Andrew Zink, left, won Best of Show and first place in the 11th grade category for the Indiana Electric Cooperative 2023 student art contest with his artwork, which features an apple pie. Also pictured is KREMC President and CEO Kurt Carver, right. Photo provided by Kyrsten Newlon.

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WARSAW — Kosciusko REMC member Andrew Zink won Best of Show and first place in the 11th-grade category for the Indiana Electric Cooperative student art calendar contest.

Zink is a homeschooled student in Winona Lake and has been submitting his artwork to the IEC calendar since the eighth grade. He won first place in the eighth grade, 10th grade and 11th grade categories, but this is his first year winning Best of Show. He has been interested in art as a career since his first art calendar award.

“I really enjoy showing people my art,” he said.

This year’s artwork was an apple pie, inspired by the traditional dessert his dad has made his mom since before Zink was born. To Zink, apple pie symbolizes November and reminds him of family interaction.

Zink’s apple pie will be featured in IEC’s 2023 student art calendar as the November artwork. In addition, winners of each grade receive a $200 prize.

When considering what advice he would give to young creatives, Andrew said, “Drawing 20 minutes a day every day will keep you in practice.”

After graduating high school, Andrew hopes to attend Lipscomb University and start a career in creating concept art for video games.

Kosciusko REMC is a Touchstone Energy® electric cooperative serving over 18,500 accounts throughout Kosciusko County and surrounding counties.