Junction City Art Association

05/17/2026

We had such a great time at the 5th Annual Tri-County Student Art Contest last weekend! We received so many wonderful art entries this year!

Here are this year's winners:

✨High School✨

🎨 Painting:

First Place - Marley Arient of Elmira HS : "Persimmons"

Second Place - Hannah Yaskovic of Elmira HS : "Self Portrait"

✍️ Drawing:

First Place (Tie) -
Lola Esplin of JCHS : "Eye"
Alexys Kelly of Harrisburg HS : "Symbolic Self-Portrait"

Second Place (Tie) -
Savannah Schmoe of Harrisburg HS : "Shapes of Me"
ZZ Dodson of JCHS : Color Pencil Dragon

🖼️ Mixed Media/collage

First Place - Rose Brown of JCHS : "Our Hidden Colors"

Second Place - Machaela Parker of Elmira HS : "Why Are Fish in Our Pool?"

🗿Sculpture

First Place - Emma Hartle of JCHS : "The Mantaray"

Second Place - Clara P. of JCHS : "Faun"

🧵Specialized Skill

First Place - Kieren Waldecker of Elmira HS: "Spring Day" (Woodburn)

Second Place - Machaela Parker of Elmira HS: "Jelly Out of the Sea"

👕 Wearable Art

First Place - Ella Clark of Elmira HS : "Rawr"

🧑‍💻 Digital Media

First Place - Kaylee Uhrein of Elmira HS : "Golden Touch"

Second Place - Rykie Nickelson of Harrisburg HS : "Tarcat's Win"

📸 Photography

First Place - Dylan Gibson of Harrisburg HS: "Sahalie Falls"

Second Place - Brent Derby of JCHS: "Where's Charmander?"

✨Middle School✨

🎨 Painting:

First Place - Emalynn of Harrisburg MS : "Octopus"

✍️ Drawing:

First Place - Noah Bray of Harrisburg MS : "Oreo"

Second Place - Andrew N. of Harrisburg MS : "Keyhole Project"

🖼️ Mixed Media/collage

First Place - Layla Franklin of Harrisburg MS : "Et Iris"

Second Place - Kai Stugman of Harrisburg MS : "Dark Beach"

🗿Sculpture

First Place - Evie Osterman of JC (homeschool) : "Oh, Wow...!"

Second Place - John Hayworth of Harrisburg MS : "Four Flags"

🧑‍💻 Digital Media

First Place - Alyssa Davis of Harrisburg MS : "Allie Midoriya"

Second Place - Hazel Walter of JC (homeschool) : "Brainstorm"

Great job, everyone!!✨

04/20/2026

The Tri-County Student Art Contest is back and we're so excited to see this year's entries! ✨

If you know a talented young artist, tell them about our contest and let them know we want to see and showcase their work!

5th through 12th grade students from JC, Harrisburg, Halsey, Monroe, Veneta, and Triangle Lake are welcome to enter. Homeschool students are included!
We will be awarding cash prizes for multiple categories like painting, drawing, sculpture, digital art, mixed media, and more! Go to junctioncityart.com for more details.

We're looking forward to another fantastic show full of talented artists!

05/08/2025

✨Here is the list of the winners from the Tri-County Student Art Contest!✨

High School

Drawing
1st Place: Ethan Eutsler of Elmira HS "Open Your Eyes"
2nd Place Tie: Jude Carman of Elmira HS "Caesar"
Rose Brown of JCHS "Pneuma Somnia"

Painting
1st Place: Marley Arient of Elmira HS "Figs"
2nd Place: Kirena West of JCHS "Summer Skies"

Digital Media
1st Place: Hannah Yaskovic of Elmira HS "THAD PLEASE"
2nd Place: Kendall Moeller of Elmira HS "Hannibal"

Photography
1st Place: Owen Cooper of JCHS "Squirrely Squirrel"
2nd Place: Jayden Reid of JCHS "Macro Madness"

Sculpture
First Place: Theodore Turner of Elmira HS "T-Rex"
2nd Place Tie: Zaidensen Dodson of JCHS "Bonsai of Community"
Emma Hartle of JCHS "The Cavern"

Mixed Media
1st Place: Katelyn Cox of Harrisburg HS "Tangled in Ink"
2nd Place: Levi Conley of Harrisburg HS "Untitled"

Wearable Art
1st Place: Daniela Castillo of JCHS "Bouquet of Flowers"
2nd Place: Kimber Bowser of JCHS "SkillsUSA Oregon T-shirt Design"

Middle School

Drawing -
1st Place: Alexys Kelley of Harrisburg "Death Cap"
2nd Place: Alyssa of Harrisburg - "Izuku"

Painting -
1st Place: Alexys Kelley of Harrisburg "His Meowjesty"
2nd Place: Sierra Vaughan "Abstrackt Art"

Digital Art -
1st Place: Alexys Kelly "Crazy Toebeans"
2nd Place: Astrid Willis - "Penny And Hearts"

Sculpture -
1st Place: Evie Osterman of JC "Fafnir Meets a Friend"
2nd Place: Remy Crowson of Harrisburg "Seen"

Wearable Art
First Place: Ashtyn Gore of Harrisburg- "Sunkissed" (Belt)

Mixed Media -
1st Place: Layla Franklin of Harrisburg "untitled"
2nd Place: Charolette Smucker of Harrisburg "Summer Fruit"

Photography
1st Place: Sophia Hampl of Harrisburg "forestry photography"

People's Choice Award for High School: Ethan Eutsler "Open Your Eyes"

People's Choice Award for Middle School: Alexys Kelly "His Meowjesty"

Best of Show: Theodore Turner "T-Rex"

We are so impressed with all of the young talent in our community! 🤩 Thank you to all of the students who entered their work! ✨

05/06/2025

We received such a wonderful collection of art pieces this year!
Thank you to all of the talented students who participated in the art contest. We hope to see many of you again next year. 😊

To all the friends, family, and community members who came to see the show, thank you for coming and supporting these young artists with your presence and your "people's choice" votes!

We are compiling the list of the winners and will be posting them soon. In the meantime, here are a few photos from the show! ✨

04/16/2025

We're so excited to invite you all to our 4th Annual Tri-County Student Art Contest in May! There will be a free public art show at JCHS on Saturday, May 3rd from 10am to 4pm.
Along with this year's poster design, here are some photos from last years art show! Find out more about this year's art contest at junctioncityart.com
We hope we see you there! 😊

08/13/2024

08/09/2024

Meet the members of the Junction City Art Association this weekend at Junction City Scandinavian Festival! We all take turns running the Art Building (right next to the kids corner) to answer questions, help you purchase your next gift (or even just for yourself), and don’t forget our art raffle!

08/09/2024

Even Fafnir enjoys the Art Show at Junction City Scandinavian Festival. Come and check out our member’s art:
Friday and Saturday 9 am - 10 pm
Sunday 9 am - 8 pm