2015 Scholastic Art Award Winners

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Three Berlin High School Students Place at the 2015 Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards

The Berlin High School Art Department is pleased to announce that three of our students have won awards at the 2015 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards!

The placements are as follows: Abigail Underwood – Silver Key – Drawing and Illustration category, Hannah Schulz – Silver Key – Ceramics and Glass category, Audra Veach – Silver Key – Sculpture category. All entries were displayed at the 2015 Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards exhibition from January 18 – February 6, 2015 at the Slipe Gallery at University of Hartford.

The Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards is the largest juried student art exhibition in the state, with Gold Key winners being placed into national competition. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Frances Farmer, Alan Arkin, John Lithgow, Stan Brakhage, Ken Burns, Ned Vizzini, and many more.

Outside the arts, Awards alumni employ their creativity to become successful in any number of ways – leaders in fields including journalism, medicine, finance, government and public service, the law, science, design, and more.

The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual and literary-arts focused organizations across the country to bring The Awards to local communities. Teens can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. Submissions are juried 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.

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Students Visit New Britain Museum of American Art

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On December 5th, students from the Art Department took a field trip to the New Britain Museum of American Art and had a chance to explore the wonders of Art in their own backyard!

The students had a special treat in viewing the works of Nelson Augustus Moore, a local Kensington Artist, and seeing what the town they live in looked like a few generations ago. They also interacted with Titus Kaphar’s engaging “The Vesper Project” installation,  the “Let Me Quilt One More Day” exhibit that juxtaposes classic with more modern quilt designs, as well as the f.64 photography exhibit featuring artists Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Willard Van Dyke, Brett Weston, and Edward Weston.

After a wonderful morning at the museum, the students engaged in a fine dining experience at Great Taste Restaurant, right down the road from the museum.

You can see photos of their adventures here.

3rd Annual BHS Faculty Art Show

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The Berlin High School Art Department held it’s 3rd Annual Faculty Art Show in the Community Room at Berlin-Peck Memorial Library. The Show was on view from September 6-12th, with the opening reception from 6:00-7:30pm on Thursday, September 11th.

Click Here for the Gallery of Photos

Click Here for a Video of Mr. Wolfe’s band.

Students, Parents, Faculty and members of the community saw a variety of artworks on display: Photography, Paintings, Sculptures, Knitted Works, T-Shirt Design, Pottery, Poetry, Nantucket Baskets, and Digital Art. Mr. Wolfe’s band did a wonderful bluesey, acoustic set for the night.

The BHS Faculty Art Show is an event that celebrates the Arts in Berlin in conjunction with National Arts in Education Week.

For more information on National Arts in Education Week

Past Show Galleries
BHS Faculty Art Show 2013
BHS Faculty Art Show 2012