Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) recently announced award winners from “Inspired 2025,” which opened at the museum on Nov. 13.

“Inspired” is an annual program hosted at BAM, which invites regional high school students to create artwork in response to what they see during a fall semester tour of BAM. Students virtually submit their work and artist statements for consideration by a juror, the person tasked with selection of the work included in the culminating “Inspired” exhibition.

Fourteen schools participated in the program this year, including The Academies at Jonesboro High School, Bay High School, Blytheville High School, Brookland High School, Corning High School, Consolidated Youth Services, Corning High School, Harrisburg High School, Highland High School, Marked Tree High School, Paragould High School, Ridgefield Christian School, Trumann High School, Valley View High School and Walnut Ridge High School. 

The work was selected by juror Somayeh Faal, whose work is on view alongside “Inspired 2025” in the solo exhibition “Echoes of Silent Migration.”

“Inspired 2025” award winners are as follows:

Juror’s Choice Honorable Mention

Israel Arreguin, Brookland High School

Londyn Baker, Ridgefield Christian School

Emma Edwards, Valley View High School

Ashlynn Monroe, Walnut Ridge High School

Gabrielle Morris, Paragould High School

Amarion R., Consolidated Youth Services

Hailey Tate, Ridgefield Christian School

Sady Thompson, Bay High School

Whitley White, Walnut Ridge High School

Juror’s Merit Award

Ada Chen, Paragould High School

Mason H., Consolidated Youth Services

Amara Miles, Highland High School

Serena Norris, Harrisburg High School

Kierstyn Potts, Valley View High School

Keaton Strickland, The Academies at Jonesboro High School

Riley Tidwell, The Academies at Jonesboro High School

BAM Staff Merit Award Honorable Mention

Elin McDaniel, The Academies at Jonesboro High School

Sady Thompson, Bay High School

BAM Staff Award

Fatimah Kazi, The Academies at Jonesboro High School

Haley Voges Excellence in Drawing Award

Ada Chen, Paragould High School

Rapheal Craighead, Blytheville High School

Art + Design Emerging Artist Award

Ashlynn Monroe, Walnut Ridge High School

Juror’s Choice Best-in-Show

First Place: Abigail Loggins, Bay High School

Second Place: Makenna Shipman, Corning High School

Third Place: Jessie Dale, Harrisburg High School

“Inspired 2025” is open through Dec. 17 alongside “Echoes of Silent Migration” and “hikâye | story,” a solo exhibition from Arkansas State University painting professor Lydia Dildilian. Admission to the museum is free. Bradbury Art Museum is located in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive. Hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. 

For additional information about the exhibition, email visitBAM@AState.edu or call (870) 972-3765.