2019 Student Art Winner Announced
In March, four members of the Landis Homes resident art committee traveled to the Lancaster Mennonite High School campus to select the 25th student work to become part of their art collection. Siyu Wang’s piece was chosen as the 2019 Art Student Scholarship Award recipient. Wang, a Lancaster Mennonite High School senior, was chosen for her intricate depiction of a squirrel in color pencil.
“Siyu is a skilled artist at using the colored pencil medium and with her layering of colors to achieve the beautiful textures in her artwork,” says Kathy Ciaccia, Lancaster Mennonite art department director. “I feel so blessed to have such talented students like Siyu Wang and to watch their gifts be explored and developed.”
Siyu Wang with her winning piece which will become part of the Landis Homes permanent art collection.
Wang is from Beijing, China, where she lives with her family, including her parents and a younger brother. She is completing her third year at Lancaster Mennonite School and plans to graduate in May 2019.
“I love doing art, especially drawing with color pencils,” says Siyu. “I also am really interested in computer science and math. I am planning to major in animation in college.” Speaking of her high school experience, she said “I really like the diversity at LMS, and the students are really nice. There are lots of classes that my previous school didn’t have. I am really glad I came here.”
Each year since 1995, Landis Homes selects a piece of artwork from the Lancaster Mennonite High School Fine Arts Festival to become part of a permanent art collection on the retirement community campus. In return for the work, Landis Homes makes contributions to the Lancaster Mennonite School art department and to the student to help further their education.
Art Reception March 31
To mark the 25th year milestone, a special reception was held at Landis Homes in the new Crossings Gallery on Sunday, March 31. The students from the previous years, many of whom are now in their 30s and 40s, were invited to attend this special event. Current and former teachers and others interested in reconnecting with the students were also present.
The exhibit will continue to hang in the gallery through the month of April. The Crossings Gallery is located in the new Calvin G. & Janet C. High Learning & Wellness Center at Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz. For more information, visit www.landishomes.org or call 717-381-3550.
The first six art students whose work was selected for recognition are shown in May 2000. They are pictured, front row from left: Aelee Lee, Joshua Kiehl and Fumi Ono. Back row: Kristine Hess, Jeremy Hess and Nigel Green.
List of Student Awards 1995-2019
1995 – Nigel Green (deceased)
1996 – Kristine Hess
1997 – Jeremy Hess
1998 – Fumi Ono
1999 – Aelee Lee
2000 – Joshua Kiehl
2001 – Joshua Hunt
2002 – Ashleigh Clark
2003 – David Hunt
2004 – Abigail Groff
2005 – Mary Joy King
2006 – Jodi Baliles
2007 – Kristen Ciaccia
2008 – Erika Christopher
2009 – Jennifer Shenk
2010 – Carli Bowman
2011- Hyobin Chung
2012 – Renae Gochnauer
2013 – Meghan Good
2014 – Emily Blank
2015 – Brianna Scheidt
2016 – Su Youn Na
2017 – Maya Dula
2018 – Jia Li
2019 – Siyu Wang
