Pictured: Coastal Alabama Chamber of Commerce VP of Special Events & Community Relations Steve Jones, Bayside Academy’s Visual Arts Department Chair Vikki Finch, Bayside Academy senior Brantley DeValk, Bayside Academy art teachers Kristy Johnson-Snell and Carrie Jackson, and National Shrimp Festival Fine Arts Chairman Lee Kramer.
DeValk was recently announced as the first-place winner in the National Shrimp Festival Student Art Contest which was held this year during the Holly Days on Main Festival at The Wharf due to the cancellation of the National Shrimp Festival. DeValk’s digital painting was the overall winner. All Baldwin County schools participate in the competition.