Arts in Education
Art Challenge
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 ERIE 1 BOCES STUDENT ART CHALLENGE WINNERS!
EMERGING ARTISTS (Grades 6-8):
First Place – Nissi Tshabu (Cheektowaga)
Second Place – Grace Gabel (North Tonawanda)
Third Place – Jack Nash (Frontier)
Judges Award: Wow! Watch Out Art World – Galilee Arango (Cheektowaga)
Judges Award: Phenomenal Perspective – Journee Clark (Niagara Charter)
INTERMEDIATE ARTISTS (Grades 9-10):
First Place – Charles Burks (West Seneca)
Second Place – Eliana LaMonaco (Tonawanda)
Third Place – Liz Reber (Buffalo Public)
Judges Award: Best Use of Symbolism & Technique – Elijah Schlossin (Cheektowaga Sloan)
Judges Award: Mulan Reflection Award (with love) – Sam Kulczyk (Frontier)
ADVANCED ARTISTS (Grades 11-12):
First Place – Ayda Bielaszka (Lancaster)
Second Place – Sam Jakopchek (Iroquois)
Third Place – Alyssa Meyer (Erie 1 BOCES)
Judges Award: Judges Award for Excellence – Olivia Friedman (Lancaster)
Judges Award: Storytelling Through Art – Apatsala Day (Buffalo Public)
TEACHER ARTISTS:
First Place – Chris Galley (West Seneca)
Second Place – Jess Scibetta (St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute)
Third Place – Tina Edholm-McNelis (Tonawanda)
SEE YOU IN 2026!
Event organized by Erie 1 BOCES and hosted by Villa Maria College
2024 Art Challenge Highlight Video
Past Prompts:
2024 - "Music in Motion"
2025 - "Reflections of Identity"