New Hampton School’s talented student-artists received notifications this week about their art submissions to the New Hampshire Scholastic Art Awards. This year, we are excited to share the news that 18 students were recognized. Please join us in congratulating these students for their artistic achievements.
Celebrating artistic voice
Students across the state may choose to submit their best art pieces to the Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire (SAANH) for consideration for a Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention award. The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire is a regional visual arts affiliate of the prestigious national Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards. This non-profit organization welcomes submissions and evaluates pieces from public, private, and parochial schools from grades 7-12 in 17 different visual art categories. The call for submissions goes out each September, and entries are accepted through December.
Faculty members assist students in selecting works that meet the judging criteria and then create high-resolution digital files of the works to submit. Schools are notified in early January with the award listings. The 18 New Hampton School students recognized this year achieved a total of 29 award recognitions. Their works cover a wide array of mediums, including ceramics, photography, digital art, and more. Of the thousands of submissions received statewide, only approximately 40% receive recognition, and a maximum of 7% are able to receive Gold Keys according to the award’s rules, highlighting the competitiveness of the competition and the high caliber of art submitted annually.
Gaining Exposure
Select artworks from the Gold Key winners are curated into a special exhibition, as arranged by the New Hampshire Institute of Art. This offers further exposure for student-artists among their statewide peers. All of our student-artists will be recognized formally at an awards ceremony in February.
The three students from New Hampton School who achieved a regional Gold Key award will have their pieces judged on the national level in the coming weeks. This year’s national winners will be announced online by Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards in March.
Please join us in congratulating the following student-artists for their contributions and achievements in the art community.
NH Scholastic Art Awards Honorees
2024 Gold Key Awards
Vera Lee ’24 – Photography: inverted flowers
Kayleigh Michaud-Nolan ’25 – Ceramics & Glass: Italian Dinner Date
Anthiny Wang ’24 – Painting
2024 Silver Key Awards
Xiyu Chen ’24 – Digital Art: Endless Walk
Xiyu Chen ’24 – Photography: Wander Among Steel Woods
Emily Hobausz ’24 – Ceramics & Glass: Blu
Lingyi Kong ’24 – Printmaking: Floral Nebula Dreams
Lingyi Kong ’24 – Mixed Media: Seeking
Lingyi Kong ’24 – Drawing & Illustration: Smile
Lingyi Kong ’24 – Portfolio: Me & nature
Lingyi Kong ’24 – Portfolio: Ceramics
Pengyu Wang ’24 – Painting: My E-sports setup
William Wu ’24 – Photography: Depression
Siyue Fan ’25 – Mixed Media: The Bloom of Life
Siyue Fan ’25 – Ceramics & Glass: The bloom of life tile set
Ran Liu ’25 – Film & Animation: Dream
Ran Liu ’25 – Drawing & Illustration: Vintage Motor
Ran Liu ’25 – Film & Animation: We Revive One by One
Nellie MacDonald ’26 – Ceramics & Glass: Kramos
2024 Honorable Mentions
Xiyu Chen ’24 – Digital Art: Self-Talk
Gus Kusch ’24 – Film & Animation: the parade
Carla DeGuzmin ’25 – Printmaking: Sunset in the sea
Siyue Fan ’25 – Mixed Media: Broken Self
Alisa Koroleva ’25 – Sculpture: Inside Out The Self Portrait
Ran Liu ’25 – Drawing & Illustration: Inside Out
Ran Liu ’25 – Drawing & Illustration: Skeleton in Exhibition
Kennedy Walker ’25 – Ceramics & Glass: Japanese Ceramics Dinner Set
Rowan Nessel ’26 – Photography: Sound Control
Heidi Smith ’26 – Printmaking: Watching the Weather at Baker’s Island
Fia Swormstedt ’26 – Photography: Hawaiian Blues
Eric Zhang ’27 – Film & Animation: Where The Gravity Is Low
