Congratulations to the following FAC Visual Artists whose work was accepted into the 2023 Converse Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition!

• Lee Bryan - Wall - Hand dyed fabric, polyfil, thread - FIRST PLACE, FIBERS

• Sariah Caldwell - Gray Paper Portrait- charcoal and conte on paper - FIRST PLACE, DRAWING

• Lily Caligan-Gilliam - Hand With Flowers - Inkjet Print - FIRST PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Anna Cassell - Hold that Thought - Acrylic on Canvas - SECOND PLACE, PAINTING

• Evie Driggs - Daydreaming - terracotta, underglazes, low-fire glazes - BEST IN SHOW!

• Selah Impson - Implied Line - Inkjet Print

• Amara Listar - The Absence of Awareness - brass, copper, glass, wood - FIRST PLACE, MIXED MEDIA

• Luke Manley - The Lost Connection - Image transfer on wood

• Nicholas Martinez - Felix's World - Inkjet Print

• Haleigh Perkins - Woven Balance Puzzle - Fabric, polyfil, thread - SECOND PLACE, FIBERS

• Grace Peters - The Navigator - enamel on copper, wood - SECOND PLACE, SCULPTURE

• Audrey Seehorn - Cornucopia - watercolor, ink paper

• Jessica Spott - Blue Sake Set - stoneware, cone 6 glazes

• Ella Tomlin - Generation to Generation - tyvek on board - FIRST PLACE, GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Aiden Tribble - Words Words Words - tyvek on mannequin

• Edie Youngblood - Boots - ink on paper

• Ava Youngblood - Expectations - stoneware, underglazes, low-fire glazes

• Cassandra Zbin - Deconstruction - Inkjet Print

What are the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards?

Each year, The Fine Arts Center Creative Writing and Visual Arts programs encourage their students to submit work to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. High School students from across the country create submissions for one or more of the 29 categories of art and writing, with submissions being adjudicated by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

The FAC is part of the Region-At-Large East Program. The Region-at-Large East Art program is administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in New York City with the support of adjudication partners from around the country. This remote program serves all students located or attending school in the eastern United States where the regional Awards are not administered by a local Affiliate Partner.

Students receiving Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, or American Voices & Visions Nominations are celebrated within their communities through local exhibitions and ceremonies. Gold Key works are then judged nationally by an impressive panel of creative–industry experts to receive National Medals, including Gold Medals, Silver Medals, American Voices & Visions Medals, Gold Medal and Silver with Distinction Portfolio Medals, and Special Achievement Awards.

Congratulations to the Following GOLD KEY Winners:

• Will Baggett - Photography

• Eva Beliaeva - Mixed Media

• Lee Bryan - 2 Gold Key Awards: Ceramics & Glass, Mixed Media

• Sariah Caldwell - Drawing & Illustration

• Lily Caligan-Gilliam - Photography

• Anna Cassell - 3 Gold Key Awards: Drawing & Illustration, Expanded Projects, Mixed Media

• Rosalind Clark - Drawing & Illustration

• Evie Driggs - Ceramics & Glass

• Isabel Driggs - Art Portfolio

• Hadley Green - Design

• Lindsey Guertin - Design

• Pietro Heyde - Jewelry

• Sierra Hollinsed - Mixed Media

• Lillian Hollis - Photography

• Hattie Jennings - 2 Gold Keys Awards: Mixed Media, Printmaking

• Kaylen Jones - Photography

• Jane Kihne - Sculpture

• Nicholas Martinez - Photography

• Amanda Mays - Painting

• Lewis Mims - Mixed Media

• Brianna Nicoloff - 4 Gold Key Awards: Fashion, Ceramics & Glass (2), Art Portfolio

• Cate Olmert - Jewelry

• Laine Perkins - 2 Gold Key Awards: Sculpture (2)

• Jessica Spott - Ceramics & Glass

• Myles Thompson - 2 Gold Key Awards: Drawing & Illustration, Art Portfolio

• Ava Youngblood - Ceramics & Glass

Congratulations to the Following SILVER KEY Winners:

• Will Baggett - Photography

• Rebecca Bouvier - Photography

• Hannah Brewer - 3 Silver Key Awards: Drawing & Illustration (2), Art Portfolio

• Lee Bryan - 2 Silver Key Awards: Painting, Mixed Media

• Sariah Caldwell - Drawing & Illustration

• Tigist Campbell - Photography

• Anna Cassell - 2 Silver Key Awards: Fashion (2)

