Organization or School Affiliation: Burlington High School
Student Name: Sofie Grossman Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This ceramic vase and bowl set explores nature, inner peace, and personal growth through sgraffito and mishima techniques. Carved botanical forms symbolize uncovering one’s authentic self. The vase represents becoming and openness, while the bowl suggests grounding and reflection. Together, they balance movement and stillness, embracing imperfection, mindfulness, and self-acceptance. Teacher: Mojdeh Kazem
Self Portrait
Organization or School Affiliation: Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Student Name: Orion Fayne Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This is a self portrait collage on Masonite Board. I used primarily National Geographic magazines cut in triangles to fill out the sketch, and used Mod Podge to paste the pieces into place. This piece represents me. This is representative of the vastness of the night sky, shown with deep blues and vibrant reds and purples. Teacher: Rebecca Kostich
Werewolf Toothache
Organization or School Affiliation: Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Student Name: Siduri Bowden Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: I became caught up on the idea of humans being predatory animals and decided to go for something more inhuman. I thought about the logistics of werewolves turning into wolves and how it would change the anatomy of the mouth. The wolf teeth are surrounded by angry, bleeding gums to provide more intensity and make the change look more sudden.
Teacher: Rebecca Kostich
Say Ahh
Organization or School Affiliation: Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Student Name: Chumani Pellot-Rosa Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: I decided to recreate my own character, who is a centipede humanoid creature. I drew this all digitally using my laptop and the art program Clip Studio Paint. I started off with a rough sketch and then blocked in flat colors before rendering on top of the entire drawing. Teacher: Rebecca Kostich
Glass Caterpillar
Organization or School Affiliation: Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Student Name: Haley Traverse Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: In this mosaic, I used shards of glass layered on top of marble. This caterpillar, like Eric Carle’s “Very Hungry Caterpillar,” combines layering that mimics his tissue paper collage technique. I was influenced by Eric Carle because his stories celebrate creativity, bring people together, and connect his love for nature and desire to share beauty with people of all ages from all over the world.
Teacher: Rebecca Kostich
Up By The Cliff
Organization or School Affiliation: Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
Student Name: Daniel Wolff Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This photo was taken at the Cannon Cliff parking area on a trip up to New Hampshire. I brought my camera with me because the weather was going to be very interesting up there. When I got to the parking lot, I saw how beautiful the side of the cliff was, with the cliffs occluding some of it. To me, this photo really showcases the beauty of New Hampshire.
Teacher: Rebecca Kostich
My Room & Mind
Organization or School Affiliation: Shepherd Hill Regional High School
Student Name: Gabryelle Fontaine Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: When having to make a piece that describes me I really had to think. Then I thought of my room. Over the years my room has had many makeovers and phases. It has really been the canvas of my journey. I used clay, paint, glue, and fabrics to create a little snippet of my real life room. It tells little details of me. It shows my personality, favorite colors, music, hobbies, and etc. Teacher: Mrs. Stephanie Lashua
Sutures
Organization or School Affiliation: Wayland High School
Student Name: Parker Harrison Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This piece was inspired by the feeling of being ashamed of my past selves and trying to bury who I used to be, even though I was happier when I didn’t care about others’ judgement (hence the brighter colors). Teacher: Veronique Latimer
Road Trip
Organization or School Affiliation: Wayland High School
Student Name: Syl Haley Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: Road Trip was inspired by a drive my dad and I took across Utah that has stuck with me for how unusually present I felt moment to moment. My goal was to invite the viewer into the car with us through the bright gouache paint, tunnel book format, and specifically music. When the flower on the frame is pressed, songs from our trip including “Naive Melody” by Talking Heads plays from a sound module.
