
Twenty-eight
student-artists
from
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
are
featured
in
the
17th
annual
Off
the
Wall
art
exhibit
and
competition
sponsored
by
Lockheed
Martin
and
hosted
by
ARTfactory
in
Manassas.
PWCS
high
school
students
are
sharing
their
talents
in
the
areas
of
visual
art,
poetry,
STEAM,
and
art
and
technology.
This
year's
exhibition
was
open
by
appointment
only
due
to
the
ongoing
pandemic
with
a
virtual
exhibition
available
for
viewing
online
at
the
ARTfactory
website.
"Exhibits,
such
as Off
the
Wall,
are
incredibly
important
for
young
artists
as
it
is
an
opportunity
for
them
to
share
their
learning
and
demonstrate
their
skill,"
said
Jasmine
Hawkins,
the
PWCS
administrative
coordinator
of
the
arts.
"Art
exhibits
are
a
celebration
of
achievement
as
well
as
a
learning
opportunity
for
students,"
she
added.
Each
category
is
judged
by
a
professional
in
that
field.
Awards
are
traditionally
presented
at
an
open
house
at
Lockheed
Martin.
This
year,
in
lieu
of
an
open
house,
Lockheed
Martin
plans
to
invite
student-participants
to
a
virtual
STEAM
event.
Congratulations
to
these
PWCS
students
selected
for
the
2021
Off
the
Wall
art
exhibit:
Battlefield
High
School
Nicholas
Austin-Wakefield,
second
place
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Seasons"
Isabel
Lee,
first
place
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Hearing
Through
Seeing"
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
Chloe
Smalls
Johnson
Lilliana
Alaniz
Ariana
Fernandez
Jaiden
Reefer
Darryl
Thomas
Luce
Barahona
-
Gonzalez
Maggie
Kozer,
first
place
in
the
art
and
tech
category
for
"HUNGRY"
Chaunti
Hatchett
Makayla-Bowman,
honorable
mention
in
the
poetry
category
for
"Hidden
Hurricanes"
Kofi
Asare,
third
place
in
the
poetry
category
for
"Tested
by
the
Almighty"
Sara
Arnold
Lyric
Blevins,
first
place
in
the
poetry
category
for
"Of
Mind,
of
Body,
of
Fire"
Forest
Park
High
School
Hannah
Durham,
honorable
mention
in
the
poetry
category
for
"How
a
Poet
Lives"
Freedom
High
School
Carlos
Sanchez
Lemus
Osbourn
Park
High
School
Olivia
Thacker
Cam
Franklin,
honorable
mention
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Ennui"
Miranda
Herd
Kristine
Clyde,
third
place
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Liberty
and
Justice
for..."
Elena
Truitt,
honorable
mention
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Online
School"
Ashley
Garrison
Nicholas
Irvin
Courtney
Walters,
honorable
mention
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Modern
Tokyo"
Betaneya
Daniel,
honorable
mention
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Lijnet
(Youth)"
Rocio
Serrano
Velasco,
honorable
mention
in
the
visual
arts
category
for
"Nostalgia"
Woodbridge
High
School
Charlotte
Flynn,
second
place
in
the
poetry
category
for
"A
Poet's
Nature"
Keon
McClinton