It is now official, Kennedy Ironstand's painting entitled " The Big Chase" has been selected the winner of the 2010 Youth Angling Art Competition. Ironstands painting was chosen first by a panel of five judges from a number of entries across Manitoba.
The judges included last year's winner My Doan. Doan, who now attends J.H.Bruns Collegiate, was the inaugural winner. She along with Sisler art teacher Phil Brake were invited to the legislature to meet Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick. Kennedy Ironstand lives on the Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation at Shortdale. Just fifteen minutes from Grandview in the Parkland region, Kennedy transferred recently from Ericksdale. It was Ericksdale art teacher Kim Branconnier that encouraged Kennedy to enter the contest. Branconnier pulled Kennedy away from a school project to enter the contest and she says he had the painting done in one class.
Kennedy's mom Diane says her son has been fishing since he was two but his drawing fills up much of his life with folders and folders of artwork. Kennedy is fourteen years of age. His painting will now adorn the front of 50,000 youth angling cards that will be handed out this year to anglers under sixteen years of age in Manitoba. Ironstand and his family along with art teacher Kim Brannconnier have been invited to the legislature to recieve a his prizc from the Minister of Water Stewardship. To see all the entries please click on the Youth Angling Art contest icon on the left side of this page.
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