2025 NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
Congratulations to Maeve Casey '25 and Katherine Sarafa '28 who earned national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Maeve won a silver medal for her ceramic piece titled “Veiled in Purity, Cloaked in Danger”.
Katherine won a silver medal for her photograph titled “Worn Paths”.
These students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists in the nation with their work being recognized among more than 310,000 works of art and writing submitted to the contest this year. Photos of Maeve and Katherine’s pieces are published in the online gallery at artandwriting.org and their names will also be listed in the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Yearbook.
2025 REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
Congratulations to the 33 students from Mercy’s Art Department who won 50 awards in this year’s Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition.
Ten Mercy students won gold keys (first place). Gold key winning pieces will also compete in New York for national awards in March. Gold key winning students are: Maeve Casey, Lailah Henderson, Emery Kolb, Mia Liddell, Penelope Livermore, Sofia Melhado, Mya Sampson, Katherine Sarafa, Marie Schueneman, and Hazel Syke. Other winning students include: Layan Ayad, Tessa Campau, Cassidy Campau, Jillian Collins, Bryce Costa, Jordan Eberwein, Aubrey Gluth, Gianna Ivezaj, Klara Jamalieh, Jasmine Joseph, Lainey Kolb, Mira Kolbusz, Audrey Laing, Yuri Lewis, Mackenzie McDaniel, Lily Offak, Joye Pyronneau, Claire Rogan, Carmela Sam, Lauren Smith, Hailey Thotenson, Emily Whelan, and Avery Wright.
Special congratulations to three senior portfolio students who received honors: Bryce Costa, Gianna Ivezaj, and Penelope Livermore.
2025 YOUNG ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION
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The Mercy High School Art Department is pleased to announce that two art students, Bryce Costa '25 and Mira Kolbusz '27, had artwork accepted to the Young Artist Scholarship Exhibition sponsored by the Art Leaders Gallery in West Bloomfield Michigan.
2024 TRI-COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT
Congratulations to the six Seniors from Mercy’s Art Department who had nine pieces collectively accepted to the Tri-County High School Art Exhibition hosted by Wayne State University’s Department of Art: Bryce Costa, Gianna Ivezaj, Ryley Kline, Penelope Livermore, Mya Sampson and Marie Schueneman. These students captured about 11% of the accepted works!