Visual Arts Highlights This was a year that called us all into more solitary pursuits, and Cushing’s Visual Arts programs—always one of the strongest at any secondary school anywhere—continued to thrive. A fall highlight was a surprise “pop-up” photography show installed in the wee hours of the morning along the Main Building walkway. During Cushing’s Winterim session—in between the fall and spring terms—visual arts students wrote a story of their own life, illustrated it, and created a handmade book as part of a project called “The Value of Story.” Through the year students, guided by skilled faculty, worked in Cushing’s workshops and beyond (even those learning remotely!) to create beautiful paintings, drawings, metalworks, jewelry, glassworks, ceramics, photographs, and architectural creations.
The gorgeous works that came out of the 2020-2021 school year were celebrated in the Cushing Academy Visual Arts Magazine.
In addition, Cushing students garnered an enormous number of outside accolades. Cushing visual artists received 45 awards this year
from the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition
program, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Eunsoo Kim ’22 and Tyler Ro ’21 earned top honors as National Medalists. Each of them had a winning piece shown as a part of the National Award online
A fall highlight was a surprise “pop-up” photography show installed in the wee hours of the morning along the Main Building walkway.
exhibition. Cushing had an impressive 11 Gold Key awards; all Gold Key recipients advanced to have their works judged at the national level. Our students also earned 16 Silver Keys and 18 Honorable Mentions. These works rose to the top in the Massachusetts region, where there
were 5,800 total entries. For a list of all the Cushing winners and a link to a gallery of the works, please visit https://bit.ly/3aEMX2d
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