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The �������� Art Department is currently hosting its annual Student Art Show in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. This week, a reception was held to honor all of the artists and announce contest winners. The gallery is open to the public during regular business hours and the show will be on display through April 29th. To learn more about art classes at ��������, visit or contact Mileah Hall at 903-434-8172 or mhall@ntcc.edu. 

2025 student winners include:

2D Mixed Media

• 1st Place: Josalynn L. Patterson, "Beautifully Delicate"
• 2nd Place: Brailei Hill, "Bloom"
• 3rd Place: Alyssa Turner, "Play With Earth"
• Honorable Mention: Sammie Savoy, "Mixed Media," and Ulices Chavez, "Ocean Mandala"

Design I - Canvas

• 1st Place: Alyssa Turner, "Midnight Fiction"
• 2nd Place: Brailei Hill, "Paint Your Own Self Image"
• 3rd Place: Josalynn L. Patterson, "A Soft Sun"
• Honorable Mention: Preston Reeder, "Rose in the Middle"

Ceramics

• 1st Place: Dakota Garcia, "End Series"
• 2nd Place: Mary-Faith Wilson, "Wild Mountain"
• 3rd Place: Dakota Garcia, "Amphora"

Advanced Ceramics

• 1st Place: Linda Means, "Honey Pot #2"
• 2nd Place: Jack Means, "Pitch This!"
• 3rd Place: Jasmine Moon, "Cathedral of Light"

Value Portrait Paintings

• 1st Place: Brailei Hill, "Smile!"
• 2nd Place: Josalynn L. Patterson, "Value Scale Portrait"
• 3rd Place: Allison Tinney, "Self Portrait"

Drawings in Black and White

• 1st Place: Brailei Hill, "The Nature of Affection"
• 2nd Place: Preston Reeder, "His Name is Gert"
• 3rd Place: Josalynn L. Patterson, "Drapery"
• Honorable Mention: Brailei Hill, "Side of Me"

Drawings in Color

• 1st Place: Josalynn Patterson, "Full Self Portrait"
• 2nd Place: Brailei Hill, "Self Portrait"
• 3rd Place: Preston Reeder, "Trapped in Checkers"

Photography

• 1st Place: Alyssa Turner, "Eternal Sunshine"
• 2nd Place: Charis Roseberry, "Cat"
• 3rd Place: Donavan Grimes, "Ansle In A Tree"