The Fishers Arts Council will be handing out awards to local high school artists May 3rd at Fishers City Hall.  Mayor Scott Fadness and Arts Council President Shari Knox  will be presenting the honors to 16 students during the 10th Annual Fishers Arts Council Senior Showcase.  The students in the running are all from the Hamilton Southeastern School District.

The categories are:

Best of Show $500.00

First Place, Photography, Drawing, Painting $250.00 each

Second Place, Photography, Drawing, Painting $150.00 each

Third Place, Photography, Drawing, Painting $100.00 each

Honorable Mention (6 total) FAC Certificates

$200,000 in total awards will be given May 3rd, a Fishers Arts Council record.

A free public reception is set from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery at Fishers City Hall. The awards ceremony will begin at 8:00 pm.

The judge for the exhibit was Deborah Stapleton, Executive Director of the Anderson Museum of Art (AMA), Anderson, IN. Ms. Stapleton recently was a judge for the 2019 Indiana Artisans Show at the State Fairgrounds. She has been with AMA for the past 39 years.