Wayland High School art students have earned 42 Scholastic Art Awards this year! This is a record for our school.
Students from public, private and home school environments enter this statewide competition. Art judged to be in the top 10% wins an Honorable Mention award. Work in the top 6% wins a Silver Key and the top 3% of artwork from across the state wins a Gold Key.
Silver Key and Gold Key winners are eligible to participate in the Massachusetts Regional Awards Celebration on March 12, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ONLY Gold Key work will be exhibited at EF (Education First) Two Education Circle, Cambridge, MA 02141 (near the Science Museum), from March 5–March 20, 2016. Gold Key work will continue on electronically to New York to compete against all the other Gold Key Winners from the other regions of the country. At the National level, work can win a GOLD MEDAL or a SILVER MEDAL. National Awards are announced in Mid-March.
Four students, Dasha Bobrova- HM, Annice Kim-HM, Calvin Laituri-HM and Larissa Sehringer SK, also won awards for their portfolios consisting of 8 pieces of art. (The image listed is just one of their portfolio pieces.)
The complete listing of all the winners across the state can be found online here. Winners among Wayland students are listed below, and a gallery of images of the winning artwork is shown below the table. Click on any image to go to a carousel of full-size images.
| Student | Award | Category | Title |
| Nina Blahut | Gold Key | Drawing and Illustration | Messy |
| Daria Bobrova | Gold Key | Painting | Portrait of Marina |
| Daria Bobrova | Gold Key | Drawing and Illustration | Paint on the Windowsill |
| Daria Bobrova | Gold Key | Drawing and Illustration | Gifts of Venice |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Art Portfolio | Essence |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Julia |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Marina |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Lion |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Wolf |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Mixed Media | Cork Galaxy |
| Daria Bobrova | Honorable Mention | Painting | Grandma’s Chair |
| Daria Bobrova | Silver Key | Mixed Media | Essence |
| Daria Bobrova | Silver Key | Painting | Brushes |
| Daria Bobrova | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | St. Basil’s Cathedral |
| Daria Bobrova | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Fox |
| Daria Bobrova | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Vines |
| Shaelee Comettant | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Rico |
| Arielle Friedman | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | State of Mind |
| Emilija Iannace | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Floating Scrolls |
| Annice Kim | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Self Portrait |
| Annice Kim | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Leaves |
| Annice Kim | Honorable Mention | Art Portfolio | ART |
| Annice Kim | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Dancer |
| Annice Kim | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | If the crown fits |
| Calvin Laituri | Gold Key | Digital Art | Arrival |
| Calvin Laituri | Gold Key | Film & Animation | Anamnesis |
| Calvin Laituri | Honorable Mention | Digital Art | Forsaken Field |
| Calvin Laituri | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Circle of life |
| Calvin Laituri | Honorable Mention | Art Portfolio | Bygone |
| Calvin Laituri | Silver Key | Digital Art | Demiurge |
| Calvin Laituri | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Feign |
| Katherine Maietta | Honorable Mention | Jewelry | Guide Me Home |
| Anna Marobella | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Pop! |
| Larissa Sehringer | Gold Key | Fashion | Twisty Tie Dress |
| Larissa Sehringer | Honorable Mention | Fashion | Mirror Dress |
| Larissa Sehringer | Honorable Mention | Fashion | Mirror Boots |
| Larissa Sehringer | Honorable Mention | Photography | Laundry Day in Vencie |
| Larissa Sehringer | Silver Key | Art Portfolio | Lebenswuerdigkeiten by Larissa |
| Olivia Stitham | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | Be Careful What You Say |
| Olivia Stitham | Honorable Mention | Drawing and Illustration | I Walk With Fire |
| Olivia Stitham | Silver Key | Drawing and Illustration | Calvin |
How was the work judged?
- Originality: Work that breaks from convention blurs the boundaries between genres, and challenges notions of how a particular concept or emotion can be expressed.
- Technical Skill: Work that uses technique to advance an original perspective or a personal vision or voice, and show skills being utilized to create something unique, powerful, and innovative.
- Personal Vision or Voice: Work with an authentic and unique point of view and style.
All work is judged blindly, meaning the judge does not know what school the student attends, the student’s name, race, gender, or any other information about the student.
