(PHOTOS) Ducks, dogs and dragons: LCSD1 students awarded scholarships, certificates during Capital City Art Show ceremony

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Friday, Cheyenne-based artists and educators collectively handed out thousands of dollars in scholarship cash to several young artists who produced distinguished work. More than 10 individual prizes were given to students overall.

More than 1,000 art pieces have sat on display in Storey Gymnasium over the past week for the LCSD1 Capital City Art Show. Educators held a ceremony Friday evening with students, proud parents and local business owners congratulating artists who won ribbons.

The goal of the Capital City Art Show is to “appreciate and celebrate our kids,” Nicole Cameron, an art teacher at East High School, told Cap City News. Cameron is one of the many art teachers across the district who works to coordinate the event each year. 

Students submitted work from the following art mediums:

• Pottery
• Digital media
• Mixed media
• Photography
• Culinary
• Sculpture
• Ceramics
• Painting
• Drawing

Best in Show awards were given to two pieces. One was a two-dimensional medium, and the other was three-dimensional. The students who received these awards each received a $325 scholarship from custom clothing store Drippin Paisley.

The following is a list of this year’s scholarships and their respective winners:

• Arts Cheyenne
  • $500 and art supplies 
  • Caleb Miller, East High School
• Deselms Fine Arts Sculpture Scholarship
  • $500 
  • Caleb Miller, East High School
• Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Scholarship
  • $500
  • Liberty Arras, Central High School 
• Tati Thompson Paint Prize
  • $250 each
  • First place: Ciarra Vigil, East High School
  • Second place: Liberty Araas, Central High School
• West Edge Collective’s Arciniega Scholarship 
  • Clara Kerschner, East High School ($3,000)
  • Ciarra Vigil, East High School ($2,000)
• Westward Digital Scholarship
  • $500
  • Ciarra Vigil, East High School 
• Cheyenne’s Artist Guild
  • $50 and art supplies 
  • Kendra Upton, East High School
• Laramie County Community College Art Department
  • $500 each
  • Allie Hutchinson, Central High School for “Arthritis”
  • Casper Sandoval, East High School for “November”
• Ceramics Scholarship from Silver Sage Ceramics and Clay Paper Scissors
  • $500 each
  • Raiden Spangler, Triumph High School 
  • Jaesa Whitesell, Central High School
• Best in Show from Drippin Paisley
  • $325, $50 gift card, art supplies and sublimation shirt print of artwork
  • 2D: Sienna Jung, Central High School for “The Waddling”
  • 3D: Liberty Araas, Central High School for “Treasure Chest Box”