Mariner students shine at art show

PHOTO COURTESY GAIL CAMPBELL Dakota Sica, whose sculpture was judged "Best in Show" at the annual student art show at the Alliance for the Arts, with Louise Senneff, executive director of the Alliance. Dakota Sica, a sophomore at Mariner High School, was awarded the purple ribbon for "Best in Show," at the Lee County Art Education Association's annual show at the Alliance for the Arts on Tuesday, April 24.

Sica's sculpture was judged the best of nearly 1,000 works submitted by Lee County students. The month-long art show featured works from area e l e m e n t a r y , middle and high school students and runs through Saturday, May 5 at the Alliance. Jocelyn Michaud, also a Mariner

student, was selected to receive a scholarship to attend a week at Art Study in Giverny, France - home of Claude Monet's gardens - to study with international fine artist Gale Bennett.

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PHOTO COURTESY GAIL CAMPBELL LEFT: This sculpture, by Mariner High School student Dakota Sica, was judged "Best in Show" at the annual student art show at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers. PHOTOS COURTESY GAIL CAMPBELL LEFT: Jocelyn Michaud Painting TOP: Jocelyn Michaud, left, was selected to receive a scholarship to attend Art Study in Giverny, France, with Louise Senneff, middle, executive director of the Alliance for the Arts, and Pat Dunn representing Art Study Giverny.