FAIRFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS NAMED CONNECTICUT REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARD WINNERS
FAIRFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS NAMED CONNECTICUT REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARD WINNERS
High School and Middle School Art students from Fairfield Public Schools were recognized by the Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards for their work in photography, painting, drawing, mixed media and digital art.
This juried competition is open to 8th graders and high school students and draws thousands of entries each year. The artwork selected is considered the "best" in the state. Special recognition goes to Gold Key award winners Wesley Bowen and Danna Ponce, and Isabella Vincente for being recognized as a Gold Key Portfolio winner and earning a Hartford Art School Scholarship.
FPS 2025 Scholastic Art Award Winners:
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Wesley Bowen, "Dum Spiro, Spera" - Gold Key
Wesley Bowen, "Hidden Shade" - Silver Key
Aidan Goldberg, "Beliefs" - Honorable Mention Portfolio Award
Mio Nomoto, "Paper Cranes" - Honorable Mention
Katelyn O'Connell, "Field of Flowers" - Silver Key
Danna Ponce, "Self Portrait" - Gold Key
Isabella Vicente, "Amen"- Silver Key
Isabella Vicente, "Constraints" - Gold Key Portfolio/Hartford Art School Scholarship
Julianna Zold, FLHS, "Mixed Metallics" - Honorable Mention
Fairfield Warde High School
Maya Gal, "A Splash of Lemon" - Silver Key
Alexandre Da Luz Silva, "Hanna" - Silver Key
Tula Fiedler, "Breathe" - Silver Key
Leandro Martel, "The Ala" - Honorable Mention
Fairfield Woods Middle School
Owen Hoyt, "A Drop of Inspiration" - Honorable Mention
Winners who received either an Honorable Mention, Silver Key, or Gold Key Award are included in the CT Regional Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition. The exhibit will take place in Hartford at the Silpe Gallery at the Hartford Art School beginning January 12-29. Select Gold Key award winners from each national region will have their art works reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges. National winners will be announced in April.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2024, students across the United States and Canada entered more than 300,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing.
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