High school and middle school students from West Hartford were honored at the regional Scholastic Art Awards 2016 competition.

Camilla Bowin from Conard High School was awarded a Gold Key in the Design Category for “Fractured Simplicity.” Submitted image

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West Hartford Public Schools is proud to congratulate and celebrate Visual Arts students as they are awarded in the regional Scholastic Art Awards 2016 competition.

The mission of the Scholastic Art and Writing awards is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world. Pam Murphy, Department Supervisor comments, “These award winners are a testament to our incredible visual arts program and our outstanding staff as they guide students to pursue their creative expression without limits!”

This exhibition is currently displayed at the Hartford Art School. Awardees and teachers include:

Kayla Golden from Conard High School was awarded a Gold Key for her Art Portfolio in the Illustration and Story Telling
Category. Portfolios are comprised of eight pieces. Due to space limitations one piece out of the eight is chosen for display. Kayla’s one piece on display is “Elegance.” Submitted image

Conard High School (Art educator: Brigid Kennedy) Awardees:

• Camilla Bowin (Design) “Fractured Simplicity” ­Gold Key
• Kayla Golden (Art Portfolio) “ Illustration and Story Tellling” ­Gold Key
• Julia Monyak (Drawing and Illustration) “Beneath The Skin”­ Gold Key

Hall High School (Art educator: Robert Loebell) Awardee:

• Hannah Applebaum (Mixed Media) “Long Distance” ­Gold Key

​Sedgwick Middle School (Art educator: Nicole Maldonado) Awardee:

• Bella Del Aguila (Mixed Media) “Monochromatic Collage Self Portrait” ­Honorable Mention

Bristow Middle School (Art educator: Kelly Smurthwaite) Awardees:

• Chelsea Licata ( Drawing and Illustration) “Ideal Body Type” ­ Honorable Mention
• Natalie Schaumburger (Drawing and Illustration) “The Toes Know”­ Honorable Mention​

Julia Monyak of Conard High School was awarded a Gold Key in the­ Drawing and Illustration category ­ for “Beneath
the Skin.” Submitted image