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Congratulations to Wellesley honorees of Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

February 15, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program is the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States. Students submit works in a number of categories including photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Work is judged on originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal voice or vision. Gold Key winners will move on to the national competition. National Award winners will be announced in mid-March.

Here are some pictures courtesy Dana Hall of some of their Gold Key winners’ work. We’d love to post some WPS students’ entries, so please send them along.

Dana Hall’s Soomin Mah won a Gold Key for her sculpture titled, “Emotion Processing”

Dana Hall’s Amera Youssef won a Gold Key for her mixed media work, “Survival”

Dana Hall’s Ye Ri Lee won a Gold Key for her work titled, “Mess”

Dana Hall’s Jackie Hayre Perez won a Gold Key for work titled, “Mujeres Con Ninos”

WPS student Sruti Ramaswamy earned an Honorable Mention for her work titled Sunset Glow

The following Dana Hall and Wellesley High School and Middle School students stood out from thousands of entries and received awards and honorable mentions:

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Wellesley High students win awards for art with positive themes

May 7, 2019 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley High students made their mark over the weekend at the Art of Emotion event held at Framingham’s Amazing Things Art Center, taking home prizes for best artwork and top musical composition. The annual event is sponsored by the Ben Speaks organization, whose mission is to provide positive channels for expression for youth and families to stem the tide of depression and suicide among teens.

WHS Senior Rey Hill won with a sculpture called Untouchable: A portrait of a Survivor. Asked about the meaning behind the sculpture, Hill replied:

I use art and ceramics as an outlet to escape from pent up feelings and to be able to express myself without words, since those are often difficult to come to. I created this piece through the coping process following a traumatic event I experienced. I felt unable to tell anyone and couldn’t find a way to get help, so I turned to art and sculpture. Working with clay gave me a distraction and allowed me to move past this traumatic event and become a stronger person. I tried to express the emotions I felt through a visual depiction and showing a broken person caught in a whirlwind of hurt and emotion. Working with clay and expressing my internal thoughts helped me come to terms with what had happened, and rather than trying to forget.

>Hill has been involved in ceramics at the high school for all four years, and has been in the intensive level for two. Hill has earned several awards, including two silver keys with the Scholastic Art and Writing awards. After graduating from Wellesley High, the young artist will be attending Pace University to get a degree in stage management with a minor in visual arts.

rey hill sculpture wellesley — Rey Hill’s Untouchable: A portrait of a Survivor

Separately, 9th grader Jadon Czerniach played his original song, “Mind of My Own,” with the help of vocals by classmate Emi Schneider.

Czerniach wrote the song about his experience living with ADHD, and wants listeners to know that despite how much the adults in his life may tell him to “calm it down”, one day he is going to soar in spite of or perhaps because of this disability. He is studying music production at WHS under Steve Scott.

Congrats to both students…

More Wellesley Scholastic Art honorees’ work

February 22, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

We’ve been sent more pics of amazing student work honored by The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program, the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States. Students submit works in a number of categories including photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Work is judged on originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal voice or vision. Gold Key winners will move on to the national competition. National Award winners will be announced in mid-March.

Wellesley Middle School, Clara_Vegas_power — Power, by WMS student Clara Vegas

Wellesley Middle School, A. Baffa — Jewelry, by Wellesley Middle School student A. Baffa

Wellesley High School, Sophie Barre Sculpture — Sculpture, by Wellesley High School student Sophie Barre

Wellesley High School, Sinclaire Vandervoort Portfolio — Wellesley High School student Sinclaire Vandervoort

Wellesley HIgh School, Sam. Simmon jarwithopenlid — Jar with open lid, by Wellesley High School student Sam Simmon

Wellesley High School Matthew Tom Jewelry — Jewelry, by WHS student Matthew Tom

Wellesley High School, Ling Groccia Fashion — Fashion, by Wellesley High School student Ling Groccia

Art events around Wellesley, plus a book review

May 11, 2016 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Works featured by members of Common Art at Wellesley Library

The State House, Boston. By Dante Gandini

The Wellesley Free Library is hosting an exhibition of more than 70 works of art by members of Common Art, many of whom are accomplished artists whose professional path was interrupted and suspended by calamity and homelessness. Every Wednesday at Emmanuel Church on Newbury St. in Boston, the Common Art program provides studio space, materials, and a caring support staff to people living in shelters, rooming houses, and on B0ston’s streets. Participants gather to draw, paint, sculpt, and share with other artists in like circumstances. When an artist finishes a work, her or she is encouraged to price it. The works are sold in multiple venues, with the artist receiving all of the proceeds. To purchase, contact Tim Green at 781-413-1793 or TDMDGreen@verizon.net

Wellesley Society of Artists show

The Wellesley Society of Artists is having a Spring/Summer Show of artworks from their members running now through early Fall. The show is being held at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington St., and is free and open to the public.

