Wayland Students Create Their Way to Art Awards

WAYLAND, MA - Wayland High School artists painted, photographed, drew and designed their way to a record 42 Scholastic Art Awards this year.

Among the winners are four “Gold Key Award” recipients whose work was judged to be among the top 3 percent of all competition submissions.

The six ”Silver Key Award” winners submitted work in the top 6 percent of all submissions and “Honorable Mention” recognition was awarded to submissions in the top 10 percent.

Four Wayland High School students, Daria Bobrova, Annice Kim, Calvin Laituri and Larissa Sehringer, were also recognized for their portfolios featuring eight pieces of art.

The Gold Key Award-winning pieces will be exhibited at EF (Education First) Two Education Circle, Cambridge, MA 02141 (near the Science Museum), from March 5–March 20, 2016. Those pieces will also continue electronically on to New York to compete against other Gold Key winners from across the country.

Works were judged on criteria of originality, technical skill, and personal vision or voice by judges who did not know the artists’ names, school affiliations, race, gender or any other distinguishing characteristics.

Here is a list of Wayland High School winners (Check out images of their work):

Gold Key Award

• Nina Blahut for “Messy” in the Drawing and Illustration Category
• Daria Bobrova for “Portrait of Marina” (Painting Category) and “Paint on the Windowsill” and “Gifts of Venice” (Drawing and Illustration Category)
• Calvin Laituri for “Arrival” (Digital Art) and “Anamnesis” (Film & Animation)
• Larissa Sehringer for “Twisty Tie Dress” (Fashion)

Honorable Mention:

• Daria Bobrova for “Essence” (Art Portfolio Category); “Julia,” “Marina,” “Lion,” “Wolf” and “Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Drawing and Illustration Category); “Cork Galaxy” (Mixed Media Category); and “Grandma’s Chair” (Painting)
• Shalelee Comettant for “Rico” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Arielle Friedman for “State of Mind” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Annice Kim for “Self Portrait” and ”Leaves” (Drawing and Illustration); “ART” (Art Portfolio)
• Calvin Laituri for “Forsaken Field” (Digital Art), “Circle of Life” (Drawing and Illustration), “Bygone” (Art Portfolio)
• Katherine Maietta for “Guide Me Home” (Jewelry)
• Anna Marobella for “Pop!” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Larissa Sehringer for “Mirror Dress” and “Mirror Boots” (Fashion) and “Laundry Day in Venice” (Photography)
• Olivia Stitham for “Be Careful What You Say” and “I Walk With Fire” (Drawing and Illustration)

Silver Key

• Daria Bobrova for “Essence” (Mixed Media Category); “Brushes” (Painting Category); and “St. Basil’s Cathedral,” ”Fox” and “Vines” (Drawing and Illustration Category)
• Emilija Iannace for “Floating Scrolls” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Annice Kim for “Dancer” and “If the crwon fits” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Calvin Laituri for “Demiurge” (Digital Art) and “Feign” (Drawing and Illustration)
• Larissa Sehringer for “Lebenswuerdigkeiten by Larissa” (Art Portfolio)
• Olivia Stitham for “Calvin” (Drawing and Illustration)