• Sabine Coen - Mixed Media

• Layton Davis - Sculpture

• Claire Delaney - Design

• Veda Duncan - Printmaking

• Lily Flores - Design (2)

• Mattison Gilbert - Design

• Hadley Green - 3 Silver Key Awards: Digital Art, Design (2)

• Mary Grace Hathaway - Mixed Media

• Pietro Heyde - Sculpture

• Josiah Hill - Digital Art

• Sierra Hollinsed - Sculpture

• Hattie Jennings - Mixed Media

• Kaylen Jones - Photography

• Emily Karamol - Art Portfolio

• Karis King - Sculpture

• Sophia Lin - Drawing & Illustration

• Raine Lyons - Design

• Nicholas Martinez - Photography

• Mary Mays - 2 Silver Key Awards: Drawing & Illustration, Ceramics & Glass

• Lewis Mims - Sculpture

• Brianna Nicoloff - Ceramics & Glass

• Katerina Sanchez - Photography

• Olivia Schreiber - Jewelry

• Deanna Shaw - Photography

• Myles Thompson - 2 Silver Key Awards: Drawing & Illustration, Digital Art

• Ella Tomlin - Design

• Aiden Tribble - Fashion

• Sydney True Harrison - 2 Silver Key Awards: Ceramics & Glass (2)

• Abigail Welchel - Jewelry

• Addisen Yarrow - Photography

• Edie Youngblood - 2 Silver Key Awards: Mixed Media (2)

Congratulations to the Following HONORABLE MENTION Winners:

• Hannah Brewer - Drawing & Illustration

• Gabriel Brown - Sculpture

• Sariah Caldwell - Drawing & Illustration

• Caroline Caligan-Gilliam - Design

• Anna Cassell - Drawing & Illustration

• Erica Cooper - 3 Honorable Mention Awards: Design (2), Ceramics & Glass

• Layton Davis - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Drawing & Illustration (2)

• Claire Delaney - Design

• Evie Driggs - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Mixed Media (2)

• Lily Flores - Design

• Elsy Franca - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Photography (2)

• Arthur Freeland - Jewelry

• Hadley Green - 8 Honorable Mention Awards: Design (6), Printmaking, Mixed Media

• Mary Grace Hathaway - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Design, Mixed Media

• Hayne Hipp - Sculpture

• Aidan Hogan - Ceramics & Glass

• Sierra Hollinsed - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Ceramics & Glass, Mixed Media

• Lillian Hollis - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Photography, Drawing & Illustration

• Lauren Hunter - Sculpture

• Trinity James - Painting

• Hattie Jennings - 4 Honorable Mention Awards: Photography (2), Painting (2)

• Kaylen Jones - Fashion

• Lily Kerrick - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Ceramics & Glass (2)

• Tyra-Nichole Kingsborough - Design

• Oliver Lamb - Printmaking

• Sophia Lin - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Drawing & Illustration (2)

• Amara Listar - Ceramics & Glass

• Raine Lyons - Painting

• Joheney Madrid - Design

• Lily Mckay - Drawing & Illustration

• Lewis Mims - Art Portfolio

• Brianna Nicoloff - Printmaking

• Alondra Olvera - Photography

• Grace Peters - Sculpture

• Katerina Sanchez - Photography

• Hadiyah Seabrook - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Design, Printmaking

• Audrey Seehorn - Jewelry

• Deanna Shaw - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Mixed Media, Art Portfolio

• Myles Thompson - 3 Honorable Mention Awards: Painting, Drawing & Illustration, Digital Art

• Sydney True Harrison - 3 Honorable Mention Awards: Sculpture, Design, Art Portfolio

• Edie Youngblood - 2 Honorable Mention Awards: Mixed Media (2)

• Cassandra Zbin - Photography

1st Place - Karis King, Pair of Corsages

2nd Place - Roni Akinyele, Siblings

3rd Place - Hannah Brewer, Isolation

Honorable Mention - Maddi Lehde, The Ransom Note

Honorable Mention - Lucy Hall, Self-Portrait

Honorable Mention - Maddie Mann, Lovesick

Honorable Mention - Margaret Smith, Peace

CONVERSE COLLEGE 2021 Young Women in Art competition

The following works were accepted to the 2021 Young Women in Art competition. Be sure to go to www.Converse.edu/YWIA on March 11th where you will find a link to view the virtual exhibition. Congratulations again to you and your students!

Congratulations to our FAC student winners!