2026 WINNERS

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors Molly and Rusty Reid

Special thanks to our 2026 Sponsors: Summer and Danny Chang, J. Brooks and Yann Coatanlem, Creel Family Philanthropies, The East Family, Folsom Point Charities, Fort Dental, Jamie Malonis, Savannah and Richie Petronis, the Reilly Family Foundation, Demar and Frank Sciuto, Paul and Cindy Weatherall

Excellence in Visual Arts

Winners in 3D Art:

Elise Ledford for “The Mechanical Heart” (Arlington Heights High School)
June West for “In the Mind of a Swine” (Southwest Christian School)

Winners in Painting:

Chloe Christian for “The Ordinary” (Arlington Heights High School)
Kitty Sollows for “Smells Like Mimi” (All Saints’ Episcopal School)

Winners in Drawing

Chloe Christian for “In the Light” (Arlington Heights High School)
James Kashindi for “Silent Battles” (Young Men’s Leadership Academy)

Winners in Photography

Charlie Anderson for “The View” (Fort Worth Country Day)
Anabelle Russell for “Rooted in Nature” (Benbrook Middle-High School)

Excellence in Theatre

Winners in Monologue Performance

Alyssa Giles for “Ashlee’s Monologue” from Dance Nation (Aldeo High School)
Lorenzo Perez for “Cory’s Monologue” from Fences (All Saint's’ Episcopal School)

Winners in Musical Theatre Vocal Performance

Ava Martin-Sanchez for “I’m Not Afraid of Anything” from Songs for a New World (FW Academy of Fine Arts)
Tenley Heugatter for “I’m Not Afraid of Anything” from Songs for a New World (FW Academy of Fine Arts)

Winners in Technical Theatre & Design

Anthony Mendez for Lighting Design of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (South Hills High School)
Emma Grace Tysinger for Stage Management of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Paschal High School)

Excellence in Dance

Winners in Dance Performance

Brooklynn Fox for “Creation” (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA)
M’Kya Mitchell for “Breathe” (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts)

Winners in Dance Choreography

Abby Beckley for “Reflecting” (Homeschool)
Carol Harris for “Insanity” (Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts)

Excellence in Voice

Winners in Classical Vocal Performance

Teddy Stewart for “Mandoline” by Gabriel Faure (Paschal High School)
Iz Weiss for “Se Florindo e fedele” (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA)

Winners in Contemporary Vocal Performance

Keiland Holleman for “Childhood” by Michael Jackson (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA)
Dalton Shackelford for “Travelin Back to You” by Dalton Shackelford (Arlington Heights High School)

Excellence in Music

Winners in Classical Solo Instrumental Performance

Harmon Hong for an excerpt from Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (Fort Worth Country Day)
Maxwelle McPhaull for an excerpt from Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 (I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA)

Winners in Contemporary Solo Instrumental Performance

Kade Ewing for “Sweet Sucker Dance” (Paschal High School)
Ismael Villalpando for “Lotus” by Adam Tam (Lake Worth High School)