STAR Bank presents High School Senior Showcase Scholarships with Fishers Arts Council

Fishers Arts Council (FAC) cordially invites you to attend the STAR Bank Senior Showcase exhibit, which presents to the Fishers community the excellent work of senior students in the visual arts and writing programs at both Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers high schools.

Visual Arts teachers from both high schools – Jasmine Osborne, Danielle Ontiveros Goodwin, Lisa Brown, Abbey Horst, David Rawlins, and Erin Warner (Fishers) along with Angela Fritz, Julie Strawhacker, Daniel Moosbrugger, Craig Helming and Lauren Reed (Hamilton Southeastern) – have been working with their students all year to help them hone their skills, create new projects, and learn and appreciate more about the arts.

The exhibit opened to the public on Monday, April 7 and will be on display through Monday, April 28. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit includes 125 pieces of 2D artwork, 30 pieces or collections of 3D artwork, and seven poems. If you missed the HSE District Art Show at the end of March, then this exhibit is a must-see.

A free public reception and the Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 18 featuring live music by Jack & Rae, with the awards ceremony starting at 6:45 p.m. Both the exhibit, receptions, and awards will take place at the Art Gallery in City Hall in the Fishers Municipal Center at 1 Municipal Drive.

The Title Sponsor for the 16th annual Senior Showcase is STAR Financial Bank. STAR bank has been the title sponsor for our scholarships since 2021. STAR is an Indiana-based community bank with assets in excess of $3 billion. STAR focuses its philanthropy on education, arts, and economic development. In 2023, STAR provided more than $400,000 in direct financial support to Indiana nonprofit organizations.

The winners this year will receive scholarships totaling over $4,800 in the categories of Drawing, Photography, Painting/Mixed Media, Digital Art, and 3D. We will also have the Jordan D. Snider Award for Artwork Best Reflecting the Written Word, sponsored by Catherine Snider. Honorable Mention winners are sponsored by Laura and Ed Villanyi.

The awards ceremony will include representatives from STAR Financial Bank, the City of Fishers, award sponsors, and the incredible Visual Arts Department teachers. FAC thanks the returning award sponsors, both in their fourth year: Four Day Ray Brewing and Schoolhouse 7 Café. Returning for their second year: Boomerang Development, Fishers Dental Care, and The Goddard School on Brooks School Road. The newest sponsors for 2025 are Sadler and Ryan Orthodontics as well as an anonymous donor.

These Fishers-based businesses, along with Title Sponsor STAR Bank, are the reason FAC can give cash awards to these incredibly talented students. Please support these businesses who believe in investing in arts education and the supporting the creative talents of local youth.

VP of Events and Exhibitions Shannon Bennett and Exhibitions Manager Alex Moorek, both of the Indy and Fishers Art Centers, are the judges for the exhibit. FAC is happy to welcome Indy Art Center leadership for the difficult task of judging the 2D and 3D works and gives them special thanks for allowing the exhibit to branch out into their gallery spaces in the Fishers Art Center. All the artwork for the exhibit was selected by the visual arts teachers of both high schools, based on the HSE District Art Show in March.

Be sure to join Fishers Arts Council and these amazing high school artists at the scholarship awards reception from 6 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the Art Gallery at City Hall in Fishers. Meet the artists and their teachers, enjoy wonderful art and poetry, live music by Jack & Rae of Fishers High School, and dig into some refreshments. This event is free and welcome to all ages – just don’t forget the awards ceremony starts at 6:45 p.m.

About Fishers Arts Council
Fishers Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to support, advocate, and cultivate visual and performing arts opportunities that educate and/or enhance the lives of those who live, work, and visit Fishers. Visit the gallery space inside Fishers Municipal Center. FAC also maintains its Hub Gallery at the Collaboration Hub at Hamilton County Community Foundation, 11810 Technology Drive, Fishers. Check out FishersArtsCouncil.org or call or text (317) 537-1670 for more information.