Teacher: Veronique Latimer
Metro Mist
Organization or School Affiliation: Pembroke High School
Student Name: Abigail Peterson Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This photo captures a moment in a bustling city during a storm, freezing every person, car, and light in time. I was drawn to the unique lights on the buildings, movement of the cars, and the graffiti on the side of a restaurant as well. Overall, I was inspired by the energy of the city in the rain. While editing Metro Mist, I worked to highlight the details in the buildings, the unique lighting f Teacher: Jessica Lazarus
Mercury
Organization or School Affiliation: Pembroke High School
Student Name: Tyler Kan Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: Space has always been a source of profound wonder for me; this project provided the opportunity to translate that lifelong curiosity into a visual reality. Using Maya, I reconstructed our solar system with a focus on depth and detail. This render was a personal challenge to do justice to the sheer scale of our universe, to transform cold data into experience and share in the awe of our universe. Teacher: Jessica Lazarus
Delivery on the Trail
Organization or School Affiliation: Pembroke High School
Student Name: Jacob Beck Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: My artwork draws from an older era, inspired by Western imagery and warm tones. Delivery on the Trail depicts a lone wagon carrying goods through a barren night landscape. Created in Maya and rendered with Arnold, the scene uses lighting—especially moonlight—to emphasize quiet, loneliness, and solitude while highlighting the foreground against the dark surroundings. Teacher: Jessica Lazarus
Quiet Inheritance
Organization or School Affiliation: Norwood High School
Student Name: Peter Alzaeem Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: A major aspect of Assyrian Identity is the Syriac Orthodox Faith. The orthodox veil is a significant symbol of our faith and culture. Women are taught about wearing the veil from a young age. This picture captures both my mother and little sister, who has yet to veil, showing the generations and culture yet to be taught and passed down. Both sitting in the church pews praying and meditating. Teacher: Saquora Lowe-McLaurin
The Weight of What We Feel
Organization or School Affiliation: Norwood High School
Student Name: Isla Wilson Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This piece depicts the connection between the heart and brain. Anxiety is a battle between the heart and mind. I wanted to explore this connection by creating a heart and then a brain and wrapping them together with red string. The heart and brain both influence our emotions and how we experience life. Anxiety is not just felt with overthinking; it is felt in your body. Teacher: Saquora Lowe-McLaurin
Escondiendome
Organization or School Affiliation: Norwood High School
Student Name: Ashley Salazar Silvera Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: My art is about what people would do or can do to be different or adapt to their environment. Sometimes people aren't happy with who they have to be to fit into society. That's why I created a sad woman with a mask in her hand that doesn't represent her true self. I wanted to show that you don't have to create a different version of yourself; instead, surround yourself with people who accept you. Teacher: Saquora Lowe-McLaurin
In Bloom
Organization or School Affiliation: Norwood High School
Student Name: Anabel Cosby Grade: Grade 9 Artist Statement: “In Bloom” is an oil pastel drawing based on an Edinburgh Dahlia. The drawing symbolizes positive change, which I made as my goal for my upcoming high school years. As a freshman, I am always looking ahead to things I can change for the better, which I expressed in this drawing. The title illustrates how reaching a high achievement is both my short-term & long-term goal for myself, to be in bloom Teacher: Saquora Lowe-McLaurin
A Series of Events
Organization or School Affiliation: Norwood High School
Student Name: Peter Jeneid Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: My piece reflects Lebanon's history of strength and higher education before war and government failures, as well as current conditions caused by those failing governmental systems, leading to negative outcomes, reflecting duality in Lebanese history, the good and bad. Teacher: Saquora Lowe-McLaurin
Brother & Sister
Organization or School Affiliation: Wilbraham and Monson Academy
Student Name: Sara Di Pangrazio Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: This drawing is inspired by an old photograph of my older brother and me. I came across it while scrolling through my phone gallery on the flight to the US. As a boarding student, the homesickness I felt in the following weeks pushed me to recreate it using simple pencil shading, which I love for its emotional depth.
Teacher: Marvina Lowry-Brook
Shenzhen Lights
Organization or School Affiliation: Wilbraham and Monson Academy
Student Name: Wilbur Chen Grade: Grade 10 Artist Statement: Inspired by the city lights at night in my city Shenzhen, I decided to make this dress to transform that beauty into something wearable. With the golden decors on the side describing Shenzhen’s night skyline, fusing the dark sky with flowing silk. It’s a wearable architecture that captures light and shadow in motion.
Teacher: Marvina Lowry-Brook
This Way
Organization or School Affiliation: Wilbraham and Monson Academy
Student Name: Gabriella Burgos Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: In my bedroom, I own a red arrow light that inspired me to create this repetitive abstract piece. Each arrow is roughly the same size, 5x1. Originally, it did not have the three legs on the bottom, but adding them provided clarity to the accumulation of arrows above. The placement of each arrow appears to be random, but it was a meticulous and specific arrangement.
Teacher: Marvina Lowry-Brook
