Tradewinds

Seabreeze High School Student Exhibition

OMAM Main Galleries: May 7-24, 2026

This juried exhibition features art created by students of Christine Colby, Paul Shuler, and Kasondra Williams at Seabreeze High School. The two and three-dimensional work is made using a variety of mediums, including acrylic, ceramic, clay, colored pencil, ink, glass, graphite, marker, mixed media, oil pastel, and more.

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Participating Artists

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Meet the Judge

Ruth Grim has a Master of Arts from the New York University Institute of Fine Arts with a specialization in 18th and 19th century European art. Her museum career spans 32 years of curatorial work throughout the state including 18 years at the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, seven years at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, and more than six years as chief curator at the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach.

About Tradewinds

Founded in 1961 by art teacher, Nina Masters, “Tradewinds” began as the “Seabreeze Art Show,” featuring 2D and 3D art, ceramics, jewelry, macramé, mosaics, leather, batik, as well as student demonstrations of various crafts. It went from a showcase of senior works in the north arcade by the school auditorium, to the lawn outside the art room. In the 1970s, the show was reinvented as the Tradewinds Art Festival, which added live music, festival t-shirts sporting student designs, and concessions. The show was moved to the front of the school and became a juried show with ribbons awarded by prominent local artists. The students were exposed to teamwork, deadlines, the excitement of a juried show, the importance of community awareness, and belief in their own work.

As the first of its kind in Volusia County, the exhibit received national recognition when Assistant Principal Carolyn Harkey submitted an article to NEA, which became published. When Tradewinds celebrated its 25th Anniversary on campus, it received media coverage and increased public awareness. In 1996, Masters approached Ormond Memorial Art Museum (OMAM) then director, Ann Burt, to discuss exhibiting student work at the Museum. The result has been a decades long partnership between the school and the Museum, with OMAM hosting Tradewinds in its main galleries biannually for many years and now annually. Today, the Museum continues to support these aspiring artists, giving them the opportunity to exhibit in a museum environment and encouraging them in unparalleled ways.

“Beyond the test scores, grades, and curriculum, lies the reality that students must not only develop intellectually, but imaginatively, socially, and emotionally as well,” Masters explained. “Self-expression continues to triumph through the OMAM experience. To read the career bios of former students who include exhibiting at OMAM as an achievement is an indicator of the relevance and prestige it carries. In addition to increasing the student’s self-esteem and creative growth comes an appreciation of art, which will enrich their lives throughout adulthood.”