Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest Winners Named

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Presley Gray has been honored as Artist of the Year for her piece, Autumn Hound.

Indiana’s electric cooperatives and their statewide magazine, Indiana Connection, named the winners of the 28th annual Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest. Presley Gray, a homeschool student from Fort Wayne, has been honored as Artist of the Year for her piece, Autumn Hound. Her skillful use of colored pencils, gel pens and markers reveals a detailed portrayal of a basset hound gazing up as the last leaves of November fall.

A first-place artist was also selected for each grade, K-12. Each will receive $200. Thirteen additional artists earned an honorable mention award and $75. A complete list of the contest winners is below.

“Indiana’s electric cooperatives value the creativity and talent of young people in their communities,” said John Cassady, CEO of Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “This contest is a great way to encourage creative expression while giving students the opportunity to share their work with people across the state. Supporting local students in this way reflects cooperatives’ commitment to the communities they serve.” 

The artwork was judged on artistic merit, originality, creativity, and suitability for a wall calendar. The art contest is open to any Indiana K-12 student.

Grade division winners

  • Kindergarten —Jane Olsen, Newburgh
  • First Grade — Luci Lampert, Birdseye
  • Second Grade — Lacey Madden, Birdseye
  • Third Grade — Nash Cissell, Borden
  • Fourth Grade — Dustin Otto, Amboy
  • Fifth Grade — Hunter Spindler, Greenwood
  • Sixth Grade — Flynn Cissell, Borden
  • Seventh Grade — Isabella Martin, Fort Wayne
  • Eighth Grade — Zoe Bubp, Fort Wayne
  • Ninth Grade — Cooper Baird, Fort Wayne
  • 10th Grade — Daelyn Kirkdorffer, South Whitley
  • 11th Grade — Presley Gray, Fort Wayne (Best of Show)
  • 12th Grade — Cassidy Skinner, South Whitley

Honorable mention winners

  • Kindergarten — Junia Richey, Milford
  • First Grade — Claire Landis, Georgetown
  • Second Grade — Suzie Shepard, Fort Wayne
  • Third Grade — Viola Fessel, New Albany
  • Fourth Grade — Audrey Katerberg, Madison
  • Fifth Grade — Elise Weaver, West Lafayette
  • Sixth Grade — Ella Jamiel, Syracuse
  • Seventh Grade — Norah Yoder, Fort Wayne
  • Eighth Grade — Reece Shalley, Bloomington
  • Ninth Grade — Marissa Rodgers, Fort Wayne
  • 10th Grade — Elle Zeidler, Elizabeth
  • 11th Grade — Annalise Nymann, Seymour
  • 12th Grade — Riley Aebersold, New Albany

View a high-resolution image of the best-of-show artwork here.

Note: High-resolution images of other winning artwork are available upon request.