MTSU art department hosts Winners’ Circle K-12 student art exhibit

The artwork above was created by Murfreesboro City Schools students that were among the winners chosen for the Murfreesboro Student Art Show that had been displayed at Murfreesboro City Hall and will now be part of a larger Winners’ Circle K-12 student art exhibit at MTSU’s Todd Hall from May 10-21. Pictured top right is Hobgood Elementary School student Morgan Lee, who won Best of Show for the Murfreesboro Student Art Show, while Erma Siegel fourth grader Ruby Denton, bottom center, won second place for her grade level. (Photos courtesy of Murfreesboro City Schools and Ed Denton)

Middle Tennessee State University’s Art and Design Department invites the community to its annual Winners’ Circle exhibition.

This yearly event is curated from artwork from students of Middle Tennessee county and city school districts and private, religious and home schools.

The exhibit is scheduled for May 10–21 at MTSU’s Todd Hall in the Todd Art Gallery, Room 224A. The exhibition concludes with two awards receptions set for Saturday, May 21, with grades K-5 at 1 p.m., and grades 6-12 at 3 p.m. at the gallery.

Murfreesboro City Schools Director Trey Duke, right, presents Hobgood Elementary School student Morgan Lee with the Best of Show trophy and certificate for her artwork entered in the 2021-22 Murfreesboro Student Art Show. (Photo courtesy of Murfreesboro City Schools)

Free parking is available in the Jones Hall parking lot adjacent to Todd Hall. A campus parking map is available at http://bit.ly/MTSUParking.

The exhibit will include the work from Murfreesboro City Schools students recently announced as the 2021-2022 winners of the Murfreesboro Student Art Show.

The 32nd annual art show, held at the Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda, highlighted student art selected by each school’s art teacher as the Best of MCS in art and design. See the full list of the MCS winners here.

The complete art show can be viewed on CityTV here.

Erma Siegel Elementary fourth grader Ruby Denton holds the second place ribbon and certificate she received for her artwork entered in the 2021-22 Murfreesboro Student Art Show. (Photo courtesy of Ed Denton)