Ringling College and Sarasota Museum of Art Announce Winners of 'Sticks and Clicks' Photography Competition

All the entries and information can be viewed at http://www.ringling.edu/sticksandclicks. The full list of 'Sticks and Click's winner's follows:

GRAND PRIZE
Grand Prize | Ricky Perrone | Silent Village (Amateur category)

PROFESSIONAL
1st Place | Kevin Moore | The Moonlit Webs We Weave
2nd Place | Matt Allison | SMOA Sticks
3rd Place | Peter Acker | Psalacantha Rising
Honorable Mention | Aleksandr Gleyzer | "Volochs" (??????)

AMATEUR
1st Place | Robert Koske | Untitled3
2nd Place | Nick Lennon | Sun Dipped Tips
3rd Place | Margo Cook | Eye See You
Honorable Mention | Sharon Burde | Setting Sun Day One

STUDENTS 15-18
1st Place | Sierra VanSuch | Cloudy Night
2nd Place | Julia Bellanger | Sculpture In A Frame
3rd Place | Jessie Hernandez | Black and White Twigs
Honorable Mention | Julia Bellanger | Sculpture In A Vase

STUDENTS 11-14
1st Place | Connor McLeod | The Star of Art
2nd Place | Libby Grimond | Clouds
3rd Place| Kaitlyn Siegel | Reflecting
Honorable Mention | Myra Singh | Up into the Sky

STUDENTS 10 and Under
1st Place | Summer Grady | Three Little Pigs
2nd Place | Summer Grady | Spiral Sunshine
3rd Place | Valerie Van Cleave | Circus of Sticks
Honorable Mention | Valeria Boxley | Twig Giant

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For more information about Sarasota Museum of Art/SMOA, visit http://www.sarasotamuseumofart.org, or call Wendy G. Surkis at 941-309-7662.

About Sarasota Museum of Art
Sarasota's first museum of modern and contemporary art will be a dynamic destination for exhibiting innovative and compelling visual art of the 20th and 21st centuries. A vital part of Sarasota's rich cultural legacy, the museum will interweave exhibitions, educational programs and community outreach initiatives to engage a diverse audience and serve as a stimulating hub for creative discovery and discourse. For more information, visit http://www.sarasotamuseumofart.org.

About Ringling College
Ringling College of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 13 disciplines: Advertising Design, Computer Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Fine Arts, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Motion Design, Painting, Photography & Digital Imaging, Printmaking, and Sculpture, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Business of Art & Design. Located in Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast, the picturesque 48-acre campus now includes more than 110 buildings, and enrolls nearly 1,400 students from 42 states and 53 countries. It is recognized as being among the best and most innovative visual arts colleges in the United States as well as a leader in the use of technology in the arts.

Photo caption: More high-res images available upon request.

*Grand Prize photo by Ricky Perrone 'Silent Village' (Amateur category)