November 09, 2023
Talent on display at Art & Design Prodigy Awards event held at Cowley College

Over 60 students from six high schools participated in the Art and Design Prodigy Awards held Wednesday at Cowley College鈥檚 main campus in Arkansas City.
鈥淲e had a great turnout, with people in attendance from Arkansas City, Winfield, Belle Plaine, Oxford, Uniontown, and Minneapolis,鈥 graphic design instructor Mark Dykes said. 鈥淭he work on display was some of the best we have seen in recent years, and we are so glad these talented student artists allowed us to show their work.鈥
Prodigy winners:
Best of Show Senior Division
All of our senior best-of-show winners will receive a $75 Amazon gift card and a scholarship offer to Cowley College along with their award.
- Senior Traditional 2D Media 鈥 Haley Wyckoff from Arkansas City
- Senior 3D Media 鈥 Gabriella Lujan from Belle Plaine
- Senior Digital 鈥 Mia Saucedo from Belle Plaine
Best of Show Junior Division
All of our junior best-of-show winners will receive a $40 Amazon gift card along with their award.
- Junior Traditional 2D Media 鈥 Claire Peri from Arkansas City
- Junior 3D Media 鈥 Sarah Corle from Winfield
- Junior Digital 鈥 AJ Patterson from Belle Plaine
Painting
- 1st 鈥 Isabella Loomis from Minneapolis for 鈥淏lood Moon鈥 鈥 She will also receive a scholarship offer with her award.
- 2nd 鈥 Izzy Wild from Winfield for 鈥淏one Fishy鈥
- 3rd 鈥 James Ball from Winfield for 鈥淎rtisanal Grape Juice
Digital Art and Design
- 1st 鈥 Mia Saucedo from Belle Plaine for 鈥淭raveling Curry Leaf.鈥 鈥 She will also receive a scholarship offer along with her award.
- 2nd 鈥 Noah Harper from Arkansas City for 鈥淒on鈥檛 Fear鈥
- 3rd 鈥 Gabriella Lujan from Belle Plaine for 鈥淎lice in Borderland鈥
Drawing
- 1st 鈥 Julian Abarca for 鈥淒-Raggin鈥 鈥 He will also receive a scholarship offer along with his award.
- 2nd 鈥 Haley Wyckoff for 鈥淗ands & Feet鈥
- 3rd 鈥 Ella Badley from Arkansas City for 鈥淧ulled鈥
2D Other (Printmaking, Mixed Media, etc)
- 1st 鈥 Claire Peri from Arkansas City for 鈥淐laire and the Cats!鈥
- 2nd 鈥 Adysin McCarley from Uniontown for 鈥淐ow Puncher鈥
- 3rd 鈥 Alexis Silvey from Winfield for 鈥淢e Too鈥
Ceramics/Glass
- 1st 鈥 Izzy Wild from Winfield for 鈥淭ea for Two鈥. He will also receive a scholarship offer along with his award.
- 2nd 鈥 Sarah Corle from Winfield for 鈥淪tar Gazer.鈥
- 3rd 鈥 Eva Navrat from Oxford for 鈥淔ish Bowl鈥
Sculpture
- 1st 鈥 Gabriella Lujan from Belle Plaine for 鈥淐alico Bakery.鈥 She will also receive a scholarship offer along with her award.
- 2nd 鈥 Sophia Wood from Winfield from Winfield for 鈥淏aby.鈥
- 3rd 鈥 Elizabeth Parsons from Belle Plaine for 鈥淢idnight.鈥
Portfolio
- 1st 鈥 Gabriella Lujan from Belle Plaine. She will also receive a scholarship offer along with her award.
- 2nd 鈥 AJ Patterson from Belle Plain.
- 3rd 鈥 Isabella Loomis from Minneapolis.
Rama Peroo | Director of Institutional Communication
Cowley College
125 S. 2nd Street
Arkansas City, KS 67005
rama.peroo@cowley.edu