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It was a big night for Notre Dame student-artists as they took home prestigious Scholastic Art honors at an award ceremony held Wednesday evening at the Detroit Film Theater, which is located in the Detroit Institute of Arts in the city's Cultural Center. Artist Calvin Burns was one of two from Notre Dame featured in the event program.
The Notre Damers earned 17 Scholastic awards in all this year, the most ever in one year for the school.
“What an awesome and prestigious honor this is,” LewAllen said. "I am so proud of all our art students and their tremendous efforts!”
The actual exhibition of student art is being held at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and runs for two weeks. See the award-winning NDP artwork at right.
The following Notre Dame students were honored this year by Scholastic:
Thomas Aiello, GOLD Key: Photography
Calvin Burns, GOLD Key: Drawing and Illustration
Reagan Kazyak, GOLD Key: Fashion
Madeline Meek, GOLD Key: Portfolio Award (Digital Art)
Alexandra Isabell, SILVER Key: Drawing and Illustration
Reagan Kazyak, SILVER Key: Sculpture
Reagan Kazyak, SILVER Key: Printmaking
Sabrina Kloss, SILVER Key: Drawing and Painting
Emily Marquette, SILVER Key: Drawing and Illustration
Emily Marquette, SILVER Key: Drawing and Illustration
Elena Nassi, SILVER Key: Drawing and Illustration
Kate Joslin, HONORABLE Mention: Drawing and Illustration
Reagan Kazyak, HONORABLE Mention: Sculpture
Reagan Kazyak, HONORABLE Mention: Mixed Media
Madeline Meek, HONORABLE Mention: Drawing and Illustration
Abigail Rankin, HONORABLE Mention: Drawing and Illustration
Paul Romzek, HONORABLE Mention: Photography
About the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923. Over the years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious program for creative teens in the U.S., and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for creative young artists and writers. A noteworthy roster of past winners includes Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King and John Updike.
The process begins across the country as young artists and writers in grades 7-12 submit work in 28 categories of art and writing to a network of regional affiliates who present award ceremonies and exhibits for selected works on a local level. Gold Keys, the highest awards, are then submitted from each region for national adjudication by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. National Gold and Silver Medal winning students and their teachers receive national recognition, and are invited to attend the exhibit in New York and award ceremony at Carnegie Hall.
Over 6,200 individual entries and 250 senior portfolios were judged this past weekend by teams of artists, filmmakers, photographers, designers and art educators. After many hours, and careful and sometimes lively deliberation, they selected 300 Gold Keys, 375 Silver Keys and 426 Honorable Mentions. 83 Gold Key Portfolios were selected from 250 submitted, seven were selected “Best of Show” and five Gold Key works were selected as American Vision Nominees. All Gold Key work will be judged at the national level in March.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.