Overview

We had over 120 registered and only about 100 showed up, (maybe due to the weather) Theme for the competition was "My World Today & Tomorrow" There were performances by the Rock band "the Pollock", Singer, Asli Durak, TaeKwonDo demonstrations by H.K. Lee TaeKwonDo, Herndon, Reston Conservatory Ballet, and Arts&Craft by Harmonia School of Music and Art. Many activities and games throughout the day for all 1000+visitors at the Town Center including Arts & Crafts, Lego Station, Music Station, Spray Painting and many many more.

Judging was based on:

• Orginality
• Creativity
• Colors
• Textures
• Medium
• Relevance to the theme
• Composition

Grade Group Categories and Winners:

K-1:

1st: Brianna Trocki

2nd: Alex Choi

3rd: Katie Noelle

2-3:

1st: Geo Im

2nd: Min Cuh Choi

3rd: Laura Son

4-5:

1st: AaYoung Kim

2nd: Diana Hare

3rd: Noy Wasser-Goren

6-8:

1st: Uriel Lee

2nd: Ivy Ni

3rd: Sung Ryun Cho

9-12:

1st: Yeomin Kim

2nd: Seung Yung Cho

3rd: Jasmine Ullah

Jurors

Each year a jury of comprised of highly talented artists, and successful local business owners are selected to be jurors for the art competition. This years panel is listed below:

Norman Parish: Artist & Owner of the Parish Gallery in Georgetown, DC

Shahdeh Ammadi: Career Services, Corcoran Collage of Art + Design

Jee Eun Chung: Owner, Gallery Zeun

Cindy Han: Editor ZooGoer, Friends of the National Zoo

Charles Neenan: Artist and Photographic Arts Instructor/Owner, Red Room Studios

Jean Bryer: Portrait Artist, Northern Virginia

Ken Young: Artist and Instructor at Duke Ellington School of Arts, Washington, DC

Paul Gayter: President & Chief Creative Officer, Brainwave Inc., Reston, VA

Meg Soper Stallings: Artist, Washington, DC