2026 Ohio 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. 2026 marks the first year this longstanding program has expanded to the state of Ohio.
The artwork featured on this notecard is one of the thirty 2026 Streeter Hadley Matthews Grand Award Winners, selected from over 8,000 registrations by elementary through high school students representing 121 schools across 52 Ohio 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
Westside Christian School, Columbus, OH
Title: Black and Yellow Music
Mixed media
Greg Witt, art teacher
Grade 1
St. Bernadette Catholic School, Lancaster, OH
Title: Confetti Violin
Paint stick, sharpie and colored paper
Shannon Humphrey, art teacher
Grade 1
Dresden Elementary, Dresden, OH
Title: Rainbow Music
Watercolor and marker
Shirer Delancey, art teacher
Grade 2
Corpus Christi Academy, Lyndhurst, OH
Title: Arcoiris
Oil pastel
Raquel Hazel, art teacher
Grade 2
Westside Christian School, Columbus, OH
Title: The Praise Violin
Colored pencil and marker
Greg Witt, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL II(Grades 3 and 4)
Grade 4
Emmanuel Christian School, Toledo, OH
Untitled
Pencil
Amanda Kollar, art teacher
Grade 4
Miller South School VPA, Akron, OH
Title: “A” Cannon
Mixed media
Malia Tschantz, art teacher
Grade 4
Maplewood Intermediate School, Lima, OH
Title: Music
Colored pencil and marker
Tami Thomas, art teacher
Grade 4
Miller South School VPA, Akron, OH
Title: Fiddle Duck
Mixed media
Malia Tschantz, art teacher
Grade 4
Mayfair Elementary, East Cleveland, OH
Title: My Violin
Printmaking
Rosie Carpenter, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL III (Grades 5 and 6)
Grade 5
Waterloo Elementary, Atwater, OH
Title: Violin Music Tracks
Watercolor
Matthew Noll, art teacher
Grade 5
Chesapeake Middle School, Chesapeake, OH
Title: Becoming One
Watercolor, colored pencil, and marker
Amy Harmon, art teacher
Grade 6
Canal Winchester Middle School, Canal Winchester, OH
Title: Music is Color
Watercolor, marker, and sharpie
Cheryl Trogus, art teacher
Grade 6
Canal Winchester Middle School, Canal Winchester, OH
Title: Memorable Passion
Mixed media
Cheryl Trogus, art teacher
Grade 6
Miller South School VPA, Akron, OH
Title: Confidence
Ccrylic
Malia Tschantz, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL IV (Grades 7 and 8)
Grade 7
Canal Winchester Middle School, Canal Winchester, OH
Title: Wiesenbewohner Solo (Meadow Dweller’s Solo)
Mixed media
Cheryl Trogus, art teacher
Grade 7
Groveport Madison Middle School Central, Groveport, OH
Title: Life Can Be Better in Color
Acrylic
Wesley Boston, art teacher
Grade 7
Longfellow Middle School, Lorain, OH
Untitled
Acrylic paint marker
Melanie Frankiewicz, art teacher
Grade 7
Mansfield Christian School, Mansfield, OH
Untitled
Graphite pencil/collage
Alexis Butler, art teacher
Grade 8
Miller South School VPA, Akron, OH
Title: Blues Tunes
Mixed media
Malia Tschantz, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL V (Grades 9 and 10)
Grade 9
Mansfield Christian School, Mansfield, OH
Title: The Standing Music
Graphite pencil and collage
Samara Santos, art teacher
Grade 10
Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, OH
Title: Looking For The Music
Digital photography
Peter Nezovich, art teacher
Grade 10
Andrews Osborne Academy, Willoughby, OH
Title: The Bridge
Digital photography
Jessie Barbarich, art teacher
Grade 10
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH
Title: Apollo’s Muse
Charcoal on gray paper
Katie Gentry, art teacher
Grade 10
Mansfield Christian School, Mansfield, OH
Title: Chorus of Roses
Acrylic
Samara Santos, art teacher
EXHIBITION LEVEL VI (Grades 11 and 12)
Grade 11
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, OH
Title: Violin Amidst
Charcoal
Katie Gentry, art teacher
Grade 12
Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, OH
Title: Workshop
Oil paint & micron
Tammy Sparks, art teacher
Grade 12
Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, OH
Title: I Hear a Violin
Prisma color pencils & sheet music
Tammy Sparks, art teacher
Grade 12; Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, OH
Title: The Future of Violin
Prisma color pencils & watercolor
Tammy Sparks, art teacher
Grade 12
Nelsonville-York High School, Nelsonville, OH
Title: Sea Major Scale
Acrylic
Melissa Campbell, art teacher