Portland native wins Pratt Institute and Kravis Center sculpture competition
Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus, a native of Portland, Oregon, is the winner of the Pratt Institute and Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts sculpture competition, following presentations by eight student finalists to a distinguished panel of judges at a dinner event at the Kravis Center Tuesday night.
The competition was sponsored by Pratt Institute, a renowned New York City-based college that educates creative thinkers from around the world, and the Kravis Center, a nonprofit performing arts center dedicated to improving quality of life in Palm Beach County through presenting artists and companies of the highest quality. Competition entries were judged by a panel of design, arts and elected leaders in the Greater Palm Beach community.
Oglesbee-Venghaus says his project “represents the community of individual donors who are embracing and — through their generosity — uplifting the arts. Each donor’s name is carved in timeless white Corian, honoring their support and inspiring the next generation of Helen K. Persson Society members.”
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