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REGION 15 ART STUDENTS HONORED AT 2008 SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
Nine students from Region 15 middle and high schools were honored at the 19th Annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition, sponsored by the Connecticut Art Education Association. The Scholastic Art Awards are sponsored yearly on a state-wide level by the Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA), and on a national level by Scholastic and the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. The competition is open to students in grades seven through 12, and is the oldest student competition in the country. Every year, the CAEA asks teachers to submit their students' top work. The entries are from public and private schools statewide, divided into two groups: 7th and 8th graders, and high school students. The awards are in several categories including painting, drawing, printmaking, digital media, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and at the high school level, a portfolio award. Beyond the honor of being selected for this high quality exhibit, students may be awarded gold or silver keys and honorable mention places in each of 16 media categories. The winners of the gold key award will have their artwork submitted as a digital image to the National Level Scholastic Art Awards for jury at the close of the exhibit. A national jury will choose works for exhibit in the National Show held in June, 2008. Three Pomperaug High School art students from Mr. Florin Firimita’s and Ms. Alisa Rosenberg’s classes were selected for top honors at “Scholastics”; three students from Rochambeau Middle School received honorable mentions, under the guidance of art teacher Mrs. Margaret Murphy; and three Memorial Middle School art students won four high awards for their artwork. Art teachers, Mrs. Elaine Kyle and Mr. David Santa Maria, teach the MMS students. The students’ artwork was displayed in January at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. All students must submit to the judges a written statement about their artwork, including information about the process and technique. Region 15 usually has a good showing at Scholastics. Because all schools in the state, private and public, are invited to enter, the exhibition is highly competitive. Students must look critically at art history, make educated choices in their designs, solve problems that arise, master the materials, and be able to communicate their ideas both visually and verbally.
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