Thursday, February 26, 2015

Local Mosaic Artist Visits HWRHS

Local Artist Grid Losee of Boxford visits a Studio Art class on February 26 to discuss his mosaics.  Grid has been making mosaics for the past 55 years.  He emphasized that you can use any material to make a mosaic.  He brought in four examples of his finished pieces and shared photographs of many of his other works.  










Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Scholastic Art Award Winners

The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District School Fine Arts Department is proud to announce that our students have received three gold keys, ten silver keys and six honorable mentions in the Scholastic Art Awards.  Established in 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States.  The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA), in partnership with the Boston Globe is among the more than 100 Regional Affiliates for the Awards in the United States. 

At Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Ethan Ham and Anthony Pham received Gold Keys, the highest honor.   Fiona Collins, Madison Kenny and Anthony Pham received Silver Keys.  Fiona Collins, Josh Erhard, Ethan Ham, Caroline Mastrianni, and Anthony Pham all received Honorable Mentions. In addition, Anthony Pham received a Silver Key for his art portfolio and Fiona Collins received an Honorable Mention for her Art Portfolio.  Congratulations to all award winners!  

Artwork selected for a Gold Key award will be exhibited in Boston from March 7–15, 2015. This exhibition will take place at 808 Gallery at Boston University located at 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. 

Catalonia Packaging
Tony Pham, Gold Key

Joining the Dots
Tony Pham, Gold Key

1984 Cover
Tony Pham, Silver Key

Boombox Tour Poster
Tony Pham, Silver Key

Geo Typeface
 Tony Pham, Silver Key 

Helvetica Book
Tony Pham, Silver Key 

MBTA Map Redesign
Tony Pham, Silver Key

Trails App
Tony Pham. Silver Key

Strung Out
Callie Mastrianni, Honorable Mention

Waitin' 
Callie Mastrianni, Honorable Mention

Acid Rap
Ethan Ham, Gold Key

Infinite Side of the Moon
Ethan Ham, Honorable Mention

Rippled Fire
Ethan Ham, Silver Key

Untitled
Fiona Collins, Silver Key 

Cavity
Josh Erhard, Honorable Mention

Reflection
Josh Erhard, Honorable Mention

Whisper Light
Madison Kenny, Silver Key