Ridgewood Art Students Earn Awards at Triton Art Competition Ridgewood High School art students recently participated in the annual Triton College High School Art Competition. “The competition was strong, with seven local schools competing; Ridgewood, East Leyden, West Leyden, Guerin College Prep, Elmwood Park, St. Joseph, and PMSA. I am very proud of our students’ artistic creativity and accomplishments!” remarked Mrs. Machaj, Ridgewood art teacher. The Ridgewood art students earned the following awards: Mariya Kysylyuk Ruslana Hasyuk Nicole Bak Alexandra Chrabaszcz Victoria Kospin Jacub Korzec Alexandra Martinez Victoria Kospin Tessa Alioto James Mann Amanda Burns Artana Sherifi Teresa Nuccio Mishel Habaci Jose Luis Allison Witkowski Victoria Kospin Blake Majer Joseph Palmisano Miranda Randel Amanda Bogdal Ruslana Hasyuk - first place in Design second place in Design third place in Design first place in Drawing first place in Drawing second place in Drawing third place in Drawing second place in Mixed Media second place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Mixed Media third place in Painting third place in Painting 3 - third places in Photography third place in Photography third place in Photography third place in Photography Also, every year artists from the West Suburban Artists Guild view the Triton College High School Art Competition and choose seven pieces they feel deserve special recognition. They feel it is important to recognize the talent of these students and encourage their future pursuits in the arts. I am very pleased to announce that Victoria Kospin’s painting, “Self-Portrait DaVinci Style” was one of the seven chosen! Victoria will be recognized during the awards ceremony at 7pm at the Triton public reception. Triton College will be hosting a public reception for the students, their families, schools and the community on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. The reception will take place from 6:00pm to 8:30pm in the gallery of the Triton Fine Arts Building (J), located at Triton College, 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove, IL 60171. “Organic Funk” by Alexandra Chrabaszcz “Celebration” by Teresa Nuccio “Dreamer” by Victoria Kospin “Look Up!” by Joseph Palmisano “Home” by Tessa Alioto “Trick or Treat” by Mishel Habaci “Rave!” by Jakub Korzec