Congratulations, Blackhawks, for all your hard work!
Congratulations to the following outstanding art students on being selected to be part of the
2023 Regional Scholastic Art Show!
West Aurora 2023 Regional Scholastic Art Winners:
Gold Key Recipient: (Gold Keys will go on to National Adjudication)
- Sebastian Alvarado (Ceramics & Glass)
Silver Key Recipients:
- Tiana Bass (Digital Art)
- Brynn Losselyoung (Sculpture)
- Gabriel Novicki (Digital Art)
- Frances Schimpf (Drawing & Illustration)
- Karen Solis (Ceramics & Glass)
Honorable Mentions:
- Nemesio (Lee) Bercasio (Mixed Media)
- Camila Covarrubias-Navarro (Printmaking)
- Camila Covarrubias-Navarro (Painting)
- Marshall Garcia (Photography)
- Nathan Kamaris (Digital Art)
- Morgan Kenneavy (Film & Animation)
- Menna M'Dee (Painting)
- Gregory Novicki (Photography)
- Ruby Pineda (Film & Animation)
- William Thomas (Digital Art)
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, and John Baldessari. Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, and Joyce Carol Oates - just to name a few!
This year our Suburban Chicago Art Region received 2347 entries from over 60 different schools. Of those entries, 662 works received awards and will be displayed in the Regional Exhibition this weekend at Downers Grove North.