In the winners’ circle: Clockwise from top left, Jess La Calle with her “Copy of a Master” finisher; cousins Maia Henry and Julia Slattery in the youth contest; Navzad Dabu with his second-place honor in the teen category with his Kobe Bryant tribute; Ally Walker, who nabbed first-place for her original and also scored a People’s Choice win; Melissa Orioli, who placed second in the adult category; and Syracuse New Times publisher Bill Brod announcing the victors.
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sidewalks are,” mused Brod before announcing the winners. The first round of winners belonged to the youth category. The second-place winner for
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the youth contest, Sophie Avalon, wasn’t pres- ent to accept her award or comment. The first- place winners—cousins Maia Henry and Julia Slattery—likewise left the competition before awards were given, although their mothers stayed and accepted their awards. Henry’s mother said Andy Warhol, a famous artist of the Pop Art movement, inspired the girls’ drawing. “They’re going to be shocked {they won},” she gushed. The teen-to-adult category also
awarded two contestants. Lisa D’Agostino, 16, planted her feet at the top of a chalk representa- tion of her own face that won her first place in the teen competition. Although she said she’s competed in the contest twice before, this is her first time winning. Navzad Dabu, also 16, said
he participated in the contest and has won before. As for the draw- ing of Kobe Bryant, his favorite basketball player, that won him second-place, his response was simple. “I did what inspired me,” Dabu explained. For her fifth year participating
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in the contest, Ally Walker bagged two wins: third place in the best original work as well as People’s Choice award. The 26-year-old mural artist stood over her lauded drawing and spoke about win- ning. “It’s pretty sweet,” Walker said. The inspiration behind her drawing—a picture that showed a clock, a mermaid tail and high- heeled feet, all escaping from
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