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Art contest recognizes outstanding students

Creative students from area schools showed off their artistic talent in the Liberty and Justice Art Contest honoring the 10th Anniversary of the Tennessee Justice Center.

A fifth grader envisioned the Statue of Liberty as the "Cat-tue" of Liberty.  A Martha Vaught Middle School student redrew America’s best loved statue in four native garbs, each wrapped in her native flag.

Another student, 12-year-old Anthony Gaynon, recreated Liberty from a donated mannequin and green draping material.  This 9-foot tall model of the Statue of Liberty rolled from the office of the Tennessee Justice Center to the office of the Tennessee Bar Association the day before TJC’s 10th Anniversary celebration.  Lady Liberty’s journey attracted local media attention – the Nashville City Paper and a local TV news station were there to photograph Anthony and his masterpiece.   

Ten art pieces were awarded prizes.  The work was juried by noted artist and Belmont University teacher Lanie Gannon and experimental performance artist and TN Bar Association Publications Coordinator Landry Butler.

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