Monica Coronado of Carver High School Awarded “Best in Show” Honor for 20th Annual Wells Fargo Student Art Contest

Monica Coronado, a senior at Aldine ISD's Carver High School, was awarded "Best in Show" for her piece titled "Goddess" in the 20th Annual Wells Fargo Student Art Contest presented by Society for the Performing Arts (SPA). Coronado's award-winning piece was one of 718 entries from more than 100 schools.

The contest was open to students in grades Pre-K through 12 in public and private schools and in after-school programs throughout the Greater Houston area. This year's theme, Storytellers, was inspired by SPA's performances of the cinematic shadow play Feathers of Fire. Student artists were tasked with sharing their personal stories through artwork that answered the question, What is your story?

In addition to the "Best in Show" award, six students received 1st place, six received 2nd place, six 3rd place, 34 were given honorable mentions, and four were honored with SPA Special Selection awards. Award categories included Division PK: Pre-K; Division A: grades Kindergarten-2; Division B: grades 3-5; Division C: grades 6-8; Division D: grades 9-11; and Division E: grade 12. For a complete list of winners, see Dropbox link below.

Coronado and the other winners were recognized at an award ceremony on Sunday, April 29 at Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston. Prizes for this year's contest included thousands of dollars in cash rewards, art supplies, tickets to SPA performances and more.

To learn more about SPA and its education and community initiatives, please visit spahouston.org/education.

About Society for the Performing Arts

Founded in 1966, Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) is the largest independent non-profit presenting organization in the Southwest. Since its inception, SPA has sponsored more than 1,000 performances of the world's finest music, dance and theater events, in adherence to the belief that the arts are fundamental to the overall enrichment and quality of life within the community. In addition to presenting artists, SPA seeks to provide a variety of learning experiences for adults and children through master classes, lectures and special student performances, as well as build relationships between the performing arts and other interests within the greater Houston area and throughout the state of Texas.

Photo courtesy of Society for the Performing Arts

Best in Show winner, Monica Coronado, and Miguel Espinosa. Monica received a scholarship in memory of Viola Davis Rosson, presented by Miguel Espinosa