The annual Meyer and Frances Shnurman Visual Arts Contest theme is “Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust.” The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. Deadline for submission is March 1 (annually). See contest guidelines below.
Shnurman Biography: Bios Meyer and Frances Shnurman
Guidelines & Entry Form: 2024 Holocaust Art Contest rules.updated (1)
Congratulations to all students who entered the Meyer and Frances Shnurman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest. We appreciate the teachers who have encouraged their students to learn about the Holocaust and the lessons learned, and then create artwork based on what they have learned.
2024 Visual Arts Winners:
1st Place - Katherine W. –Jordan Catholic School - 8th grade
2nd Place (tie) - Ella B. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 8th grade; Brady P. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 8th grade
3rd Place - Amaya R. - Orion Middle School - 6th grade
Honorable Mention - Davenport Creative Arts Academy: Brielle A. - 8th grade; Lillian A. - 8th grade; Zariyah B. - 7th grade; Ethne T. - 7th grade; Anastaija W. - 8th grade; and Orion Middle School 6th grade: Lena H.; Libby J.; Kendall K.; Jaidyn O.; Loretta S.; Nicolas T.; Brynn T.; Aven V.
2023 Visual Arts Winners:
1st Place - Noah F. – Orion Middle School - 6th grade - The Forgotten Suitcase. Nominating teacher Emily Walker
2nd Place - Kinsley L. – Orion Middle School – 6th grade - Star of David. Nominating teacher Emily Walker
3rd Place - Isabella M. – Orion Middle School– 6th grade - The Rock Viewpoint. Nominating teacher Emily Walker
2022 Visual Arts Winners:
1st Place - Seryanna C. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy – 8th grade - Chaos in Color
2nd Place - Aly P. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 7th grade – Millions
3rd Place - Levi T. and Yosef T. - Homeschooled - 10th grade and 9th grade – The Sixth Bridge
2021 Visual Arts Winners:
1st Place: Grace P. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 7th grade - Peggy Taylor's Assassination
2nd Place: Ella S. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 8th grade - Maty Anitek (Little Angel)
3rd Place: Aviel R. - Rockridge High School - 12th grade - The Blood on his Hands
Honorable Mention: Gael C. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 8th grade - It Only Takes One; Johnise T. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 7th grade - Despair
2020 Visual Arts Winners:
1st Place – Ella S. – Davenport Creative Arts Academy – 7th Grade - Look for the Helpers. Nominating teacher Heidi Hernandez
2nd Place – Megan C. – Rockridge High School - 12th Grade - Air That Kills. Nominating teacher Kayla Ulfig
3rd Place – Sophia C. - Geneseo Middle School - 7th Grade - Painful Remembrance. Nominating teacher Logan Hamilton
Honorable Mention - Rhett B. - Mercer County High School - 10th Grade - Tears from the Prosecuted; Sulymar M. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 6th Grade - The Safety Wall; Alexys S. - Central DeWitt High School – 9th Grade - Free Like a Butterfly; Mwenyemali D. -Washington Junior High – 7th Grade - Lost Innocence in a World of Destruction; Miles S. –Mercer County High School - 9th Grade - Grief; Gael C. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy – 7th Grade - Hope Among Darkness; Hope B. - Bettendorf High School - 11th Grade - Looking In…. Reaching Out; Benjamin M. - Home Schooled – 9th Grade - The Jewish Star.
2019 Winners:
1st Place - Veronica M. – Davenport Creative Arts Academy - 8th Grade - Hands of Holocaust. Nominating teacher Heidi Hernandez
2nd Place - Lamam H. – Mercer County High School – 12th Grade - DON’T. Nominating teacher Tara Guidinger
3rd Place - Marley N. – Sudlow Intermediate School - 8th Grade - Humans Not Numbers. Nominating teacher Heidi Hernandez
Honorable Mention – Kayla S. - Home Schooled - 10th Grade - Portrait of Auschwitz Children Survivors; Jacqueline V. –– Sudlow Intermediate School - 8th Grade – Villainy; Anna S.– Morning Star Academy - 9th Grade - The Identity Through Her Eyes; Abigail S.– Morning Star Academy -11th Grade - A Second Generation Survivor
2018 Winners:
1st Place – Sophia D. from Pleasant Valley High School – 11th grade – “Wings of Hope.” Nominating teacher Pat Bereskin from Bereskin Art Gallery & Academy.
2nd Place – Anna S. from Morning Star Academy – 9th grade – “Striped Pajamas.” Nominating teacher Pam Rohde.
3rd Place – Lauren M. from Morning Star Academy – 9th grade – “Captive.” Nominating teacher Pam Rohde.
Honorable Mention – Destiny D. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy – 7th grade – Trapped in Trepidation; Jozlynn E. - Davenport Creative Arts Academy – 8th grade – Judgmental Eyes; Abigail S. - Morning Star Academy – 10th grade – The Look; Lauren W. - Quad City Christian School – 12th grade – A Helping Hand
2017 Winners:
1st Place – Faith M. from Rock Island High School – Deliver Us From Evil, Painting. Nominating teacher Adrianna C.
2nd Place – Agata B. from Rock Island High School – Captive, Collage. Agata is a foreign exchange student from Poland. Nominating teacher Adrianna Corbey-Winn.
3rd Place – Sophie U. from Bettendorf Middle School –Yearning to Fly, Drawing.
2016 Winners:
1st Place – Madison M. – Moline High School – 12th grade – Lost Faces, Sculpture
2nd Place – Amy V. – Homeschooled, Bettendorf – 12th grade – Shadows of the Past, Drawing
3rd Place – Wyeth P. & Makayla S. – Creative Arts Academy
2015 Winner:
1st Place – Kylie W. – Walcott Intermediate – 7th grade – A Single Candle, Painting