Students Receive Regional and National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Twenty-four CSW students received commendations from the Massachusetts Regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards, co-sponsored annually by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) and the Boston Globe. The Scholastic Art & Writing awards date back to 1923 and have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S. Noteworthy past winners include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Stephen King and many others.
A total of 14 Gold Key awards, 11 Silver Key awards and 18 Honorable Mentions were presented to CSW students.
A total of 14 Gold Key awards, 11 Silver Key awards and 18 Honorable Mentions were presented to CSW students.
Twenty-four CSW students received commendations from the Massachusetts Regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards, co-sponsored annually by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) and the Boston Globe. The Scholastic Art & Writing awards date back to 1923 and have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S. Noteworthy past winners include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Stephen King and many others.
A total of 14 Gold Key awards, 11 Silver Key awards and 18 Honorable Mentions were presented to CSW students.
All regional Gold Key work from around the country is then considered for National Medals. This year, two CSW regional Gold Key recipients went on to win national awards: Julia Bingel ’19 won a National Silver Medal for her photograph, “? (Bei)” and Yuxi (Rikkean) Yin ’17 won a National Silver Medal for her entire art portfolio, “Two Dimensional Grids.” From the nearly 320,000 works of art and writing submitted to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, only the top one percent are recognized at the national level.
A total of 14 Gold Key awards, 11 Silver Key awards and 18 Honorable Mentions were presented to CSW students.
All regional Gold Key work from around the country is then considered for National Medals. This year, two CSW regional Gold Key recipients went on to win national awards: Julia Bingel ’19 won a National Silver Medal for her photograph, “? (Bei)” and Yuxi (Rikkean) Yin ’17 won a National Silver Medal for her entire art portfolio, “Two Dimensional Grids.” From the nearly 320,000 works of art and writing submitted to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, only the top one percent are recognized at the national level.
"The Art Department celebrates our students and their excellence of vision and expressivity," says Art Department chair Tony Loreti. "The Scholastic Awards provide our students with a unique opportunity to put their work within the context of what is happening at the high school level both regionally and nationally."
Gold Keys for one or more individual works were awarded to: Julia Bingel ’19 (photography); Ben Blaustein ’17 (mixed media); Caroline Coolidge ’17 (painting (2)); Ben Feldman ’19 (print making); Julia Griswold ’17 (photography); Alex Kluchman ’17 (sculpture); Jiayi Li ’18 (photography); Yidong (Peter) Lin ’17 (sculpture); and Thomas Shenefield ’19 (film and animation; digital art (2); photography). Yuxi (Rikean) Yin ‘17 received a Gold Key Award for her entire senior portfolio.
Silver Keys for one or more individual works were awarded to Andrius Alvarez-Backus ’18 (fashion); Ben Blaustein ’17 (mixed media); Yanchen Dong ’17 (photography); Aiden Kolodziej '17 (photography); Jiayi Li ’18 (photography); Ellena Sakai ’18 (digital art; painting); Thomas Shenefield ’19 (film and animation; comic art). Amelia Austin ’17 received a Silver Key Award for her entire senior portfolio.
Honorable Mentions for one or more individual works were awarded to Andrius Alvarez-Backus ’18 (photography); Ben Blaustein ’17 (mixed media); Jiamin Chen ’18 (photography); Caroline Coolidge ’17 (painting); Isadora Loftus ’18 (dramatic script); Andrea Mendez Cerame ’18 (drawing and illustration); Julianna Rick ’17 (photography); Thomas Shenefield ’19 (digital art; dramatic script); Julia Siegel ’17 (mixed media); Sarah Stockdale ’17 (fashion); Sophie Williamson ’18 (fashion); Zeyi Xuan ’17 (drawing and illustration); Yuxi Yin ’17 (film and animation; fashion). Caroline Coolidge ’17, Fia Tharp ’17 and Zeyi Xuan ‘17 each received Honorable Mentions for their entire senior portfolios.
The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.