2024 State Fair Student Art Awards

The South Carolina State Fair is an annual event held in Columbia every year since 1869. While many people’s thoughts about the state fair are related to its rides, games, and food, it was initially founded as an agricultural event that hosted several farming-related competitions. Over the years, it has also added art competitions to its annual lineup, and several Horry County students submitted their artwork to this year’s fair, which is from October 9–20.

Students can enter art in the 2D, 3D, and photography categories and compete against other students at their grade level. Each grade level has a first-, second-, and third-place winner in each category and up to 10 honorable mentions. Judges also determine three best-in-show winners in each category: one from the elementary level, one from middle school, and one from high school.

Best-in-show winners receive a $100 prize, while first-place winners receive between $10 and $25, depending on their grade level.

Students had to register their artwork through their schools between July 1 and September 1, deliver their art to the fair between September 22 and 24, and wait until October 1 to find out if they won. The fair will display the winners’ art in an exhibit for fair-goers to view.

Twelve HCS students placed or received an honorable mention, and our students swept the 12th Grade Photography category! Congratulations to the winners listed below!

Rylee O’Leary - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- First Place, 12th Grade 2D Art
Aniya Gardner - Myrtle Beach High School
- First Place, 12th Grade Photography
Carter Kimball - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- Second Place, 12th Grade Photography
Maggie McLeod - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- Third Place, 12th Grade Photography
Victor Reyes Pancheco - St. James High School
- Third Place, 12th Grade 3D Art
Brent Sinon - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- 12th Grade Honorable Mention
Maela Phetakoune - Socastee High School
- 12th Grade Honorable Mention
Addison Morse - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- 12th Grade Honorable Mention
Erika Bodger - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- 12th Grade Honorable Mention
Avery Spinner - Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology
- 11th Grade Honorable Mention
Soyul Lee - Ten Oaks Middle School
- 8th Grade Honorable Mention
Grey Nelson - Conway Elementary School
- 4th Grade Honorable Mention

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