2025 Juried Student Art Show Winners Announced
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CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – Each year, Brightpoint Community College’s student artists showcase their talents through the institution’s Juried Student Art Show. Megan Nolde, artist, educator and board chair for Gallery5, juried the 2025 exhibit, and during the show’s reception, held in the Gallery at Brightpoint, she gave a juror’s talk and presented awards in a number of categories.
The winning 2025 artists are (zip codes in parentheses):
Best in Show
Emily D Jalbert (23192)
Road King
Plaza Artists Materials Award
Andrea Lainez-Triminio (23112)
A Sunny Say
Alternative Media Award
Miranda Dearbeck (23139)
Ant Minute
Martha Brogley Memorial Painting Award
Catherine Hwang (23120)
Self-portrait
Clayworks Supplies Ceramic Award
Jack Goolsby (23114)
Face Platter 2
Savedge Family Photography Award
Coen March (22701)
Take Me By The Hand
Karen Shipstedt Drawing Award
Estefania Jimenez Rivero (23832)
Olivia in Graphite
Midlothian Campus Bookstore Award
Stafford Armstead (23222)
Child at Play
Honorable mentions
Syd Gilson (23120)
Pasta Sauce the Chicken
April Painter (23231)
Coleus at the VMFA
Throughout the year, the Art Gallery at Brightpoint hosts exhibitions from professional artists and Brightpoint students. During exhibitions, the gallery, located on the college’s Midlothian Campus (800 Charter Colony Pkwy.) in Eliades Hall, room E107, is open to the public Monday – Friday from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m., and by appointment. To schedule an appointment outside of regular operating hours, please contact Dr. Paula Winn at pwinn@brightpoint.edu.
Learn more about Brightpoint’s visual arts programs.
Brightpoint Community College, one of the largest institutions in the Virginia Community College System, envisions a success story for every student. Brightpoint offers students a high-quality, high-value education, with more than 80 majors that provide pathways to careers in in-demand fields; transfer opportunities to four-year colleges and universities; and industry credentials and licensures. The college, with campuses in Chester and Midlothian, online classes, and off-campus classrooms, served 12,097 students during the 2023-24 academic year. It also assisted 4,200 learners through Community College Workforce Alliance, the shared workforce division of Brightpoint and Reynolds community colleges.
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