teacher’s merit award was presented this year on the occasion of the Concord Bicentennial. Sarah Owen won the award for her digital photographs showing old postcards and modern scenes of Springville.
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