Wellesley is as pretty as a picture

Topiary Gardens, Wellesley — Topiary Gardens, Lake Waban, by Michael William

We’ve given Boston artist Michael William a mention in the past for his Wellesley-themed works. William paints on a small scale, not spending more than a few days on each piece, and that he chooses subjects that are simple and full of light. He often finds inspiration when he spots the light moving a certain way such as “…when I’m sitting by a lake and am suddenly moved by the warm summer weather and the natural beauty that surrounds me. I consciously try not to imbue these pieces with any more than the innate beauty of the subject and the many times simple but powerful emotions that it has inspired in me.”

One of his latest works depicts a swan whiling away the day on Lake Waban, and the beloved topiary gardens on Lake Waban (pictured above) is the subject of another.

In other art news…

Wellesley garden clubs crop up like weeds at MFA Art in Bloom

Students to honor WHS alumni ad staff veterans with art project

Congratulations to Wellesley’s 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Award winners

Beyond Swellesley, a book review:

The Light of the World, a Memoir, by Elizabeth Alexander

The list of the author’s accomplishments is long: Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, Yale professor, composer of “Praise Song for the Day,” which she recited at President Barack Obama’s 2009 [Read more…]

Congratulations to Wellesley’s 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing award winners

February 27, 2016 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The prestigious annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has recognized the achievements of dozens of Wellesley Middle School, Wellesley High School, and Dana Hall students. The awards program, established in 1923, runs in partnership with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) and the Boston Globe and gives out awards in categories such as photography, jewelry, drawing, short stories, critical essays, and poetry.

All awardees will receive a certificate. In addition, all Gold and Silver Key winners will receive a Gold or Silver Key pin, and 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. 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, from March 5–20.

WE WOULD LOVE TO POST A FEW PICTURES. PLEASE SEND PICS TO theswellesleyreport@gmail.com

Congratulations to the following Gold and Silver Key winners:

Dana Hall School
Victoria Alvarez, Gold Key, Photography
Jillian Campbell, Silver Key, Photography
Jacqueline Hayre, Silver Key, Photography
Jinjae Kim, Gold Key, Art Portfolio
Ye Ri Lee, Gold Key, Painting; Silver Keys, Painting and Printmaking
Soomin Mah, Gold Key, Painting
Sasha Megie, Gold Key, Digital Art
Amera Youssef, Silver Key, Printmaking

Wellesley High School
Sophie Barre, Silver Key, Art Portfolio
Haley Cheek, Gold Key, Writing Portfolio
Ari Cohen, Silver Key, Sculpture
Michael DeAngelo, Silver Key, Photography
Ling Groccia, Gold Key, Jewelry
Andy Harrington, Silver Keys, Photography and Art Portfolio
Ariana Harsch, Silver Key, Jewelry
Lindsay Heffernan, Gold Key, Photography
Anna Hermacinski, Gold Key, Photography
Olivia Hunter, Silver Key, Art Portfolio
Joanna Kennedy, Silver Key, Personal Essay/Memoir
Ellie Kinney, Gold Key, Short Story
Eliza Letteney, Silver Key, Poetry
Josephina Lin, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration
Christina Luby, Gold Key, Art Portfolio
Alexa Marcasciano , Gold Key, Writing Portfolio Poetry
Lucy Raeke, Gold Key, Photography
Pooja Reddy, Gold Key, Drawing and Illustration; Silver Key, Painting
Brian Tom, Gold Key Art Portfolio; Silver Key, Fashion
Matthew Tom, Gold Keys, Art Portfolio and Sculpture
Sinclaire Vandervoort, Silver Key, Jewelry
Ted Warmington, Silver Key, Sculpture
Christie Yu Artiiist, Silver Keys, Painting, Poetry, Personal Essay/Memoir

Wellesley Middle School
Hannah Copplestone, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration
Katie Donahue, Silver Key, Photography
Bridget Flannery, Gold Key, Photography
Abigail Frank, Silver Key, Painting
Faith Graves, Silver Key, Photography
Conor Johnson, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration
Lauren Mealey, Silver Key, Photography
Joy Miao, Gold Key, Photography
Mia Moore, Gold Key, Photography
Nicholas Partridge, Silver Key, Drawing and Illustration
Ryan Silverstein, Silver Key, Photography
Kate Waisel, Gold Key, Photography
Dylan Williams, Silver Key, Jewelry
Sharon Zhu, Gold Key, Jewelry

