Since 1995, the O’Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art have generously sponsored the Young Masters Exhibition. The 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.
Students participating in the ODF AP Fine Arts grant are invited to submit the following works for exhibit:
- 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
The final works and award winners for each program are selected by a panel of artists, art historians, and musicians. Young Masters and their teachers are honored each year at 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
The following AP Music Theory students were selected for the 15th annual exhibition:
Trey Strickland - FIRST PLACE
Bipolarity
Teacher: Brando Pedigo
School: Plano Senior High School
Joshua Choe - SECOND PLACE
Blue Moon
Teacher: Brian Murray
School: Creekview High School
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Dylan Hunn - THIRD PLACE
Blue Dusk
Teacher: Cathy Koziatek
School: Plano West Senior High School
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Josh Sniderman - HONORABLE MENTION
Requiem for Piano
Teacher: Kent Ellingson
School: Booker T. Washington HSPVA
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2012 Young Masters AP Arts and Music Theory Exhibition
The O'Donnell Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art hosted the Young Masters Exhibition for the fourteenth year, 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; guest speaker was Olivier Meslay, DMA Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs.
Charles Blake -- Third Place
Piano Trio in F Minor: An Argument with Doubt
Teacher: Dr. Terry Eder
School: Plano Senior High School
Composer Statement
Click here to listen to Piano Trio in F Minor: An Argument with Doubt
John Burnett -- First Place
Sisyphean Shade
Teacher: Kent Ellingson
School: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
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.
John Burnett -- Second Place Solace Through Discord
Teacher: Dr. Duilio Dobrin
Fantasy for Flute and Piano in B-flat Major
Teacher: Dr. Duilio Dobrin
Aqua ("Lighthouse", "Lunar Tides", "Tsunami-Deluge", "Submersion")