Art Awards PIEA (Photo Imaging Education Association Exhibition):
Selected out of 6000 entries from 9 countries John Doelp and Ryan Eckert, Honorable Mention Galen Haas, Matt Alexander, Leah Jennings, Alex Krebs and Caroline Vanacore were exhibitors National High School Photography Competition at Drexel University: 22 Students selected for the exhibit (best year ever) and a total of 26 prints of the 150 to be exhibited, selected from 2200 prints from over 20 states Matt Alexander, Grace Backe, Zoe Bennett (2) 3rd Place, Hayley Brown, Margot Bruder, Chris Buonanno, Jenn D’Agostino, John Doelp, Ryan Eckert, Amelia Garland, Stephanie Garofoli, Corinna Gavin, Lee Glicklich (2) Honorable Mention Maggie Harwood, Brian Hirschfeld, Olivia Jack, Madison Leonard, Julie Rchardson, Ariana Scianna, Rebecca Stock, Sarah Verrill (2), Kiera Wood (2) Images-Shoreline Alliance for the Arts: The most prestigious photography exhibition in the state Andrew Glicklich Stamford Art Association: John Doelp, first place; Grace Backe, Stephanie Garofoli, Alex Flecha-Hirsch and Taylor Schendel were exhibitors Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards:
Studio Art This past fall, the Advanced Alternatives 3-D sculpture students were required to work solely with recycled and found objects, both natural and manmade. Their first assignment was to take an everyday object that held memories or specific resonance for the artist, and change the scale to make a specific statement. Katherine Norbom ’11 used leftover materials from when her brother went to college to make a sculpture of her dog. Freddy Mezidor ’11 collected lost sneakers and created a tennis racket out of corrugated cardboard and cut up sneakers. Studio Art teacher Nancy McTague-Stock believes “it is important for students to work with materials they can salvage.” As the proverb goes, “What is one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.” Another project was to create a work of art to be incorporated into an item potentially found at a fashionable commercial establishment. The exhibition entitled “AVANT GREEN” was featured at the opening night of evening holiday shopping hours at J. Crew in Westport and then at the Westport Arts Center in December. “The Good Earth,” an exhibition at the Darien Nature Center (January 24 through March 20) featured sculptures that this year’s senior Advanced Alternative students made out of natural objects found at the beach. Students had one period to grab dry, natural items and create a 3-D sculpture and produce an artist statement.
Amy Kubie, Watercolor Painting, Gold Key Award Rebecca Stock, Photography Portfolio, Gold Key Award Olivia Jack, Photography, Honorable Mention Kiera Wood, Photography, Honorable Mention Sisam Acharya, Mixed Media, Honorable Mention Sapna Patel, Drawing, Honorable Mention A Cappella At the Wyvern Invitational a cappella Festival at the Kingswood-Oxford School in January, the Beachside Express won an award for Best Choreography and the Harbor Blues won awards for Best Arrangement (Elizabeth Woodson’s arrangement of “I Don’t Want You Now”) and Best in Show. Six groups participated from public and private schools. GFA freshman Clay Garner has received local acclaim as an up-and-coming singer/songwriter. Now he’s been chosen by the New York Songwriters Circle as one of America’s most promising teenage artists. Seven young musicians from around the country were invited to showcase their work in New York City’s Bitter End Club on March 15th. The Songwriters Circle said they were giving them “the opportunity to perform on the same brick walled stage that helped launch the careers of Norah Jones and Gavin DeGraw.”
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