MartinArts

Friday we gathered to bid farewell to Tori Hill who has been a loyal part of our team for nearly three years, and welcomed Allison Ash Shepard. Fun times at the Black Marlin, a great downtown Stuart restaurant. Here's to the future.

Marvin S. Cone 40th Annual High School Juried Art Show Spotlight: Congratulations to the students selected for Purchase Awards! These outstanding works were selected by community leaders, schools, and organizations to become part of permanent collections, celebrating exceptional creativity, artistic vision, and student achievement.

🏆 Purchase Award Recipients:

🎨 Superintendent of Schools, Martin County School District, Purchase Award
• “Indivisible” by Alexia Afong, Jensen Beach High School

🎨 Jensen Beach High School Purchase Award
• “The Swans” by Nina Puma

🎨 Martin County High School Purchase Award
• “Daydreams” by Noelle Bussom
• “Deforestation” by Madison Molinari

🎨 South Fork High School Purchase Award
• “Still Life of Daily Life” by Evelina (Ace) Campi

🎨 Clark Advanced Learning Center Purchase Awards
• “Wendell the Crane” by Kaya Lund & Ava Stark
• “Tigers” by Josh Lund

🎨 The Pine School Purchase Award
• “Bold in the Brush” by Matt Vogel

🎨 Children’s Services Council of Martin County Purchase Award
• “Joy Unfiltered” by Fripp Stringfellow, The Pine School

Congratulations to all of these talented student artists! 👏 Be sure to visit the Court House Cultural Center before June 20 to see these award-winning works and the full exhibition showcasing incredible student creativity from across the Treasure Coast.

So excited about the future! Momentum is growing! 😎
Arts are vital to community, and this project transforms the arts as we experience them today.

The historic Stuart High School campus made the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation's '11 to Save' list for 2026. See link below ⬇️

📸 PROVIDED BY SCOTT HUGHES ARCHITECTS