The 24th Annual Tyrone Art Show was held in the Tyrone High School gymnasium on Thursday, April 24th, 2025.
Prizes were awarded to the top five artworks overall. Additional awards include the Excellence in Creativity Award, a Top Three-Dimensional Work Award, and eight merit awards presented to two students from each grade level.
Click the slideshow above to see a gallery of art displayed at the show.
The winners were as follows:
Merit Awards:
9th grade – Lilian Ammerman “Armour of the Sea” and Shiloh Price “The Ballet”
10th grade – Eva Wicker “A Stranger” and Pyper Sparklin “Everyone Is A Little Mad”
11th grade – Jenna Watson “Have A Orange” and Rylan Crowell “Me”
12th grade – Hailey Wood “Submerged” and Samuel Crilly “Air”
Excellence in Creativity – Heaven Browning “The Treasure Thief”
Excellence in Ceramics – Emma Myers “Lost in the Sea”
Excellence in Ceramics – Kendall Stathes “Cancer Sucks”
5th place – Emma Witkamp “Reflections”
4th place – Grace Mayhew “Stunning Stallion”
3rd place – Avery Myers “Looking Ahead”
2nd place – Madisen Jones “In The Wind”
1st place – Nora Hoy “Point of View”
People’s Choice Awards:
9th grade: Brody Hoover
10th grade: Eva Wicker
11th grade: Braydon Parsons
12th grade: Sam Crilly
This year’s guest juror was 2016 Tyrone Area High School graduate and accomplished mixed media artist Emily Beam.
Beam is no stranger to the Tyrone Art Show, having been recognized with the Excellence in Creativity Award during her senior year. She is also the artist behind the vibrant Blue Ribbon School mural, a familiar sight to all who pass through the high school’s auditorium hallway.
Following her graduation, Beam pursued a dual path in science and the arts, earning a BA in Visual Art Studies and a BS in Biology from Penn State Altoona.
Her artistic achievements during college earned her both the Zoller and Fine Arts Awards, and her work has been exhibited at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art and Blair Medical Center. Her artwork is even used in a Mammalian Anatomy course and has been published in the literary collection A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia.
Beam is currently a medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, continuing to create art while pursuing a career in medicine.
She enjoys blending her passions through mixed media, drawing inspiration from the natural world and the intricacies of the human body.
“Art was such a formative part of my time here, and I’m excited to see how today’s students are expressing themselves,” Beam said.
In addition to the student artwork, this year’s show featured something new: projects from several of the high school’s vocational programs were on display alongside the art, giving visitors an even broader look at the creativity and skills cultivated across the Tyrone Area School District.
Winners:
9th Grade: Lilian Ammerman “Armour of the Sea”
What inspired you to make this piece?
My family takes a vacation to the beach every year, and we are always collecting seashells.
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
Blending the different shades was difficult.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
Many other projects looked really good so I was shocked because I didn’t expect to win.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I do art because I enjoy the different techniques. It means I get to challenge myself and create interesting pieces of artwork.
9th Grade: Shiloh Price “The Ballet”
What inspired you to make this piece?
I think that ballet is a challenging thing and I wanted to do something for those people
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
Getting the shadows right
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was very happy and proud of myself
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I do art because it helps me express my feelings. It tells me a lot about people
10th Grade: Eva Wicker “A Stranger”
What inspired you to make this piece?
I was inspired by the heavy contrast and details in the face that, when put together, creates an interesting perspective of the image.
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
The most challenging thing was shifting my perspective from creating highlights to making shadows with white charcoal.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was pleasantly surprised.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I enjoy recreating the scenes that I see in daily life. However, the main reason would be the feeling of accomplishment after putting everything together to form an image. I find art as a fun creative outlet and a way to illustrate my ideas.
10th Grade: Pyper Sparklin “Everyone Is A Little Mad”
11th Grade: Jenna Watson “Have A Orange”
What inspired you to make this piece?
I like oranges
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
Getting the bowl correct
What is your reaction to winning a(n) award(s) at the art show?
I was surprised
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
It is just a cool hobby to have and it is relaxing
11th grade: Rylan Crowell “Me”: no photo available
12th Grade: Hailey Wood “Submerged
What inspired you to make this piece?
Well, I just said yes to the musical sets. I like clay and faces, so I made a clay face.
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
It was tough getting the face right on the clay sculpture.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was surprised because I was not expecting to win anything. The competition was good.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I’ve been doing it since I was a kid and didn’t stop. I just do it.
12th Grade: Samuel Crilly “Air”
Excellence in Creativity: Heaven Browning “The Treasure Thief”
What inspired you to make this piece?
The motivation to create something that catches the eye.
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
The most challenging part about creating this piece was the painting.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I felt proud of myself, like I accomplished something.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I make art because I like to challenge my mind in terms of creativity.
Anything else you would like to add?
No one is born with natural talent, nor can one be born with creativity. “Talent” and creativity are always earned through true passion. If there’s no passion, there’s no true creativity. Having creativity can always be earned if you are willing to learn.
Excellence in Ceramics: Emma Myers “Lost in the Sea”
What inspired you to make this piece?
I love the ocean and wanted to create something that would give me a challenge.
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
The waves drying out too quickly.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
Surprised
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I do art because it is peaceful and fun. Art to me means an opportunity to express how you feel in a piece of artwork.
Excellence in Ceramics: Kendall Stathes “Cancer Sucks”
Overall awards:
5th place: Emma Witkamp “Reflections”
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
I had never used white charcoal before, and using normal charcoal was still rather new to me. I struggled with getting used to the new mediums and how to use them effectively.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was shocked. I wasn’t planning on even submitting any pieces until Mr. Feather urged me to, so it never crossed my mind that I would win anything.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
Years ago, I used to make art frequently. However, in the past couple years I have been too busy to really sit down and create artwork. Art has always been a way to relax for me, so having a period every day to make art has helped me with managing stress this year.
4th place: Grace Mayhew “Stunning Stallion”
3rd place: Avery Myers “Looking Ahead”
What inspired you to make this piece?
Becoming 18 and graduating this year, and all the things that come with those aspects
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
Just trying to make the face look like me.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was pleased and excited because I think it proves that it was a solid art piece.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I do art because it allows you to express the things on your mind and make them into something that people can understand
2nd place: Madisen Jones “In The Wind”
1st place: Nora Hoy “Point of View”
What inspired you to make this piece?
I wanted to create an interpretation of how a person can have two versions of themselves
What was the most challenging thing about creating this piece?
I used materials that I was not familiar with in this drawing. This was the first time I used charcoal and white charcoal pencils. I also had a hard time focusing on only the highlights and shadows from the photo to transfer into my drawing.
What is your reaction to winning an award at the art show?
I was ultimately shocked.
Why do you do art? What does it mean to you?
I do art because it helps me be creative. This year, especially, I have been challenged to alter images or create my own images before beginning a work of art.
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS
Brody Hoover – 9th grade
Eva Wicker – 10th grade
Braydon Parsons – 11th grade
Sam Crilly – 12th grade
