Winners have been announced in a competition that challenged local students to create artwork reflecting the architecture and décor of Moody Mansion, 2016 Broadway.

“Hundreds of high school and middle school students from throughout the Island entered,” said Betty Massey, Executive Director of the Mary Moody Northen Endowment, which funded the contest as part of the mansion’s 125th anniversary celebration. “Their talent was impressive.”

The top four entries in the high school category are all students of Studio Art Teacher Candice Lepo at Ball High School:

First Place: “The Serene Tub” by Julianna Wagner, 11th grade

Second Place: “Ambitious Oleander” by Shaifer Goalen, 9^th grade

Third Place: “Shadows” by Emilda Jaison, 11^th grade

Honorable Mention: “Moody Mansion in Green” by Gabriela Flores Gonzalez, 12^th grade

The top four entries in the middle school category were:

First Place: “Starry Night at Moody Mansion” by Brenda Alfaro, 8^th grade student of Art Teacher Regina Bishop at Austin Middle School

Second Place: “Moody Mansion” by Christina Chen, 8^th grade student of Art Teacher Regina Bishop at Austin Middle School

Third Place: “Study of a Post” by Lacey Higgins, 7th grade student of Art Teacher Florence Noyes at Trinity Episcopal School

Honorable Mention: “Study of Architecture” by Rosa Koplin, 6th grade student of Art Teacher Florence Noyes at Trinity Episcopal School

“We want to thank Dr. Stephen Duncan, Galveston Independent School District’s Director of Fine Arts, who took literally hundreds of picture in and around Moody Mansion, and shared them with students from all local schools, not just GISD. We’re also grateful for the help from Galveston’s art teachers, and for the panel of artists and architects who helped judge the competition.”