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Art Dept. Awards 2021/22
Scholastics Winners: Gold Key Recipients
Sophia Ammann - American Vision Award, Drawing and Painting - art being exhibited in NYC
Madeline Giovagnoli - Gold Key and Best in Grade Award (9th grade), Drawing and Painting
Q Drozdek - Digital Art

Abby Arnold - Drawing and Painting
Lily Honness -  Drawing and Painting
Chelsea Figur - Drawing and Painting
Miranda Dawson - Drawing and Painting
Emily Steele - Drawing and Painting
Owen Zirk - Drawing and Painting
Elle Staron - Honorable Mention and Emerging Artist Award by the Colorado Watercolor Society, Drawing and Painting
Phoebe Hatch, 4 Gold Keys Awards, Drawing and Painting

Scholastics Portfolio Award Recipients:
Phoebe Hatch, Silver Key Portfolio, Drawing and Painting
Scholastics Silver Key Award Recipients:
Eli Heart - Drawing and Painting
Sebastian Wehner - Silver Key and Honorable Mention Awards, Drawing and Painting

Pearl Street Banner Winners:
Chelsea Figur - Voted “Most Artistic”                            Beck Mitchell
Abby Arnold - Voted “Best Theme”                               Melina Flaum
Talia Herr                                                                      Sydney Canova
Clara Thomas                                                               Cecilia Chagal 
Sienna Hageman                                                          Selma Yavuz
Lily Honness                                                                 Haven Overton
Maren Lancaster                                                           Pixie Stroh


National Arts Honor Society
Izzy Davis, President                                                    Grace Vega, Social Media
Madelyn Hardee, Vice President                                  Emma Yonemoto-Weston, Secretary
Phoebe Hatch                                                               Azalea Drace
Eli Heart                                                                        Luana Cooper
Tragar O'Leary                                                              Lille Sunberg  
Pixie Stroh                                                                     Sydney Canova
Novella Spielman                                                           Miranda Dawson
Jordan Forer                                                                  Margo Church
Skye Aker                                                                      Sophia Ammann
Ben Stafford

​National Arts Honor Society National Juried Art Show: Phoebe Hatch
​Principal's Choice Award: Phoebe Hatch
​2022 Permanent Collection of the Boulder High Harmony Hallway: Talia Herr 
​Artist Studio Co-Presidents: Matea Chavez-Grandits    Michael Malone
​Chautauqua Winterfest "Art in the Park":  Owen Zirk
​Center for the Arts Evergreen Juried Exhibit: I'm Here
Best in Show: Phoebe Hatch       2nd Place: Izzy Davis       Skye Aker       Abby Arnold       Chelsea Figur      Anderson Hoffmeyer     Elle Staron    Pixie Stroh
​Loveland Photographic Society Contest Winners:                                                                                                                                                                   1st place: Liam Abbott     3rd place: Ben Adams     3rd place: Anita Schicchi      4th place: Mike Nold
Top Senior Drawing and Painting Artists:
Phoebe Hatch, Izzy Davis, Eli Heart, Sophia Ammann, Skye Aker
Art Sticks Series 7 Artist: Izzy Davis
Art Sticks Series 8 Artist:  Sophia Ammann
Cafe Aion Juried Exhibition and Art Sale:
Izzy Davis - Boulder Arts Association Choice Award
Skye Aker - Voted “Most Thematic” by the Boulder School of Fine Arts
Henry Kim - 1st place - SOLD
Emily Steele - Cafe Aion Choice Award
Sienna Hageman     Aiden Scharff       Alexa Winter       Abby Arnold       Anita Schicchi       Sydney Canova - SOLD       Pixie Stroh Luana Cooper       Margo Church - SOLD       Eli Heart       Talia Herr       Phoebe Hatch - SOLD       Kristine Urban

BVSD District Art Show
Drawing and Painting: 

Phoebe Hatch - Best in Show.    Lucy Murdock - SOLD.    Emma Yonemoto-Weston.    Tragar O’Leary.     
Chelsea Figur.    Elle Staron.    Talia Herr

