LOCKPORT — The Kenan Center’s 31st annual “Storrs All-High Photo Show” will open Sunday.

The show, featuring the work of high school students from across Western New York, offers a free public reception from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Kenan Center House Gallery, 433 Locust St., where awards will be presented at 3 p.m. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 2 – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The exhibit continues through May 1.

Twenty-five schools are participating in this year’s show. They are: Akron, Amherst, C.W. Baker, Barker Central, Cassadaga Valley, Cattaraugus-Little Valley, Clarence, Depew, Holley Jr/Sr High, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Kenmore East, Kenmore West, Lancaster, Lewiston-Porter, Mt. St. Mercy, Nichols, North-Rose Wolcott, Pembroke, Southwestern High School, Springville-Griffith Institute, Sweet Home, Tonawanda City, Williamsville East, Williamsville North, and Wilson Central.

Sixteen category awards will be presented. They are: Best School Overall, Best of Show, Student Processed and Best of Show Commercially Processed; Black & White, Color, Urbanscape; Landscape, Floralscape, Portrait, Waterscape, Computer Generated, Still Life, Journalism/Documentary; Sports, Architecture, and Animal. In addition, one student from each school is recognized with a merit award.

The exhibit is named in honor of Lockport artist, William Storrs, who passed away in 2005. An accomplished artist and long-time contributor to visual arts programming at the Kenan Center, Storrs was instrumental in starting the All High Photo Show which was designed to showcase the photographic work of high school students throughout Western New York, and was an active participant in the installation of the works as well as the awards presentation.

Juror for this year’s exhibit is Lockport photographer Dennis Stierer, retired staff photojournalist from Greater Niagara Newspapers and past president of the Buffalo Society of Artists.
           
For more information call (716) 433-2617 or www.kenancenter.org.

This story was originally published on East Niagara Post.