Riddle Takes First Place in Student Art Exhibition

Winners of the 15th Annual Hemingway-Pfeiffer Student Art Exhibition were announced February 4 at a reception at the Piggott City Market. The annual juried art competition invites students within a 50-mile radius of Piggott to submit art for exhibition at the museum.  This year, works were submitted by eleven school districts in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.  Prizes for the competition were provided by the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center of Piggott.

Student art was exhibited at Piggott City Market from January 31-February 3, with a reception for artists and awards ceremony on February 4. This year’s winner was Blue Man Staring by Caleb Riddle, a senior at Piggott High School. Second place was Preparation by Bianca Thomas of Puxico High School.  Third place was Radical Bruh by Jessie Martin of Bay High School.  A number of honorable mentions were also awarded.