Pictured: Artist of the Week Winner Annabelle Hassler (left) with art teacher Brittany Braniger (right). Provided photo.

Annabelle Hassler, a talented seventh-grade student at Rowlett Middle Academy, has been named ‘Artist of the Week’ in a nationwide voting competition on Artsonia.com, the world’s largest collection of online student art portfolios featuring over 125 million works of art. Hassler’s winning artwork, titled ‘Blue Conversations,’ captured the attention of voters nationwide, receiving over 800 online votes. The Artist of the Week program was created by Artsonia 25 years ago to highlight student creativity and engage schools and communities in celebrating young artists. Each week, 12 student submissions are randomly selected from artwork submitted the previous week in four different age groups (PreK-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12) for public voting. Winners receive both recognition and prizes. As part of the award, Blick Art Materials generously provides a $100 gift certificate to the winning student’s art program and a $50 gift certificate to the student. For more information, visit artsonia.com. 

Pictured: Artist of the Week Winner Annabelle Hassler (left) with art teacher Brittany Braniger (right). Provided photo.