A variety of RISD Fine Arts students have recently excelled in their chosen areas. RISD celebrates these students, their teachers, and thanks the RISD community for its ongoing support of the arts. Richardson ISD was recently named a Best Community for Music Education for the 14th consecutive year.
Richardson High School SPARK! PRISMATIC
A team of talented Richardson High School visual art students, Abigail Bedke, Lilah Levesque, August Mexico, and Eli Worley, created an immersive installation, Purple Quartz Cavern, that was selected for the 2025 SPARK! PRISMATIC: Fantastical Realms Art Pop-up Experience.
In partnership with SPARK! Dallas and Meow Wolf, these students created an imaginative installation that showcases their creativity, collaboration, and design skills. Under the guidance of their teacher, Christina Van Hamersveld, the RHS team’s work will be on display from May 31 to September 7 at SPARK! Dallas, inspiring the public with their artistic vision.
Richardson Civic Art Society Winners
Congratulations to 2024-2025 Winners of the Richardson Civic Art Society Young People’s Scholarship Show. Hosted in partnership by the Richardson Civic Art Society (RCAS) and the Richardson ISD Visual Arts Department, the event is a prestigious annual juried exhibition that recognizes and celebrates the outstanding talents of RISD high school visual art students. Sponsored in part by the City of Richardson and the Richardson Cultural Arts Commission, this event awards $1,500 in cash prizes across multiple categories including Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Senior Portfolio.
Congratulations to Berkner HS student Raina Cohen; Pearce HS students Emma Reid and Macy Martin; and Richardson HS students Celeste Velazquez, Kodi Trippeer, and Ayianna Wooten on their first place finishes.
REGION 10 VASE Competition
The Junior VASE Platinum Medal is the highest recognition awarded by the Texas Art Education Association at the Junior Visual Art Scholastic Event and a number of RISD students earned recognition. This honor is reserved for a select number of student artworks that first earn a Rating IV– Superior at the regional level and then advance to a second round of adjudication. In this highly competitive process, jurors evaluate the top-rated pieces to identify those demonstrating exceptional creativity, originality, technical skill, and personal expression. Earning a Platinum Medal signifies that the student’s artwork stands among the best in the region, representing the pinnacle of middle school visual art achievement in Texas.
Congratulations to the following RISD Fine Arts students on their outstanding work:
Forest Meadow MS
Oli Audrina
Lake Highlands MS
Olivia Hales, London Yurcina
Liberty JH
Jose Contreras, Zoha Shakeel
Richardson North JH
Hannah Larkin
Richardson West JH
Amal Raj Anilkumar, Marcos Cordero, Jude Morrison, Maddox Murphy (two awards), Sydney Torrevillas, Olivia Ward
