Photos by Glen Clark

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRFA 2010 ART CONTEST WINNERS!

The finalists were awarded on March 27th, 2010 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

There will be a three-week exhibition of the artwork from all sixteen finalists at the new Rodrigue Gallery at 730 Royal Street, followed by a show at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Natchitoches and the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge.

1ST PLACE
$5,000 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler
Sean Hicks
Hackberry High School
Hackberry, LA

Sean Hicks and George Rodrigue

2ND PLACE
$4,500 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Across Louisiana
Brandon Cross
Carroll High School
Monroe, LA

George Rodrigue and Brando Cross

3rd PLACE
$4,000 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Living Soil
Catherine Leberg
Lafayette High School
Lafayette, LA

Pictured above are Ms. Leberg's parents, Paul Leberg and Mary Catharine Hagar

4th PLACE
$3,500 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Louisiana Soul
Katie Kreuz
St. Thomas Moore
Lafayette, LA

Katie Kreuz and George Rodrigue

5th PLACE
$3,000 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

La Louisiane au Dela, Present, et Futur
Jacob Broussard
Teaurlings Catholic High School
Lafayette, LA

Jacob Broussard and George Rodrigue

6th PLACE
$2,500 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Playing With Mudbugs
Cayla Zeek
St. Thomas More
Lafayette, LA

Cayla Zeek and George Rodrigue

7th PLACE
$2,000 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Rajin Cajun Crawfish
Megan Pierce
St. Amant High School
St. Amant, LA

Megan Pierce and George Rodrigue

8th PLACE
$1,500 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

I and Love and Louisiana
Alexandra Olivier
Thomas Jefferson High School
Gretna, LA

Alexandra Olivier and George Rodrigue

9th PLACE
$1,000 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Morning Heron
Christopher Stafford
Saint Amant High School
Prairieville, LA

Christopher Stafford and George Rodrigue

10th PLACE
$500 College Scholarship
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Louisiana Morning
Amelia Broussard
St. Thomas More
Lafayette, LA

Amelia Broussard and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Cajun Calmness
Cody Roussel
Saint Amant High School
Saint Amant, LA

Cody Roussel and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

The Golden Heart
Kimberly Hirstius
Chalmette High School
Chalmette, LA

Kimberly Hirstius and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Bayou Bonfuoca
Kaylie Le Blanc
Salmen High
Slidell, LA

Kaylie Leblanc and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

They're Falling All Around Me
Lauren DeWitt
Runnels High School
Baton Rouge, LA

Lauren DeWitt and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Fleur de N'awlins
Lucas Williams
Destrehan High School
Destrehan, LA

Lucas Williams and George Rodrigue

HONORABLE MENTION
$250 Gift Certificate to Dick Blick Art Supplies

Fishing with Paw
Kristie Hart
New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts
New Orleans, LA

Kristie Hart and George Rodrigue