Special congratulations to seniors Mayssa Fakih and Olivia Gibaratz. Their portfolios made finalist status and will compete in New York City for talent scholarships. Several Mercy students also won gold keys (first place) and their pieces will compete in New York for national awards in March. These students are: Olivia Gibaratz (one gold key in painting), Seung Yeon Lee (one gold key in drawing), Madeline Patterson (one gold key in photography), Sojourner Posch (two gold keys in photography), Angela Rea (one gold key in drawing), and Clarisa Russenberger (four gold keys in photography).
The College for Creative Studies sponsors the Southeastern Michigan Art Region, which, this year, received more than 6,400 individual entries and 263 senior portfolios from students in Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties. Jurors selected 1103 individual category works to receive gold key, silver key, and honorable mention awards. 101 gold key portfolios were selected from 263 submitted.
Regional winning entries will be on display in the exhibit at the College for Creative Studies, Walter B. Ford II Building from Monday, February 5th – Friday, March 2nd. Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday, noon – 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. The regional ceremony for Oakland County Private schools will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Detroit Film Theater of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Sophia Agrusa ’20 Drawing - Honorable Mention
Lauren Chalker ‘19 Drawing - Honorable Mention
Mayssa Fakih ‘18 Art Portfolio - Gold Key; Painting - Silver Key; Painting - Silver Key
Olivia Gibaratz ‘18 Art Portfolio - Gold Key; Painting - Gold Key; Painting - Silver Key; Painting - Honorable Mention
Sarah Gormley ’19 Photography - Honorable Mention
Abbey Hembree ‘18 Photography - Silver Key; Photography - Silver Key; Photography - Silver Key; Photography - Honorable Mention; Photography - Honorable Mention; Photography - Honorable Mention
Jennifer Jaramillo ‘20 Drawing - Honorable Mention
Seung Yeon Lee ’19 Drawing - Gold Key; Drawing - Honorable Mention
Madeline Patterson ‘20 Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Honorable Mention
Sojourner Posch ‘19 Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Silver Key
Angela Rea ‘20 Drawing - Gold Key; Drawing - Silver Key
Karina Roberts ‘21 Photography - Silver Key
Clarisa Russenberger ‘18 Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Gold Key; Photography - Silver Key; Photography - Silver Key
Jordan Tomei ’18 Drawing - Silver Key
Special congratulations to Bianca Seely and Katelynn Smith. They won gold keys (first place) in the individual photography (Bianca) and ceramics (Katelynn) contests. Their pieces will compete in New York for national awards in March.
The College for Creative Studies sponsors the Southeastern Michigan Art Region, which, this year, received nearly 6000 individual entries from students in Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties. Jurors selected 1100 individual category works to receive gold key, silver key, and honorable mention awards.
Regional winning entries will be on display in the exhibit at the College for Creative Studies, Walter B. Ford II Building from Monday, February 6th – Friday, March 3rd. Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday, noon – 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. The regional ceremony for Oakland County private schools will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Detroit Film Theater of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Elise Almquist - Drawing, Silver Key
National Scholastic Art Awards 2016
We are pleased to announce that Mercy High School seniors Miranda Stano, Jinghan Hu and their teacher, Ms. Susan Smith, have earned national recognition in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2016. Miranda won a gold medal and an American Visions Medal for her drawing titled “Grandmother”. Jinghan won a silver medal for her drawing titled “My Grandmother” and a silver medal for her portfolio titled “People In My Eyes”. These students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists in the nation. This year, nearly 320,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1% were recognized at the national level. Miranda and Ms.Smith been invited to attend a ceremony at the world-famous Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 2.
The Art.Write.Now.2016 National Exhibition will be open at the Sheila C. Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design (66 5th Avenue at 13th Street) and at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery (144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor) from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. National Medalist art and writing will be on display June 2–12. Come see the best work created by teens across the country!
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center High School Contest
Farmington Area Arts Commission High School Contest Winners
Winning artworks will be displayed in a special exhibition at the Festival of the Arts (April 14th – 16th) and will remain at the City Gallery through May 13th. Awards will be presented on Friday, April 15th, at the Costick Center, beginning at 6:00 PM. Winners (or a representative) are required to be present to receive awards. Their families, friends, teachers and administrators are invited to attend the award ceremony. Ticket are $10 each. Awardees will be given one complimentary ticket. Additional tickets may be purchased at the Costick Center or online here.
Congressional Art Competition
Congratulations to sophomore, Joelle Joyner, who won a 1st place prize in the congressional art competition for a color pencil drawing she completed in Ms. Susan Smith’s Drawing 1 class. Her winning piece will be hung in the United States Capitol Building until next summer. She will be one of fourteen students to visit the capitol for the exhibit.
Regional winning entries will be on display in the exhibit at the College for Creative Studies, Walter B. Ford II Building from Monday, February 8th - Friday, March 4th. Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday, noon - 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. The regional ceremony for Oakland County Private schools will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Detroit Film Theater of the Detroit Institute of Arts. To see the full list of all winners, click here: lists of winners.
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Name
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Grade
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Art
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Award
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| Isabella Bartlett | 9 | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Julia Bonfiglio | 12 | Ceramics and Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Olivia Gibaratz | 10 | Drawing | Silver Key |
| Drawing | Honorable Mention | ||
| Jinghan Hu | 12 | Drawing | American Vision Award |
| Art Portfolio | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Jewelry | Silver Key | ||
| Painting | Silver Key | ||
| Photography | Silver Key | ||
| Painting | Honorable Mention | ||
| Drawing | Honorable Mention | ||
| Drawing | Honorable Mention | ||
| Drawing | Honorable Mention | ||
| Elizabeth Meconi | 11 | Sculpture | Honorable Mention |
| Monique Ross | 12 | Drawing | Silver Key |
| Bianca Seely | 11 | Sculpture | Silver Key |
| Sculpture | Silver Key | ||
| Sarah Smolinski | 9 | Sculpture | Honorable Mention |
| Miranda Stano | 12 | Drawing | American Vision Award |
| Art Portfolio | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Drawing | Gold Key | ||
| Painting | Gold Key | ||
| Painting | Silver Key | ||
| Erin Tisdel | 12 | Art Portfolio | Gold Key |
| Mixed Media | Gold Key | ||
| Mixed Media | Silver Key | ||
| Mixed Media | Honorable Mention | ||
| Katherine Wildern | 9 | Painting | Honorable Mention |
Farmington Area Arts Commission High School Contest
Congratulations to the following Mercy students who won awards in the 2015 High School Art Competition sponsored by the Farmington Area Arts Commission.
Photography Category
1st Place - $100 – Jaya Jankowski - Hidden
2nd Place - $75 – Rita Erickson – Head On
3rd Place - $50 - Hannah McInnis – Longing For Love
Honorable Mention - $25 – Jackie Golias - Reflection
2-D Category
2nd Place - $75 – Jinghan (Molane) Hu – Blair
3rd Place - $50 – Miranda Stano – Perception
3-D Category
2nd Place - $75 – Sydney Akin – Glazed Stoneware Coil Construction
3rd Place - $50 – Miranda Stano – Glazed Stoneware Slab Construction
Winning artworks were displayed in a special exhibition at the Festival of the Arts City Gallery April - May 2015.
Scholastic Art Awards 2015
Congratulations to the 10 students from Mercy’s Art Department who won 17 awards in this year’s Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition.
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