Fishers Arts Council announces winners of 2026 STAR Bank Senior Showcase

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Fishers Arts Council (FAC) announces the winners of the 17^th annual Fishers Arts Council Senior Showcase sponsored by STAR Bank.

Senior Showcase is an annual exhibit where seniors of both city high schools, Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern, exhibit their artwork and poetry while competing for scholarships.

“The 17th annual Senior Showcase once again highlighted the impressive artistic talents coming out of the Fishers and HSE School programs,” FAC Executive Director Les Reinhardt said. “This year over $4,800 in scholarships were given to 19 seniors, ranging from $50 to $700 per award, thanks to the generosity of local businesses and art patrons. Fishers Arts Council is proud of this event and is thankful for the partnership with the Fishers Art Center in allowing an expansion of the gallery space to better serve our graduating artists. Additionally, we give thanks to Fishers and Indy Art Center Exhibitions Manager, Alex Moore, for judging this year’s show.”

The awards were presented Friday evening, May 8, at Art Gallery at City Hall in the Fishers Municipal Center Theater during FAC’s Gallery Hop Second Friday reception. Erica Foreman, Fishers Arts Council’s Vice President, along with and STAR Bank Private Banking Manager, John Lee presented the awards. Catherine Snider also presented a special award, “Best Representation of the Written Word,” in memory of her daughter, Jordan D. Snider.

The award for Best in Show went to Ava Difilippo (Fishers High School) for her painting titled “Metamorphosis.”

The evening’s other big winner was Grace Gutwein, (Hamilton Southeastern High School) for her poem titled “Addiction and Dry Shampoo,” receiving the Jordan D. Snider award for Best Representation of the Written Word. Gutwein gave a reading of her winning poem, as well as another poem of hers, during the ceremony. Eighty-eight students participated in the exhibit offering 129 pieces of 2D and 3D art, along with seven poetry-based submissions.

The artwork will remain on exhibit through Saturday, May 16 at the Art Gallery at City Hall inside the Fishers Municipal Center and the Fishers Art Center, 1 Municipal Drive, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon during the Fishers Farmers’ Market.

Scholarship Sponsors

• STAR Bank: Best in Show; 1st Place awards for Drawing, Photography, 3D Art; 2nd Place for Painting
• Catherine Snider: Jordan D. Snider Award
• Four Day Ray Brewing: 3rd Place awards in each visual arts category
• Boomerang Development: 2nd Place awards for Drawing and Digital Art
• Laura & Ed Villanyi: 1st Place award for Painting
• The Goddard School (Brooks School Road): 1st Place award for Digital Art
• Schoolhouse 7 Cafe: 2nd Place award for Photography
• Fishers Dental Care: 2nd Place award for 3D Art
• Tom & Connie Rich: Honorable Mention awards for visual arts

Complete list of Winners

• Best in Show: Ava Difilippo (FHS)
• Jordan D. Snider Award for Best Representation of the Written Word: Grace Gutwein (HSEHS)

Drawing

• 1^st Place: Nat Harris (FHS)
• 2^nd Place: Katherine Lee (HSEHS)
• 3^rd Place: Rebeca Aime Castillo Salazar (FHS)

Painting

• 1^st Place: Kayla Langley (HSEHS)
• 2^nd Place: Corina Davidhizar (FHS)
• 3^rd Place: Lilly Howard (HSEHS)
• Honorable Mention: Nat Harris (FHS)
• Honorable Mention: Lindsey Antisdel (FHS)

Photography

• 1^st Place: Logan Dawson (FHS)
• 2^nd Place: Nick Dawson (FHS)
• 3^rd Place: Emma Seland (FHS)
• Honorable Mention: Muhammad Hadi Jehangir (HSEHS)

Digital Art

• 1^st Place: Andrew Rine (FHS)
• 2^nd Place: Adam Dodge (HSEHS)
• 3^rd Place: Ava Difilippo (FHS)

3D Art

• 1^st Place: Caden Baird (HSEHS)
• 2^nd Place: Molly Clarke (FHS)
• 3^rd Place: Liam Ward (HSEHS)
• Honorable Mention: Nico Suriano (HSEHS)
• Honorable Mention: Ava Difilippo (FHS)