Pottery: 
Charlotte Keady    Elli Nishek    Dakota Hess-Tolene    Avery Bowers    Clementine Radoff    Lilli Einsweiler    Eowyn Poplawski 
Photo and Animation:
Rowan Ellis-Rissler    Marley Santos    Anita Schicchi    Ben Adams     Silas Ure     Soren Aamot    Wes Keighin      Angus Barringer     Felix Kuminsky       Iolus Stevens     Will Everson     Ethan Muller
District Science Fair:

2nd place: Josue Hernandez-Guerrero     4th place - Jordan Forer
Rick Sinner Award Recipients: Izzy Davis and Madelyn Hardee






  





2018/2019  BOULDER POTTERS GUILD SHOW WINNERS
Laura Younge                       Maddy Worth                       Piper Ellenbogen-Petterson

ART Department Awards 2017/2018
Scholastics Winners: Honorable Mention:
Charlie Alaimo
Tim Hartt



Silver Key:
Allison Achtenhagen, Bronwyn Ellis
Kate Hefferan, Mason Pendergast



Gold Key:
Sebastian Gonzalez, Sanna Halverson
Cole Maisonpierre, Rachel McNurlen
Elsie Nicholson, Mia Ruger, Laura Younge



Gold Key Portfolios:
Cole Maisonpierre, Mason Pendergast


Gold Medal - American Vision Award (National)
Cole Maisonpierre


Pearl Street Banner Design Winners:
JoJo Begin
Matilda Crozier
Hannah Cardoza
Sebastian Gonzalez
Hannah Bouska
​Cole Laurain
Ella Bynum
Logan Ruch
Elsie Nicholson Gavin Warner
Cole Rinehart
Eve Boyd
Marley Robinson

Andy Better
Maya Greene
Beau Sivy - Banner Design Winner
​Charlie Alaimo - People’s Choice Award



BMOCA INTERNS:
Audrey Sheldon
Ellia Osofsky

Sophie Kennedy

ARTIST STUDIO PRESIDENT:
Audrey Sheldon


National Arts Honor Society:
Audrey Sheldon, Jules Weed, Teagan Walker
Marika Sullivan, Eve Boyd, Kyra Pease
Henry Hawk, Bronwyn Ellis, Cecily Quinn
Cole Maisonpierre, Claudia Burgess, Brigit Galloy
Zachary Raven Hawk, Carlos Matejka, Logan Ruch

Rachel McNurlen


Top Drawing/Painting Seniors:
Marika Sullivan, Brigit Galloy, Rachel McNurlen, Kyra Pease, Bronwyn Ellis, Vendela Jacobi


Top Ceramic Seniors:
Trevor Gifford, Quinton Pierce, Laurel Butterworth


Top Digital Artist/Photographer
Charolette Lee, Paul Mealey
Kyra Pease, Teagan Walker
Corbin Gardner-Sweeny, Lilly Drevno
Alec Kostovny, Rachel Gerrard
Henry Hawk



Congressional Art Award:
Honorable Mention: Rachel McNurlen


BVSD Spring Art Show Winners:
Kate Hefferan, Elsie Nicholson, Alex Poplawsk.i Brigit Galloy
Fiona Quinn. Jade Tankersley, Maia Scott, Sanna Halverson
Tatai Guillery, Ava Anglin, Jordan Appel, Rye Hsu

Rowan Stormo-Flanagan,  Xan McKenna, Zoe Kellermyer, Rae MacCarthy


National Western Stock Show Youth Art Contest
Grand Champion: Rachel McNurlen
Reserved Grand Champions: Damaris Huffaker, Lucy Weber



Art Sticks -
Series 1 Featured Artist: Brigit Galloy
Series 2 Featured Artist: Kyra Pease



Illustration of “Dodger’s Adventures” Children’s Book: Kate Hefferan


WALTERS & HOGSETT Canvas to Cuff Finalists:
Damaris Huffaker
Rachel McNurlen

Jade Tankersley
Clover Kroeger
Luna Iagher
Isabel Wilson
Hannah Cardoza
Lizzie Dietrich
Rae MacCarthy
Maya Lekarczyk

Winner : Will Enterline


BHS Planner Cover Winner:
Xan McKenna

Prom Sticker Design
Xan McKenna, Kiara Sparks


Science Fair Sticker Design
Porter Guggenheim


Cover art for the BVSD Lunch Menu Calendar :
Winner Matilda Crozier - Portfolio Arts


Rick Sinner Award:
Kyra Pease 

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