Communication Arts / Graphic Design

  • See in a Bit!

      Title of Art Piece: See in a Bit! Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design   Student/Artist’s Name: Wayland Roys School: South Anchorage High School Grade: 11th Artist Statement: This piece was used to represent the physical analogy of walking away from someone in life, but it presenting new and exciting opportunities, not being an end-all be-all situation. By taking separate "hiking paths", each skeleton will see new sights, meet new people along the way, and experience new memories, all while holding a deeper emotional connection with the other. This inquiry was used as a smaller representation for the overall idea of love striving in hardship, but blossoming and growing nevertheless. Artwork Dimensions: 11.8" High x 13.4" Wide   Additional Images:    Adjudicate Artwork

  • My Best Friend

      Title of Art Piece: My Best Friend Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Quinn Raferty School: Petersburg High School Grade: 10th Artist Statement: To create this piece, I was heavily inspired by gouache and watercolor portraits, as well as my admiration for my best friend. This piece is digital, and for me, the exploration was in the realistic gouache brush I used, as well as the process of doing pretty much the entire piece on just one layer. For this artwork, I used a reference photo taken on an old digital camera, so sometimes it was difficult to pick out specific colors and values because of the low quality image. This piece went through a, frankly scary, rough phase in the beginning…

  • 500 Miles

      Title of Art Piece: 500 Miles Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Athena Vallada School: West Anchorage High School Grade: 10th Artist Statement: Rather than celebrating the wonders of the Western World, the impact of European settlers has taken more than just the Natives of Alaska’s land. They took lives, children, and all sense of identity. For nearly a hundred years the Native Americans of our state have been working relentlessly to regain the culture they once lost.My main subject is a Native Alaskan woman, looking into the sunrise. Looking forward to the new day represents the bright futures of the current generation of Native Alaskans, fitting right between cultural identity and the voices of today. Long, flowing hair in Indigenous communities…

  • Motherhood by Choice, Not by Mandate

      Title of Art Piece: “Motherhood by Choice, Not by Mandate” Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Kat (Kathryn) Cooke School: South Anchorage High School Grade: 10th Artist Statement: Women have been mistreated and limited for years. Abortion is a right to healthcare; it should not be seen as right or wrong, but as a necessity. One of the counterarguments to this right is to not have sex if one does not want to be pregnant, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found that one quarter of adolescent females report their abusive male partners were trying to get them pregnant. Females need the option to terminate a pregnancy, especially if it was a violation of her rights. Women are not incubators…

  • Sandra Bloome

      Title of Art Piece: Sandra Bloome Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Lizzy (Elizabeth) Ekstrom School: South Anchorage High School Grade: 10th Artist Statement: The intention of this project was to design a character that could potentially be used for an animated film, book series, or tv show. Inspiration for this character came from my love of nature in Alaska. I wanted to incorporate my love of plant life in Alaska with a kind of superpower. From this I made a magic sketchbook. I have a nature journaling watercolor kit that I have brought with me in most of my travels, like Blackstone Bay, Seldovia, and Flattop. I also have long been interested in the restoration of native plant populations in Alaska….

  • Gerome-Fitze Winchester

      Title of Art Piece: Gerome-Fitze Winchester Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Audrey Miranda School: South Anchorage High School Grade: 9th Artist Statement: This piece was created in alcohol ink for the purpose of a character concept idea for a possible novel, animated tv show, or maybe a picture book. The inspiration for him was from a children's depiction of a cowfolk but a little more mature. His character is meant to be a sort of flamboyant ignorant type who really only cares about how he looks. He cannot actually use his guns yet has a way with words. I never had any plan to use his character so I hope someone could take inspiration and use him in their own works….

  • Nueva York

      Title of Art Piece: Nueva York Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Isabela Tamas School: Bettye Davis East Anchorage Grade: 10th Artist Statement: (No statement) Artwork Dimensions: 11" x 15”   Additional Images:    Adjudicate Artwork

  • Inbetween

    Title of Art Piece: Inbetween Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Madeline Morris School: Bettye Davis East Anchorage Grade: 10th Artist Statement: (No statement) Artwork Dimensions: 11″ x 15” Additional Images: Adjudicate Artwork