For our 11th Annual Teen Winter Challenge 244 Chicago high school students submitted art portfolios, making this year's competition, yet again, our largest to date! These submissions were reviewed by our juror panel including library staff and a professional guest judge to select this year's prize winners.
Of the 244 submissions, 25 winners were selected to receive monetary prizes and will have one of their works featured in the wall-mounted exhibition at Harold Washington Library Center near YOUmedia. This exhibit will be unveiled at our April reception and will remain up until the end of next year's competition. These prize winners and additional finalists will also be featured in our print catalog. You can find copies of this year’s print catalog and past seasons in our Chicago Public Library Annual Teen Winter Challenge collection. Stay tuned for a digital version of our catalog that highlights work from all the submissions!
In addition, three teen artist works were selected by con planning teen interns to be featured on this year’s Gamer’s Universe badges.
Chicago Public Library is proud to support these students in their artistic pursuits. We would like to congratulate all of the applicants on their hard work and thank them for their generosity in choosing to share their art with the library. We encourage each student to continue developing their craft and hope that they bring their creativity with them in all their future endeavors.
Chicago Public Library would like to extend a special thanks to library staff and all the Chicago high school teachers and arts organizations for their continuous work with Chicago youth.
Here is a list of all the 11th Annual Teen Winter Challenge prize winners:
Senior Achievement Award
Kai N, Senior Achievement Grand Prize Winner
Diego R, Senior Achievement Runner Up
Alexandra B, Senior Achievement Runner Up
Young Artist Award
Alondra N, Young Artist Grand Prize Winner
Jacey C, Young Artist Runner Up
Jesiah M, Young Artist Runner Up
Gamer's Universe Featured Artists
Emmanuel F
Katherine C
Mikaela A
Honorable Mentions
Alexis R
Ava H
Aya B
Brette B
Cristina A
Frances D
Freyja DD
Jessica C
Jocelyn A
Lucy K
Madeleine B
Marcus A
Natalia H
Oindri B
Patricia S
Prince F
Sandra PP
Shay F
Sofia SJ