Congratulations to Wellesley’s 2015 Scholastic Art Awards winners

March 27, 2015 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Wellesley High School student Ari Cohen and Wellesley Middle School students Kaleigh Donnelly and Carly Jones for winning Silver Medals at the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Ari and Carly received their medals in the Metals and Jewelry category, and Kaleigh received her medal in photography. Only 360 students received a gold or silver medal from over 20,000 pieces submitted from across the United States. Congratulations to the winning students and the Art Department teachers.

Ari Cohen's silver medal winning entry in the Metals and Jewelry category. — Ari Cohen’s silver medal winning entry in the Metals and Jewelry category.

Carly Jone's silver medal winning entry in the Metals and Jewelry category. — Carly Jones’s silver medal winning entry in the Metals and Jewelry category.

Kaleigh Donnelly's silver medal winning entry in the Photography category. — Kaleigh Donnelly’s silver medal winning entry in the Photography category.

See the names of Wellesley’s first-round winners here.

Also of interest:

Latest Wellesley Free Library lobby art: silk embroidery

Twosomes photography exhibit at WFL

Wellesley winners of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards announced

February 25, 2015 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The prestigious annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has recognized the achievements of dozens of Wellesley Middle School, Wellesley High School, and Dana Hall students. The awards program, established in 1923, runs in partnership with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) and the Boston Globe and gives out awards in categories such as photography, jewelry, drawing, short stories, critical essays, and poetry.

An award ceremony for the top prize winners of the Gold and Silver Keys will be held at the Museum of Fine Arts on March 7. From there, Gold Key work will be exhibited at the 808 Gallery at Boston University, March 7 – 15, 10am – 6pm.

Gold Key winners will be eligible for national awards to be determined later in the year.

Congratulations to the following Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners:

From Wellesley Middle School:

Maria Battle Andrew Derrickson Evelyn Landers
Nicole Beckett Kaleigh Donnelly Justin Lindquist
Caroline Bedrosian Warren Downie Charlotte Loder
Natalie Boyle Maddie Fleming Caroline McMahan
Molly Bradach Thomas Gartley Caroline Morrow
Nicholas Brown Jennifer Guo Rachelle Parker
Jack Carlson Carolyn Hale Emma Petrovich
Perianne Caron Leenah Hamdy Vivian Pou
Brianna Chan Lily Hitch Micayla Russel Kish
Catherine Charkoudian Carly Jones Olivia Vernon
Victoria Chiu Clare Kelley Tiffany Wang
Luke Cohen-Abeles Brianna Ko

From Wellesley High School:

Christine Arumainayagam Christina Luby
Lauren Barnard Dahlia Mahdavi
Lindsay Canaday Rebecca Manse
Lindsay Carroll Emily Meara
Haley Cheek Eleanor Medley
Luisa Coakley Andrew Mikula
Ari Cohen Caoimhe Mosley
Rachel R. Cohen Zimmie Obiora
Neil Cooper Amanda Ong
Ashley Divecchia Giuliana Psyhogeos
Michelle Gee Pooja Reddy
Caleb Giess Karina Searcy
Emma Goldenthal Brian Tom
Sarah Goss Matthew Tom
AJ Grignaffini Adriana Voci
Ariana Harsch Brianna Wang
Sabina Hartnett Isabelle Winkelman
Lindsay Hauser Alex Wong
Caroline Heffernan Christie Yu
Lauren Howlett Molly Yuan
Grace Huddleston
Olivia Hunter
Samantha Lee
Eliza Letteney
Wendy Li

From Dana Hall School:

Spencer Babcock
Jillian Campbell
Julia Donovan
Allegra Florimbi
Jenna Howard
Sarah Howard
Wenling Jiang
Shauna Kennedy
Ji Eun Lee
Ye Ri Lee
Manxue Ma
Carla Maza
Sasha Megie
Corinne Ribakoff
Caroline Safran

A list of all Massachusetts winners is available here.

(If any winners would like to send along images of their winning projects, feel free, and we can add a few to this post.)

Search Results for: scholastic art and writing awards

Congratulations to Wellesley honorees of Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

Wellesley High students win awards for art with positive themes

More Wellesley Scholastic Art honorees’ work

Art events around Wellesley, plus a book review