Art Students Recognized at Regional Scholastic Art Competition

Archmere students won close to 70 awards at the 2017 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 seven 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. 

In addition, senior Makala Wang won a Gold Key Portfolio Award for her "Miniature Family" piece 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. All Gold and Silver Award-winning artwork will be exhibited Sunday, January 15, through Saturday, February 4, at the Arts Center Gallery at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. A reception will also be held for students and their families at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 4. 

Awards by Category: (multiple name listing for multiple pieces of work)

Portfolios, Consisting of a Body of 8 Works (4 Awards)
MakalaWang'17Gold Key
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Honorable Mention
KathrynSlomski'17Honorable Mention
KyleMcIntyre'17Silver Key

Architecture (1 Award)
DominicCipriano'18Gold Key

Ceramics and Glass (3 Awards)
MatthewSullivan'17Gold Key
NaomiGraf'17Honorable Mention
MatthewSullivan'17Honorable Mention

Digital Art (3 Awards)
AbigailGilbert'19Honorable Mention
Kyla McAvinue'19Honorable Mention
KaylaThompson'19Honorable Mention

Drawing and Illustration (6 Awards)
CarolineDonovan'19Honorable Mention
KellyNolan'19Honorable Mention
CassiePaterson'18Honorable Mention
Brooke Ulmanis'17Honorable Mention
Kyla McAvinue'19Silver Key
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Silver Key

Mixed Media (4 Awards)
HaleyLevinsky'17Honorable Mention
Bria Nixon'18Honorable Mention
Krupa Patel'18Honorable Mention
SamanthaStinger'20Honorable Mention

Painting (22 Awards)
NaomiGraf'17Gold Key
Max Beck'17Honorable Mention
JaynaCabry'19Honorable Mention
LaurenChua'18Honorable Mention
LaurenChua'18Honorable Mention
CatherineFalkenstein'17Honorable Mention
AlisonLobo'17Honorable Mention
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Honorable Mention
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Honorable Mention
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Honorable Mention
Krupa Patel'18Honorable Mention
Krupa Patel'18Honorable Mention
Krupa Patel'18Honorable Mention
CassiePaterson'18Honorable Mention
CassiePaterson'18Honorable Mention
GraceSavon'17Honorable Mention
GraceSavon'17Honorable Mention
GraceZhang'18Honorable Mention
AlexandraConrad'18Silver Key
CatherineFalkenstein'17Silver Key
SamanthaGhaul'19Silver Key
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Silver Key
OliviaO'Dwyer'17Silver Key

Photography (18 Awards)
LeahDaCosta'17Gold Key
KyleMcIntyre'17Gold Key
Da'NaziahBrown'17Honorable Mention
NaomiGraf'17Honorable Mention
KatieGriffith'18Honorable Mention
KatieGriffith'18Honorable Mention
EmilyHopkins'17Honorable Mention
Camryn Howarth '17Honorable Mention
MaggieMalloy'17Honorable Mention
KyleMcIntyre'17Honorable Mention
PeterRegas'17Honorable Mention
AlexaReilly'17Honorable Mention
AlexaReilly'17Honorable Mention
KathrynSlomski'17Honorable Mention
CarterFodge'17Silver Key
KyleMcIntyre'17Silver Key
AlexaReilly'17Silver Key
MakalaWang'17Silver Key
MakalaWang'17Silver Key

Printmaking (1 Award)
Kyla McAvinue'19Honorable Mention

Sculpture (7 Awards)
CharlieWalters'17Gold Key
AlexandraChua'20Honorable Mention
ColleenJordan'18Honorable Mention
DeannaLatini '17Honorable Mention
AnnabelleMurray'19Honorable Mention
MaggieUdovich'19Honorable Mention
AnnelieseParenti'19Silver Key
MaggieUdovich'19Silver Key

To view a slideshow of the Gold Key winners, click here. 

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