School art for gallery display, not the refrigerator

Art students at Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high schools have the opportunity to display their art in the Salvo Art Gallery.

By Jacque Estes
| 4:55 p.m. April 3, 2016

Sabina Magerovsky, Giana Pubill, Lydia Linden-Cox, and First Place winner Hanna Hile, pose for photos after receiving their awards at the Salvo Art Gallery on Saturday night. Photo by Jacque Estes

Sabrina Magerovsky is presented the FCAL award by Skip Westphal. Photo by Jacque Estes

Giana Pubill's mother Jeannette Pubill, and her uncle Orlando Pubill, proudly snapped photos of Giana, one of the winning artists of the night. Photo by Jacque Estes

Vijole Austinskiene and Lukas Jarons look at Monika Austinskaite's work at the Salvo Art Gallery on Saturday, March 2. Photo by Jacque Estes

Nearly 65 art entries were entered from Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast high schools for the Spring Art Contest at Salvo Art Gallery. Photo by Jacque Estes

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It isn't surprising to find excellent art work featured in the Salvo Art Gallery. Saturday, April 3, 2016 was no exception. What was a little

“If you decide to follow a career in art you have to be one of the most stubborn people in the world.” JJ GRAHAM, Salvo Art Gallery

different was the average age of the artists whose work was on display – 16 years old.

“I think it keeps getting better every year,” said Ed Beckett graphic design instructor at Flagler Palm Coast High School. “We do a show at FCAL every Fall, and JJ (Graham) and Petra (Iston) let us do this show here in the Spring.”

The show featured nearly 65 pieces of art in a variety of art mediums, including mixed media, pencil, pen, acrylics, oils and photography, created by students at FPC and Matanzas high schools. The top four received prize money for their work. Judi Wormeck from the Flagler County Art League judged the pieces. Skip Westphal, also from FCAL, presented an award from the League.

Art Gallery owner and artist JJ Graham congratulated the students and gave them some words of experience. “If your piece didn't receive an award, don't let that discourage you,” he said. “Drive is the most important thing. If you decide to follow a career in art, you have to be one of the most stubborn people in the world.”