{"id":39172,"date":"2022-07-30T03:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-grad-wins-prestigious-art-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:48:17","slug":"dolores-grad-wins-prestigious-art-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-grad-wins-prestigious-art-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores grad wins prestigious art competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shiloh Burge, a recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist, recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \"The Jungle Book.\"\n(Courtesy of Susan Burger)
Shiloh Burge, a recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist, recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \"The Jungle Book.\"
\n(Courtesy of Susan Burger)<\/span>JordanElder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Shiloh Burger has made it to Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n

The recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. She earned the award for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \u201cThe Jungle Book\u201d and it placed her among other elite young artists across the country.<\/p>\n

The competition took her to New York to receive the award. Of the over 260,000 entries submitted, only about 850 students were named gold medalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went up there June 6 and actually got to go to Carnegie Hall to accept the award, which was a huge experience \u2013 I\u2019d never been to New York or Carnegie Hall,\u201d Burger said. \u201cSo that was really exciting to go there and especially be honored.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Shiloh
Shiloh Berger, a recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist, recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. She earned this award for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \u201cThe Jungle Book.\u201d (Courtesy photo)<\/span>JordanElder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Shiloh Burge, a recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist, recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition presentedby the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. She earned this award for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \"The Jungle Book.\"(Courtesy of Susan Burger)
Shiloh Burge, a recent Dolores High School graduate and budding artist, recently received a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition presentedby the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. She earned this award for a poster she completed for the Dolores Theatre Troupe\u2019s performance of \"The Jungle Book.\"(Courtesy of Susan Burger)<\/span>JordanElder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Burger has been creating art of all kinds since elementary school.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of my favorite hobbies,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When she reached high school, she honed her skills under the guidance of Dolores art teacher Kimberly Sheek. Although Burger uses a wide range of mediums, she began to hone in on digital design, with Sheek\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe really helped me with technical skills, and really helped me develop, \u2018OK, so how do you make a piece, composition-wise, how do you organize this?\u2019\u201d Burger said.<\/p>\n

Digital art is unique in its versatility as a medium, she said, as it allows her to self-correct and experiment with different designs. She uses the Procreate app on her iPad for design work.<\/p>\n

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards had been a dream of Burger\u2019s throughout high school, she said. The contest was founded in 1923 as a way to honor and celebrate creative teens throughout the country. Notable award-winners include Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Amanda Gorman, Andy Warhol and many others.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are 10 writing categories and 16 art categories, one of which is design.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, I noticed that there was a design and poster category in the competition, so I thought, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll enter this, you never know, it might get in, it might not,\u2019\u201d Burger said.<\/p>\n

She completed the poster during the 2020-21 school year to advertise the production of \u201cThe Jungle Book\u201d by the Dolores Theatre Troupe, another activity she participated in throughout high school. The poster features the silhouettes of the boy Mowgli and bear Baloo, nestled amid layers of green hues and framed by tree limbs and other jungle characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all in this green color scheme that I really liked, and I thought would be really beneficial to the viewers to see the focal point in the poster, which is Mowgli and Baloo,\u201d Burger said. \u201cAnd then also the trees surrounding them make up the face of Shere Khan the tiger, who is the villain and the aggressor in the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

After finding out she had been named a gold medalist, Burger, her mother, and Sheek traveled to New York to accept the award, which was an \u201cawesome\u201d experience, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a couple workshops and panels I got to go to, as provided by the competition at the hotel, so that was really exciting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Now that she\u2019s graduated from high school, Burger is working on finishing her associate\u2019s degree from Pueblo Community College. Someday, she would like to design book covers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of the goal right now,\u201d Burger said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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