7th Annual Hall County School District’s Expressions Art Show
The 7th Annual Hall County School District’s Expressions Art Show held its closing reception at the Brenau Trustee Library on March 3. The Expressions Art Show is a partnership between the Art Teachers of Hall County Schools and Brenau University, where elementary, middle school, and high school artists display their work for several weeks in the Brenau Trustee Library. The event culminates with honoring award winners from HCSD elementary, middle, and high schools.
The recognitions include People’s Choice Awards; HCSD Art Innovation Awards; Brenau Library Award; Brenau Elementary, Middle, and High School Awards; the Brenau Center for Arts and Design Achievement Awards; and the Brenau 2025 Best in Show Award. Several of the artists are awarded Brenau University Scholarships as well.
Special thanks go to Chestatee High School Art Teacher Veronica Martin and Claudia Wilburn, Director of the Brenau Center for Arts and Design. Congratulations to all of the artists and their teachers!
AWARDS
People’s Choice Awards, selected by the public attending the reception
People’s Choice Elementary School
- “Trees with Reflection,” By Camden Clark, 2nd Grade @Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry – Art Teacher Ms. Estrada
People’s Choice Middle School
- “The Fallen Queen,” By Mac Millwood, 7th Grade @Cherokee Bluff Middle School – Art Teacher Mrs. Poole
People’s Choice High School
- Pippa Willis, 10th Grade North hall High School– Art Teacher Mrs. Singleton
HCSD Art Innovation Awards
Presented by Michele Hood, the Director of Hall County Schools’ Innovative and Advanced Programs, this award recognizes exceptional creativity and innovation in the field of art. The winners will be displayed in the office of Innovative and Advanced Programs at the District Office on Green Street.
Elementary School Art Innovation Awards:
- 1st Place tie: “Polar Bear in a Snow Storm,” By Lizbeth Mosqueda Quiroz, 2nd Grade @Lyman Hall Elementary – Art Teacher Ms. Morris
- 1st Place tie: “Flowery Branch,” By Ayvah Swafford, 2nd Grade @Myers Elementary– Art Teacher Ms. Freeman
- 2nd Place: “Mountain Village in Mexico,” By Iker Cuellar Mayo, 3rd Grade @Lyman Hall Elementary – Art Teacher Ms. Morris
Middle School Art Innovation Awards:
- 1st Place: “Crimson Whispers,” By Cherie Imperial, 8th Grade @Cherokee Bluff Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Poole
- 2nd Place: “The Froggling’s Flight,” By Guadalupe Moreno, 8th Grade @Chestatee Academy – Art Teacher Ms. Seay
High School Art Innovation Awards:
- 1st Place: “Ugly Vintage,” Julia Pecheco, 10th Grade @Johnson High – Art Teacher Mrs. Watson
- 2nd Place: “Aurora,” By Cayden Castrejon, 9th Grade @Johnson High – Art Teacher Ms. Milder
Senior Art Innovation Awards:
- 1st Place: “Chrysalism,” By Audrey Chancey, 12th Grade @West Hall High – Art Teacher Ms. Griner
- 2nd Place: “The Girl in the Pink Dress,” By Angelli Fuentes, 12th Grade @Cherokee Bluff High – Art Teacher Mrs. Braun
Brenau University Awards
Brenau Library Art Prize (Certificate, Graphic Novel & $4,000 Scholarship)
*Selected by Trustee Library Selection Committee for Art that tells a story
- “And They Know It,” By Julia Couch, 11th Grade @North Hall High – Art Teacher Mrs. Singleton
Expressions 2025 Best in Elementary Art (Certificate of Achievement & $10 Hobby Lobby Gift Card)
- “Trees with Reflection,” By Camden Clark, 2nd Grade @Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry – Art Teacher Ms. Estrada
Honorable Mention (Certificate of Achievement & $10 Hobby Lobby Gift Card)
- “Sea Horse,” By Mia Vargas, 4th Grade @Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry – Art Teacher Ms. Estrada
- “Color Box,” By Christian Lopez, 3rd Grade @Wauka Mountain Elementary – Art Teacher Mrs. Smith
- “Blue Bird at the Beach,” By Gloria Cabrera, 3rd Grade @Lyman Hall Elementary – Art Teacher Ms. Morris
Expressions 2025 Best in Middle School Art (Certificate of Achievement & $25 Quinlan Art Center Gift Certificate)
“Crimson Whispers,” By Cherie Imperial, 8th Grade @Cherokee Bluff Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Poole
Honorable Mention (Certificate of Achievement & $15 Hobby Lobby Gift Card)
- “Colored Wormholes,” By Jesus Vargas, 6th Grade @West Hall Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Sandoval
- “Conceptual Kobe,” By Parker Campbell, 8th Grade @West Hall Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Sandoval
- “Sour,” By Leah Weaver, 7th Grade @South Hall Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Saldierna
Center for Arts & Design Achievement Award (Certificate of Achievement, $40 Quinlan Art Center Gift Certificate, and $5000 Brenau University Scholarship)
- “Igneel,” By Kyra Rosbury, 11th Grade @Flowery Branch High – Art Teacher Mrs. Cabrera
- “I was forced to give a title,” By Ava Long, 12th Grade @East Hall High – Art Teacher Mr. Valley
- “Flight in the Void,” By Elizabeth Niomie Arias, 12th Grade @East Hall High – Art Teacher Mr. Valley
Honorable Mention (Certificate of Achievement, $20 Quinlan Art Center Gift Certificate, and $4,000 Brenau University Scholarship)
- “Caged,” By Genesis Martinez, 7th Grade @Cherokee Bluff Middle – Art Teacher Mrs. Poole
- “Temptation of Man,” By Sophia Herrera, 12th Grade @West Hall High – Art Teacher Mrs. Griner
2025 Best in Show (Best in Show Trophy, $50 Quinlan Art Center Gift Certificate, $6,000 Brenau University Scholarship
“Simple Joys of Life,” By Zoe Anderson, 12th Grade @Cherokee Bluff High – Art Teacher Mrs. Braun