Since 1995, the O’Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art have generously sponsored the Young Masters Exhibition. The Young Masters Fine Arts Exhibition celebrates the creativity and skill of each grant program: AP Art History, Music Theory and Studio Art. Integrating all three disciplines at this prestigious event reinforces both the interconnectedness of the arts and the mission of the O’Donnell Foundation’s incentive program, Create Schools of Excellence in Fine Arts Education.
Participating AP Fine Arts students are invited to submit the following works:
- AP Art History – an original essay in response to a work in the DMA’s permanent collection
- AP Music Theory – an original four minute composition
- AP Studio Art – an original two-dimensional or three-dimensional art work
Final works and award winners for each program are selected by a panel of artists, art historians, and musicians. The Young Masters and their teachers are honored in an award ceremony held at the Dallas Museum of Art.
2013 YOUNG MASTERS AP ARTS AND MUSIC EXHIBITION
Works by 2013 Young Masters were exhibited December 22, 2012 through February 17, 2013 at the Dallas Museum of Art in the Concourse Gallery. An evening reception honoring the Young Masters and their teachers was held Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
Guest speaker was Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art.
Click to view the YouTube Video of 2013 Young Masters Awards Ceremony - DMA Horchow Auditorium
Benjamin Lee - FIRST PLACE
The Face of Rain
Teacher: Tiffany Thurman
School: Plano Senior High School
Click here to listen to a reading of The Face of Rain by Benjamin Lee. Click here to read The Face of Rain.Click here to listen to interview with Quin Matthews, Art Matters, February 5, 2013.
Stephanie Chen - SECOND PLACE
Greetings to the Sea
Teacher: Tiffany Thurman
School: Plano Senior High SchoolClick here to hear a reading of Greetings to the Sea by Stephanie Chen. Connor Frew - THIRD PLACE
Inua: The Cycle of the Soul
Teacher: Miriam Christman
School: McKinney BoydClick here to listen to a reading of Inua: The Cycle of the Soul by Connor Frew. Click here to read Inua: The Cycle of the Soul.
Macy Huang - HONORABLE MENTION
Harmony with the Earth and Sky
School: Plano Senior High School
Click here to listen to a reading of Harmony with the Earth and Sky by Macy Huang. Click here to read Harmony with the Earth and Sky.
2012 YOUNG MASTERS AP ARTS AND MUSIC EXHIBITION
The O'Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art hosted the Young Masters AP arts and music exhibition for the fourteenth year. The exhibition was held February 5 - April 8, 2012 in the Concourse Gallery. An evening reception for the Young Masters, family members, teachers, and invited guests was celebrated on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 in the Atrium Café and Concourse Gallery. Winning students and teachers were introduced and honored in an awards ceremony held in the Horchow Auditorium during the evening reception. The guest speaker was Olivier Meslay, DMA Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs.
Amy Jenkins -- Honorable Mention
Embracing Reality
Teacher: Christian Reid
School: Plano East Senior High School
Click here to listen to a reading of Embracing Reality by Amy Jenkins
Maisie O'Brien -- First Place
Of Stone and Stars
Teacher: Charlotte Chambliss
School: Booker T. Washington HSPVA
Click here to listen to a reading of Of Stone and Stars by Maisie O'Brien
Adeleye Omotosho -- Third Place
A Blueprint of the Modern Age
Teacher: Christian Reid
School: Plano East Senior High School
Click here to listen to a reading of A Blueprint of the Modern Age by Adeleye Omotosho
Sylvan Perlmutter -- Second Place
Battle of Arab Horsemen Around a Standard
Teacher: Kenneth Fulton
School: J.J. Pearce High School
Click here to listen to a reading of Battle of Arab Horsemen Around a Standard by Sylvan Perlmutter
Chloe Shay -- Honorable Mention
The Jazz Culture
Teacher: Jacie Moore
School: Lovejoy High School
Click here to listen to a reading of The Jazz Culture by Chloe Shay
2011 YOUNG MASTERS AP ARTS AND MUSIC EXHIBITION
The thirteenth Young Masters Exhibition was held February 26 - April 17, 2011 in the Concourse Gallery. An evening reception for the students, their families and their teachers celebrated the exhibition on Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 in the Atrium Café. Winning students and teachers were introduced and honored in an awards ceremony held in the Horchow Auditorium during the reception evening.
Dylan Airey -- First Place
A Bridge Between the Ages
Teacher: Monica Winters
School: Coppell High SchoolClick here to listen to a reading of A Bridge Between the Ages by Dylan Airey
Akbar Sajjad -- Third Place
All Alone: A Perspective
Teacher: Stacy Hunt
School: Creekview High School
Click here to listen to a reading of All Alone: A Perspective by Akbar Sajjad
Anisha Srivastava -- Second Place Art as a Window into History