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April 28, 2010 - The 2010 Olympics of the Visual Arts was held at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs on April 15.

According to the New York State Art Teachers Association website, the Olympics of the Visual Arts (OVA) program provides an opportunity for students to participate in individual or group artistic problem solving. A new series of problems is posed every fall. Students create long-range solutions at their schools, and travel to the Albany area to compete on short-range problems in a day-long celebration of creativity. There are awards for each of the problem categories at every level.

First place, drawing: Siobhan Hill, Yanni Minara, Hailey Lankau, Alexandria Plocharczk, Scott Roukema and Sarah Goebler

First place, painting: Michaela O’Dowd, Taylor Torro, Monica Polii, Hannah Kaplan, Sarah
Krasinski

Second place, architecture: Erica Smith, Hannah Roebuck, Richie Long, Dan Bachman, Lee Bush, Cassie Bonizzi, Justin Lawrence

Most creative, fashion: Alana Golubinski, Lauren Marsiglio, Brett Sutherland, Denise Bambinelli, Gaby Ramirez

Sculpture participants: Megan Oettinger, Samantha Purcell, Kaitlyn Korycki, Stephanie Levin

Videographer for the day: Stephanie Doherty