Rivers Students Earn 33 Scholastic Art Awards
Rivers art students had yet another strong showing at the annual Scholastic Art Awards competition, taking home 33 awards including six Gold Keys, the competition’s top award.
Alicia Bellido ’17 (Ceramics), Ashley Brown ’16 (Printmaking), Courtney Drucker ’16 (Ceramics), Katherine Longfield ’15 (Printmaking), Laura Schmidlein ’15 (Sculpture), and Kendall Zaleski ’18 (Ceramics) each received Gold Keys for their work, which places the piece in the top five percent of all submissions for their respective mediums.
“I am pleased that the whole spectrum of our program is represented,” said Visual Arts Department Chair David Saul. “Upper School, Middle School, 2D, 3D and media were all recognized and received either the Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention award. The arts faculty were able to select pieces out of our classrooms to showcase a diverse group of artwork by a wide range of students.”
Of the 31 students who earned recognition at the competition, five hail from the Middle School. Ava Dagres ’19 (Photography), Caleb Leeming ’19 (Photography), and Brenna Pipe ’19 (Photography) earned Silver Keys while Julian Bauriedel ’19 (Photography) and Johnny Kanataros ’19 (Photography) were given Honorable Mentions.
Ben Pasculano ’15 and Kendall Zaleski each had two distinct ceramics pieces recognized. Ben earned a Silver Key for “Vase” and an Honorable Mention for “Pierced,” while Kendall’s “Stone” earned her a Gold Key and “The Lanterns” was given an honorable mention.
Gold Key artwork will be displayed in the Massachusetts Exhibition at Boston University’s 808 Gallery from March 7-15. Award ceremonies for the Gold and Silver Key winners will be held on March 7 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
“The neat thing about the Scholastic Art Awards is its long history. I competed in Scholastic Art back when I was in high school and we as teachers can identify with our students in that way,” Saul said. “It’s great because it makes the student artist realize that there are a lot of people out there who respect their work.”
The six Gold Key winners will move on in the Scholastic Competition for national consideration. Savannah Knisley ’15 received a national Gold Medal in the 2014 competition.
Click here to view a gallery of every piece that was recognized.
Click here to view a gallery of every piece that was recognized.
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