Ketchey’s Artwork Selected for HLSR’s School Art Auction

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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program selected six Aldine ISD student entries to be exhibited at the Hayloft Gallery at Reliant Center. The students’ artwork will be on exhibition now through March 18, 2012. The students will also compete for a number of scholarships and other major awards.

At the Awards program on Match 3, the 54 student entries selected for the 2012 School Art Auction were announced. This year, for the first time in almost 20 years, Aldine ISD had a student’s artwork selected for the School Art Auction. Shandey Ketchey from Nimitz Senior High School received Best of Show for Aldine ISD. Ketchey’s artwork has also been entered in the School Arts Grand Prix competition. The winners of the School Art Auction represent some of the most amazing and original student artwork with some pieces having sold for as much as $180,000.00 for the Grand Champion. The Auction will be held at the Reliant Arena on March 11, 2012.

The six AISD students whose work will be on display at the Hayloft Gallery are Chelsea Nguyen of Kujawa Academy (Kelly Patterson, teacher), Esmeralda Chairy of Hoffman Middle School (Roy Dupnick, teacher), Bryce Wells of Rayford Road Intermediate School (Janeice Robinson, teacher), José Gutiérrez of Lewis Middle School (Deanna Calderón, teacher), Jorge Vázquez of Nimitz Senior High School (Leslie Rowney, teacher), and Travion Payne of Carver High School (Laura Luna, teacher).

“Shandey’s art teacher is Leslie Rowney. Leslie has established a very successful art program at Nimitz and over the last decade her students have been awarded numerous Scholastic Art Gold and Silver keys, a National Gold Key, State VASE Qualifiers and VASE Gold Seal winners, and the Grand Champion or Reserve Grand Champion awards at the District Project Show and Art Scholarship Auction,” said Joey Doyle, Aldine ISD program director of visual arts and elementary creative drama. “Her students’ works have been exhibited at the State Capitol in Austin, Houston Northwest Medical Center, the TASA/TASB Conference, CEDFA Fine Art Summit, and the TAEA 50th Anniversary student art exhibition.”

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program began in 1964 as a poster contest with only 40 school districts including Aldine ISD. Over the past 48 years, the program has grown to include approximately 300,000 students in 100 public school districts and 60 private schools.

In 2011, 54 out of 667 student artworks selected sold at the School Art Auction, which generated more than $1.3 million. The benefits of the proceeds reach not only the student artists but also students across Texas through the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund. Through set totals of guaranteed premium payments, the Show ensures a successful future for the student artists, while any excess money provides college scholarships to deserving Texas youth.