Robert Lee ISD Art Dept

01/18/2025

I entered 31 student pieces into the Coke County Stock Show Art competition... Here are some pictures! They all did so well!

10/17/2024

3rd Annual Halloween Pumpkin Painting
or Carving Contest

What: The Robert Lee High School Art Department is organizing a Halloween pumpkin painting or carving contest. Paint or Carve a REAL pumpkin (any size) for a chance to win!

Three main winners per section… 1st, 2nd, 3rd and participation ribbons will be given.
Two Best of Show trophies… one for best carved pumpkin and one for best painted pumpkin.

Painted pumpkins ONLY
1st section – Pre-K and Kindergarten
2nd section – 1st grade and 2nd grade
Painted or Carved pumpkins
3rd section – 3rd grade and 4th grade
4th section – 5th grade and 6th grade
5th section – Junior High
6th section – High School

When: Bring your finished pumpkins to the school by Tuesday, October 29th. Winners will be announced Thursday, October 31st. Pumpkins will need to be picked up by Friday, November 1st. Any pumpkins left at the end of the day November 1st will be disposed of.

Rules:
· Students may only submit ONE entry for the contest.
· Pumpkins must be real.
· School appropriate accessories will be ALLOWED this year (no sticker faces… the majority of the design must be painted or carved) as long as it does not take up too much space… space is limited.
· ALL pumpkins must be family friendly and made by the appropriate RLISD student (parents are encouraged to supervise but CANNOT create any part of the pumpkin for the student). Parent created pumpkins will not be judged.
· Please include the student’s full name and grade on the bottom of the pumpkin (in sharpie).
· Pumpkin entries will be judged by RLISD staff.
· If you are carving your pumpkin… ONLY carve with guardian permission and supervision.
· Late entries will not be included in the judging.

03/10/2024

Bullocks Texas State History Museum was great! Lovely award ceremony and reception for so many young and incredibly talented artists. What an honor for Abi to be one of the top 100 youth artist in Texas to have her art piece chosen to be displayed in the museum!

I am very proud of Abi!

03/04/2024

Remember to congratulate Abi if you see her this week! We are on our way to Austin this weekend for the Youth Art Month exhibition and awards ceremony! Her piece will be on display in the Bullock Museum for all of the month of March. Below is a short article on the Museum's website about Youth Art Month.

See artworks created by some of Texas's most promising visual art students.

02/22/2024

Hello All!

Regional VASE Competition was this past Saturday in San Angelo at Central HS. Abi Arthur submitted two pieces of art. Abi's two art pieces were in Division 4 which is 3.5+ credits of High School Art. In Division 4 there were 55 juried entries, 49 got a 4 rating, 5 got a 3 rating and 1 was disqualified.

Scores are as follows:
15-24 points - 1 Rating
25-36 points - 2 Rating
37-50 points - 3 Rating
51-60 points - 4 Rating

Points are given for Student Interview 1-4 points in 5 categories and Artwork Evaluation 2-8 points in 5 categories.

Abi's Artworks:
Crimson Passion - Total Score: 57/60 for a 4 Rating
(Floral Image)

Guppy Love - Total Score: 60/60 for a 4 Rating
(Fish Image)

Also pictured is Abi with her art pieces and gold medals.

The Area Competition took place directly after the District Competition. Any art piece that rated a 4 in the District was moved forward to the Area Competition. Out of 49 Division 4 art pieces with a 4 rating, only 5 art pieces were chosen to advance to State.

Although Abi did not advance to the State Competition, I believe this was a good experience for her. She had to come out of their comfort zone and interview about her art and that was a third of their score. She did very well!

If you see Abi in the hallway, give her a big congrats on a job well done!

01/09/2024

Each year, districts across the state may submit artwork created by Pre-K through 12th grade student artists in Public and Private Schools which will be selected to be on display in the YAM Spring Exhibition at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas during the month of March. It is my honor to announce that our very own Abi Arthur has had a piece selected to be on display! The piece will be on display at The Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin the entire month of March! In addition to the prestige of having her art displayed in a museum, each year, the Office of the First Lady of Texas selects a group of artworks from the Youth Art Month Spring Exhibition to be showcased in the Governor's Business Office for one year. This year, 16 pieces will be displayed in both Mrs. Abbott and Governor Abbott's offices. Let's all congratulate Abi for having an art piece chosen to hang at the Bullock and wish her luck in being chosen to hang in the Governor or Mrs. Abbott's office!
Pictured is the art work!

12/08/2023

Come support the High School Theatre kiddos!

10/31/2023

The entries for the 2nd annual Pumpkin Contest, along with the winners.

10/26/2023

Pumpkins are due on Monday, October 30. Judging will be complete after school and winners will be announced on Tuesday!

09/27/2023

Update on TASA/TASB Convention:

I found out that Abi’s piece will be on display at the TASA/TASB Convention! This was not a competition as I first thought, it was more about advocacy and less about winning. However, her piece will be on display for the entirety of the Convention and will be seen by lots of eyes! Abi is a fantastic artist and I am honored to be able to encourage her and watch her grow!

09/11/2023

Every year TASA / TASB (the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Association of School Boards) meet for a fall conference! TAEA presents exhibits during this conference to continue to advocate for visual arts throughout the year! RLISD has submitted our one allotted piece, created by Abigail Arthur. I will keep you posted on whether or not her piece is accepted to be on display at the conference.

09/11/2023

I have submitted two of my art pieces for the TAEA Annual Members Art Show. I will notify you as soon as the winners have been announced. I submitted one pen and ink drawing and one photograph.