The OHHS Art and Design Department and National Art Honor Society invite you to submit Nominations of alumni for the inaugural OHHS Gallery of Honor!

Nomination Submission Form
Nomination Submissions must be received by the end of the day, October 1st, 2023

View the full criteria overview, below.

“Celebrating Art” is devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student art. The intent of their student art contest is to motivate student artists. The top entries are published in an anthology that will record the creative works of today’s student artists.

Students recently submitted work and 24 OHHS Art and Design students were invited to be published in the Summer 2023 “Celebrating Art”!  Only the best art is selected to be included in the full-color hardbound art book, “Celebrating Art”. Additionally, final judging for the “Top Ten Artist” and “High Merit Artist” awards will be completed and announced soon. The following students should feel honored. This is not a contest where every entry is invited to be published and is a highly selective competition. Thousands of entries were not invited to be published. Being published represents a lot of talent, hard work, and dedication from students.

Congratulations to the following students:

From Dignan-Cummins’ Ceramics, Honors Enamels, Mosaic, and Glass, Honors Fiber Arts and Sculpture classes:

Molly Audretch
Gabe Aguirre
Stephanie Herold
Jess Miller
Kayla Linkenfelter
Samantha McDonald

From Mr. Groh’s Art Foundations classes:

Isabella Bishop
Ava Kammerer
Cedar Krodel
Katrina Little
Finn Nyika-Makore
Albra’a Rasras

From Schorsch’s Drawing and Printmaking, Art Foundations, and Studio Art AP 3D Design, 2D Design, and Drawing classes: 

Anna Ackman
Anna Caito
Scout Estes
Stephanie Herold
Molly Lorenz
Sophia Osborne
Brenna Schirmer
Marshall Shorten
Leah Stolla
Jordan Tinsley
Sophia Wehman
Lydia Wilson

Are you interested in helping out with funding a project or sponsoring a student for juried competitions or exhibits?

Congratulations to the OHHS Art and Design student whose art was selected as a High Merit piece for the Spring 2023 Celebrating Art competition and publication! Receiving a Top Ten or High Merit award means the art was an exceptional piece. Out of thousands of entries received for the Spring 2023 contest, it stood out as being one of the top 5% submitted. Students who have art selected as Top Ten or High Merit work will receive special recognition in the book as it is displayed as a Top Ten or High Merit piece.

Congratulations to the following students:

From Schorsch’s Studio Art AP 2D Design and Drawing and Printmaking class: 

Marshall Shorten
Sarah Young
Scout Estes
Sophia Osborne

From Dignan-Cummins’ Ceramics class: 

Nadine Conteh
Zoey Pottinger

Earlier this year, Ms. Schorsch’s Drawing and Printmaking students completed Drypoint Etching submissions for the USA Miniprints for Peace and Justice. Students researched the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights and selected an Article for their inspiration in voicing their hopes and concerns related to issues of peace and justice.

In addition to having their work selected for inclusion in the exhibition, one OHHS Art and Design student was selected for recognition for the “Coup de Coeur” award. The “Coup de Coeur” award is given to an artist whose work had a profound emotional impact on viewers. Kevin Cotterell’s piece, “Article 3”, was selected for its message as a part of this year’s exhibition.

“I picked article 3 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. I learned other countries do not share the same freedoms that we have in the US and they have to fight for their rights each day when we are just given them in the US and just expect to have them. The images I chose conveyed well my statement. The world would be a much better place if every country would give their people the human rights they deserve to have. Also treated with respect by their government they might then not revolt or migrate to other countries that treat them like people, not like objects.”

The 3rd annual challenge and exhibit of Miniprints for Peace and Justice by American Artists and Artists living in the USA, launched by SOS ART is now available for online viewing! Presented in the online gallery are the works submitted for both the SOS ART 2023 exhibition and the 2023 USA Miniprints. Among the exhibiting artists are 8 Drawing and Printmaking students, along with their teacher Jamie Schorsch, representing OHHS Art and Design.

You can view the OHHS Art and Design prints and artist statement on the online gallery: https://sosartcincinnati.com/sos-art-2023-exhibit-including-usa-miniprints-2023-online-gallery/