2026 Indiana Juried Exhibition of Student Art
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI), known affectionately as the “Olympics of the Violin,” brings worldwide recognition and cultural acclaim to Indiana. Founded in 1982, the Competition is heralded by the music and media communities as one of the premier competitions in the world.
One of the educational components of the IVCI is the Juried Exhibition of Student Art (JESA), a multi-disciplinary educational program designed to integrate the disciplines of the performing, literary and visual arts.
The artwork featured on this notecard is one of the thirty 2026 Streeter Hadley Matthews Grand Award Winners, selected from over 11,000 registrations by elementary through high school students representing 119 schools across 54 Indiana counties.
We gratefully acknowledge the Cynthia Parker Matthews Family Foundation for its Title Sponsorship of the 2026 Juried Exhibition of Student Art.
For more information on the IVCI or JESA, call (317) 637-4574.
EXHIBITION LEVEL I (Grades 1 and 2)
Grade 1
St. Peter’s Lutheran School, Columbus, IN
Title: Rainbow Violin
Crayon and paint
Robin Arnold, art teacher
Grade 2
Christel House Academy-South, Indianapolis, IN
Title: The Concert
Oil pastel, colored pencil, sharpie and marker
Tehniyet Hussain, art teacher
Grade 2
Concord East Side Elementary, Elkhart, IN
Title: Musical Pieces
Mixed media
Lynette Johnson, art teacher
Grade 2
St. Peter’s Lutheran School, Columbus, IN
Title: T-Swift
Crayon and black paint
Robin Arnold, art teacher
Grade 2
Concord East Side Elementary, Elkhart, IN
Title: Many Colors of Music
Mixed media
Lynette Johnson, art teacher
EXHIBTION LEVEL II (Grades 3 and 4)
Grade 3
St. Christopher School, Indianapolis, IN
Title: The Jazz Violin
Mixed media
Margaret O. Zore, art teacher
Grade 3
Parkside Elementary, Columbus, IN
Title: Shining Violin
Mixed media
Sonya Vallette, art teacher
Grade 3
Concord East Side Elementary, Elkhart, IN
Title: Rainbow Confetti Symphony
Mixed media
Lynette Johnson, art teacher
Grade 4
Sharp Creek Elementary, Wabash, IN
Title: Deconstructed Violin
Mixed media
Katy Gray, art teacher
Grade 4
Terre Town Elementary, Terre Haute, IN
Title: The Puzzling Void
Oil pastel and marker
Ricardo Tobias Hutchins, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL III (Grades 5 and 6)
Grade 6
West Vigo Middle School, West Terre Haute, IN
Title: Overgrown
Graphite
Shayla Fish, art teacher
Grade 6
Parkside Elementary, Columbus, IN
Title: Etana’s Melody
Digital
Sonya Vallette, art teacher
Grade 6
Parkside Elementary, Columbus, IN
Title: Slugs
Mixed media
Sonya Vallette, art teacher
Grade 6
Parkside Elementary, Columbus, IN
Title: Luthiers of the Daisy Meadow
Acrylic paint, alcohol marker and sharpie marker
Sonya Vallette, art teacher
Grade 6
Blair Pointe Upper Elementary, Peru, IN
Title: Ethereal Melody
Pencil
Julie Brower, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL IV (Grades 7 and 8)
Grade 7
St. Peter’s Lutheran School, Columbus, IN
Title: Pop Music
Marker and colored pencil
Robin Arnold, art teacher
Grade 7
St. Malachy Catholic, Brownsburg, IN
Title: The Strings of Light
Collage
Jacqueline Swihart, art teacher
Grade 8
Woodlan Jr./Sr. High School, Woodburn, IN
Title: A Dancer’s Symphony
Pencil
Matthew Stebing, art teacher
Grade 8
Knox Community Middle School, Knox, IN
Title: The Art of the Violin
Colored pencil and ink
Amber Barrett, art teacher
Grade 8
Madison-Grant Jr. Sr. High School, Fairmount, IN
Title: Good Morning Violin
Acrylic paint
Allison Saathoff, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL V (Grades 9 and 10)
Grade 10
Franklin Community High School, Franklin, IN
Title: Violin with Lily
Charcoal pencil
Kelli DeMott Park, art teacher
Grade 10
Fairfield Jr. Sr. High School, Goshen, IN
Title: Lime Green
Watercolor
Wendi Sparks, art teacher
Grade 10
Lakeland Christian Academy, Winona Lake, IN
Title: The Blue Path
Digital art/photography
Jorie Bail, art teacher
Grade 10
Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, IN
Title: Musician’s Canvas
Colored pencil
Angela Fritz, art teacher
Grade 10
Madison-Grant Jr. Sr. High School, Fairmount, IN
Title: Rest Between Notes
Photography
Cherie L. Solms, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL VI (Grades 11 and 12)
Grade 11
Vincennes Lincoln High School, Vincennes, IN
Title: First and Last Day
Graphite pencil
Laura Lane, art teacher
Grade 12
Shelbyville High School, Shelbyville, IN
Title: A Melody on the River of Eden
Oils
Natalie Renwick, art teacher
Grade 12
Columbus North High School, Columbus, IN
Title: Words Looking for Music
Patricia Acton, art teacher
Grade 12
Fairfield Jr. Sr. High School, Goshen, IN
Title: Sentimental Melody
Watercolor
Wendi Sparks, art teacher
Grade 12
Franklin Community High School, Franklin, IN
Title: Violin Collage
Collage
Kelli DeMott Park, art teacher