Bridget Knopp with her winning works accepted into the Missouri State University Juried Virtual Exhibition. The works titled, left to right, “Chased by the Blues”, “Eden”, and “Soft Silence” are shown with her winning certificates. All three works were accepted and two received Honorable mention and merit awards.

Hugoton Junior Bridget Knopp has entered a virtual composition hosted by Missouri State University. Bridget is currently an independent advanced student in Mr. Terrill’s high school art program at USD 210.

Bridget had three works accepted into this competition. Her oil portrait painting “Soft Silence” was awarded the Honorable Mention citation. A second self-portrait oil painting “Chased by the Blues” was awarded a Merit Award. A third work, her pastel drawing on velour paper “Eden” was also accepted.

Her works will be included in Missouri State University’s Virtual Juried Exhibition for High School Art and Design Students. This year was their biggest turn-out ever with almost 800 works submitted from students across 10 states which were reviewed by their jurors, each one independently, with scores compiled and averaged to determine the results. Only 459 pieces were accepted for exhibition or given special citations or awards. The competition will be on display virtually online beginning June 1, with links to view the show provided closer to this date at that time.

“Bridget has been an outstanding art student since she came to my classes in seventh grade. She is constantly learning, growing and improving every year, and is extremely serious about what she does. “Her talent for all media is extremely impressive, and she has a true future in the fine arts in whatever avenue she uses it to pursue.

The competition she entered here was advertised to our program and she took the full initiative to enter her work and pursue what can be a challenging and daunting task to put your work “out there” at such a high level. I knew she would do well no matter what. This is an outstanding accomplishment to be included in such a competitive show, and she will always continue to do more in the future with her talents.” said Mr. Terrill. You can read more about the department here: https://art.missouristate.edu/ .