Julianna and Wayne Bolt Art Contest Winners Selected for the 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

This year, 69 entries were received from students representing East Stroudsburg High School North, East Stroudsburg High School South, Stroudsburg High School, Pleasant Valley High School, and Pocono Mountain High School East. Winners will be recognized during the 29^th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 19, 2026. The breakfast will be held at Terraview at Stroudsmoor Country Inn.

Judges for this year's contest were Jason Bolt, son of the late Julianna and Wayne Bolt; Jourdyn Whitehurst, a senior majoring in art + design; Laura Kieselbach, Ed.D., associate professor of English and coordinator of ESU's Frederick Douglass Institute; David Mazure, professor of art + media + design; and Clavertis Miller, member, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Planning Committee.

Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased by visiting esu.edu/mlk. General admission tickets are $45 per person, and student tickets are $20. Proceeds benefit the Mary Gertrude Smith Boddie Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who demonstrate a commitment to social justice through community and/or university service at ESU.