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"