Art Students Win Awards at Regional Scholastic Art Competition
Archmere students won over 92 awards at the 2016 Delaware Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s most prestigious and competitive contest for excellence in fine art.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth since 1923. The awards have grown to be the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. Work is evaluated based on originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Archmere Academy received eighteen Gold Key awards. Gold Keys represent the top 5 percent of entries in any given category and Silver Keys represent the top 10 percent of entries. Gold Key award-winning work will advance to the national level of competition, with over $10 million in scholarships available, as well as additional exhibition and publication opportunities.
Senior John Vaile was also awarded one of the American Vision Awards this year. The American Vision Award winners are chosen as the “Best of Show” from all of the artwork entered. Each regional program across the country selects the five most outstanding works of art from their Gold Key recipients. These five young artists represent the region on the national level as American Vision nominees. A national panel selects one of the nominated works from each region as the American Vision Award Recipient for 2016.
In addition, Archmere students won six Portfolio Awards in the portfolio category of the competition. These awards were presented to talented seniors who submitted eight pieces in a portfolio to be evaluated as a body of work.
Archmere's art students have always won strong recognition in this competition. The Silver and Gold awards are on display in the gallery on the Delaware State University Dover campus for one month, Tuesday, January 19 through Saturday, February 6. A reception will also be held for students and their families on Saturday, February 6 from 9 to 10:30 a.m., with an awards ceremony at 11 a.m. National Award notifications will be made in March 2016.
Awards by Category:
Portfolios, Consisting of a Body of 8 Works (6 Awards)
Jessica Yuschak ’16 – Gold Key
Claire Moosberg ’16 – Honorable Mention
John Vaile ’16 - Honorable Mention
Joseph Singley ’16 - Honorable Mention
Tracy Vandenbraak ’16 - Honorable Mention
John (Jack) Ciccolella ’16 - Honorable Mention
Architecture (1 Award)
Brooke Ulmanis ’17 – Silver Key
Ceramics and Glass (2 Awards)
Cecilia Irvine ‘17 – Honorable Mention
Kathleen Spillan ’16 – Honorable Mention
Design (5 Awards)
Caleb Wang ’16 – Gold Key, Honorable Mention (2)
Makala Wang ’17 – Honorable Mention
Meredith Capuli ’17 – Silver Key
Digital Art (19 Awards)
John Vaile ’16 – Gold Key, Silver Key
Lauren Chua ’18 – Gold Key
Meredith Capuli ’17 – Gold Key, Honorable Mention
Caleb Wang ’16 – Honorable Mention, Silver Key (2)
Jack debruin ’18 - Honorable Mention
Jessica Yuschak ’16 - Honorable Mention (2), Silver Key
Rachel Grant ‘18 - Honorable Mention
Tracy Vendenbraak ’16 - Honorable Mention, Silver Key
Alexandra Conrad ’18 – Silver Key
Grace Zhang ’18 – Silver Key
Nikoleta Testa ’18 – Silver Key
Sean Killion ’17 – Silver Key
Drawing and Illustration (12 Awards)
Gabrielle Marchese ’16 – Gold Key
Barbara Boylan ’16 – Honorable Mention, Silver Key
Cassie Paterson ’18 - Honorable Mention
Kayla Thompson ’19 - Honorable Mention
Lauren Chua ’18 - Honorable Mention (2)
Nikoleta Testa ’18 - Honorable Mention
Philip Miller ’16 - Honorable Mention
Idana Tang ’17 – Silver Key
Joseph Singley ’16 – Silver Key
William Liu ’19 – Silver Key
Mixed Media (4 Awards)
Philip Miller ’16 – Gold Key
Gabrielle Marchese ’16 - Honorable Mention
Joseph Singley ’16 – Silver Key
Kathryn Slomski ’17 – Silver Key
Painting (15 Awards)
Alexandra Conrad ’18 – Gold Key
Lauren Chua ’18 – Gold key, Honorable Mention (2)
Meredith Capuli ’17 – Gold Key
Philip Miller ’16 – Gold Key (2), Silver Key
Barbara Boylan –’16 Honorable Mention (2)
Clayton Troy ’16 - Honorable Mention
Grace Zhang ’18 - Honorable Mention
Naomi Graf ’17 - Honorable Mention
Olivia O’Dwyer ’17 - Honorable Mention, Silver Key
Photography (17 Awards)
Claire Moosberg ’16 - Gold Key
John (Jack) Ciccolella ’16 – Gold Key, Silver Key (2)
Sanjana Malik ’17 – Gold Key, Honorable Mention (2)
Barbara Boylan ’16 - Honorable Mention
Ellie Jogani ’16 - Honorable Mention (3)
Jennifer Raphaelson ’16 - Honorable Mention
Max Beck ’17 - Honorable Mention
Sophia Truono ’17 - Honorable Mention
Spencer Lutz ’16- Honorable Mention
Malcolm Odum ’16 – Silver Key
Shannon Kelly ’17 – Silver Key
Printmaking (1 Award)
Lauren Chua ‘18 - Honorable Mention
Sculpture (11 Awards)
John Vaile ’16 – Gold Key (3)
Amanda Nielsen ’16 - Honorable Mention
Deanna Latini ’17 - Honorable Mention
Kathleen Spillan ’16 - Honorable Mention
Kyla McAvinue ’19 - Honorable Mention
Lilly Coogan ’16 - Honorable Mention
Naomi Graf ’17 - Honorable Mention
Alison Lobo ’17 – Silver Key
Charlie Walters ’17 – Silver Key
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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