Rivers Students Earn 36 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

Rivers’ students earned honors for artwork in a variety of 2D and 3D media arts categories in the competition, including ceramics, sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, painting, and digital art. All of Rivers’ arts faculty members had at least one student recognized, and all of the art disciplines Rivers offers were represented. Writing awards were in the poetry, dramatic script, and science fiction/fantasy categories.

 

“It is great that both Middle and Upper School students were honored for their creative efforts in this year’s art competition,” said Visual Arts Department Chair David Saul. “We believe that all students can cultivate and articulate a creative vision in the supportive environment of our art studios.”

 

Rivers’ 2016 Gold Key winners for art included Hunter Corliss ’17, Photography, “Latent Journey;” Grace Lees ’16, Printmaking, “The Tempest;” Joshua Polanco Calderon ’17, Photography, “Journey;” and Mike Young ’17, Ceramics, “Pizza Stand.”

 

Winning two Gold Keys for writing was Sophie Jacobs ’18, for a poem entitled “Promises to My Future Lover” and a dramatic script entitled “Anxiety.”

 

The Silver Key art award winners included Maggie Barrow ’20, Ceramics, “Red Lobster;” Cara Callahan ’16, Sculpture, “Circle Clock;” Kate Eselius ’20, Photography, “Cracked Under Pressure;” Jacob Harris ’16, Sculpture, “Band Saw Box;” and Jake Letterie ’16, Photography, “Culinary Collection.”

 

Ashley Burgarella ’18 won a Silver Key in the science fiction/fantasy category for “Return the Car.”

 

Earning Honorable Mention for art were Callie Bloom ’20, Photography, “Charlotte's Web;” Ross Carter ’16, Ceramics, “Covered Jar;” Audrey Connelly ’20, Photography, “Pangea;” Vanessa Edgehill ’16, Printmaking, “Bridge;” Abby Finn ’16, Sculpture, “Yin Yang Box;” Caroline Grady ’19, Sculpture, “Plaster Carving;” Nick Hardy ’20, Photography, “Carver;” Lauren Heuer ’16, Drawing and Illustration, “Big Sky Country;” Tommy Kantaros ’20, Photography, “Serpentine;” Pat Lawn ’20, Photography, “Cool Bubbly Day;” Elizabeth Magnan ’16, Drawing and Illustration, “Dancers;” Alexandra Masiello ’16, Ceramics, “Variation;” Alexandra Masiello ’16, Photography, “Family Adventure;” Victoria Nedder ’16, Photography, “Seven By Seven;” Victoria Nedder ’16, Photography, “Soaring Through Space;” Aidan Porter ’18, Drawing and Illustration, “Nonesuch Pond;” Brett Rahbany ’17, Sculpture, “Sleigh;” Gabriela Romero ’16, Photography, “Everlasting Friendship;”  Jasen Voghel ’16, Ceramics, “Ridges;” and Maya Wasserman ’18, Ceramics, “Tea For Two.”

 

Jacobs and Burgarella also earned a total of four Honorable Mentions: Sophie won for a poem, “Daylight Savings Time;” while Ashley was awarded three, for “Memories” (science fiction/fantasy), “After Buildings Crumble” (poetry), and “I Stood Once More” (poetry).

 

“I entered the Scholastic competition so I could try my hand at different categories of writing - in this case dramatic script and poetry,” said Jacobs. “Success in the competition inspires me to continue getting better at what I love.” “

 

“I have loved writing since I was in elementary school, and love submitting my latest writing and anticipating the results,” added Burgarella. “The Awards are a lot of fun, and they motivate me to write even more.”

 

The Boston Globe has faithfully sponsored this competition for many decades and is joined for the third year by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts which hosted and facilitated the process. Gold and Silver Key winners will be invited to a ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts on March 12, 2016. Gold Key winners’ work will be featured at an exhibition at EF Education First in Cambridge, from March 5 through 20. Gold Key work will go electronically to New York to compete against all the other Gold Key work from around the country for National Medals.

Click here for a gallery of all winning artwork.