For 40+ years the AKMA has been showcasing the talent of high school artists in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. Entry into the Regional High School Exhibition is by invitation only and extends to high schoolers in Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas, Kansas City and in the surrounding areas. A “Best of Show” award will be presented along with honors for artists in each category. This exhibition will be on view Sunday, February 27 until Saturday, April 16, 2022.

Artists, peers, family members, and the community are invited to celebrate the opening of this annual tradition with an opening reception on Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2022 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Opening receptions are free and open to the public. A cash bar and light refreshments will be available. Masks are requested of all participants when they are not actively eating or drinking.

Congratulations to all participants!

BEST OF SHOW – Samantha Arnold, Boots & Steps, Sabetha High School

Category I:  PAINTING

1st Place:  Lyla Vandeqinste, Cityscape Subway, Park Hill South High School

2nd Place (tie):  Morgan Toedman, Pickles, Sabetha High School

2nd Place (tie):  Isabella Flaska, Dismission, Central High School

3rd Place (tie):  Lakyn Leupold, Skin Tones, Hiawatha USD 415

3rd Place (tie):  Emily Shaw, Lighthouse, Park Hill South High School

Honorable Mention: Chandler Thomas-Hughes, Lemon Teeth, Lafayette High School

Honorable Mention: Lily Curley, Making Memories, Lathrop High School

Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Brunner, The man with the Creel, Central High School

Honorable Mention: Tony Addington, Wall of Graffitti, Park Hill South High School

Category II:  DRAWING MONOCHROMATIC

1st Place: Maiya Smith, Willow, Central High School

2nd Place (tie):  Chloe Menold, Untitled, Sabetha High School

2nd Place (tie):  Hayley Brown, Courage, Benton High School

3rd Place (tie):  Madison Elmore, Pensive, West Platte High School

3rd Place (tie):  Amelia Brown, The White Moon, Valley Falls USD 338

Honorable Mention:  Lauren Dittmer, Untitled, Park Hill South High School

Category III:  DRAWING MULTI-COLOR

1st Place:  Chloe Chapman, A Taste of Strawberry, Lathrop High School

2nd Place:  Anna Bowen Marshall, Evan, Park Hill South High School

3rd Place:  Levi Fleagle, Blip, Hiawatha USD 415

Honorable Mention: Dalymar Colon-Ortiz, Self Portrait, Park Hill South High School

Category IV:  PRINTMAKING

1st Place (tie): Bren Mayers, Daydream, Lathrop High School

1st Place (tie): Nathan Bash, Tiger, Plattsburg High School

1st Place (tie): Maggie Collins, Eye of the Tiger, Jefferson C-123 High School

2nd Place (tie):  Paige Deka, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk, Benton High School

2nd Place (tie):  Jaclyn Pappert, Remember When, Jefferson C-123 High School

3rd Place: Olivia Martinez, Spirit of Wisdom, Park Hill South High School

Category V:  PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place: Makayla Trout, Unlaced, Lathrop High School

2nd Place: Zoey Benedict, Gaze Beyond, Savannah High School

3rd Place: Chloe Wattenbarger, Reflection, Riverside USD 114

Honorable Mention: Kobe Davis, Abstract Globe, Riverside USD 114

Category VI:  2-D MIXED MEDIA

1st Place (tie): Madison Elmore, EFFERVESCENCE, West Platte High School

1st Place (tie): Miranda Whalen, Birth of Venus Mosaic, West Platte High School

2nd Place (tie):  Deejay Gaw, A Collaboration, Park Hill South High School

2nd Place (tie):  Shay Westerhof, Behind the Heartbreak, Trenton R-9 High School

3rd Place:   Lainey Hollis, The Beauty of Alcohol, Benton High School

Category VII:  CERAMICS

1st Place:  Kate Sanders, Layered Earthenware Stone Vase, Bishop LeBlond

2nd Place: Emeline Sampson, Spirit Vessel of Cana, Central High School

3rd Place (tie):  Renee Postma, Untitled, Park Hill South High School

3rd Place (tie):  Grant Smith, Untitled, Park Hill South High School

Honorable Mention: MaKenzie Castle-Wallace, Geometric Triptic, Central High School

Honorable Mention: Hope Smith, Fishbowl, Bishop LeBlond

Honorable Mention: Sailor Bodenhausen, Genie Lamp, Savannah High School

Category VIII:  THREE-DIMENSIONAL/SCULPTURE

1st Place:  Abby Tolbert, Morning Stretch, Savannah High School

2nd Place:  Broc Studer, Pointy Rose, Riverside USD 114

3rd Place (tie):  Ailee Lindsay, Wolf, Hiawatha USD 415

3rd Place (tie): Alissa Miller, Elemental Evolution, Central High School

Honorable Mention: Kaycie Wilmes, Toby, Savannah High School

Category IX:  ALTERNATIVE

1st Place:  Kaycie Wilmes , Self-Portrait in Warms, Savannah High School

2nd Place: Ty’Saun Kirby, Ready to Let Go, Riverside USD 114

3rd Place (tie):  Nehemiah Billups, Oscurita, Riverside USD 114

3rd Place (tie): Landon Conard, Colored Perception, Riverside USD 114