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The winners' circle show-
cased the artistry of Akiva
students during an annual
contest in Royal Oak for
elementary-age young-
sters.

Noam Greenbaum's winning artwork.

SHELLI DORFMAN

Editorial Assistant

hey just swarmed in," said Elaine Redmond, referring to
the winning entries from Akiva Hebrew Day School stu-
dents for the 1999 Children's Insect Art Show.
Offered in conjunction with the month-long Royal
Oak Goes Buggy in June contest, Redmond, project coordinator for
the event, said the contest typically brings in 100 entries, but this
year reached nearly 300.
Sponsored annually by the Royal Oak Arts Council, Royal Oak
Downtown Association and Royal Oak Gallery Association, children
in kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to create artwork
relating to insects.
Five of the 13 top entries, chosen without the judges' knowledge
of names or schools of origin, were from Akiva students. Awards
were presented by both the Scarab Club of Detroit and the Ariana
Gallery in Royal Oak. Prizes ranged from pro-
fessional framing of entries to ribbons and gift
certificates for mantis pods.
Redmond established the contest seven years
ago. The winning artwork was displayed in the
Ariana Gallery throughout June and is at the
Southfield Public Library through July.
The Scarab Club chose Akiva third grader
Aliza Levine as a winner. The Royal Oak Arts
Council selected these Akiva third graders as
winners: Elizabeth Goldmeier, with two win-
ning pieces, Noam Greenbaum and Jonah
Stinnon.
Honorable mentions went to Akiva students,,_,
Peter Weisberg, Molly Goldmeier, Emma Teger —\
and Talya Krasner.
Redmond says all other entries are exhibited
in a volume she calls a bug book.
She said the colorful artwork includes paper
and glue collages, hand-dipped paint pieces and
prints made from pastel chalks.
After the show, winning entries are returned to the artists, but
only after Redmond duplicates her favorites to hang in her
own home. 0

Jonah Stiennon's winning entry.

Elizabeth Goldmeier's winning artistiy.

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