EASTON — March witnessed three exhilarating nights for the arts as Constance Del Nero, Director of Children’s Education at the Museum, hosted three special receptions for students from across the Eastern Shore. The events took place on Tuesday, March 19th for grades 9 – 12, Wednesday, March 20th for grades K – 3, and culminated with a final reception on Friday, March 22nd for grades 4 – 8.
The exhibitions showcased the remarkable talents of student artists from Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, and Queen Anne’s counties. Notably, Queen Anne’s county made a significant contribution with 244 elementary school artworks, 530 middle school pieces, and 44 high school submissions featured in this exhibition.
The Academy Art Museum recognized the achievements of high school students with a total of 24 awards. Impressively, 17 of these awards were bestowed upon students from both QACHS and KIHS. The following students were honored:
- Rain Diederichs, Grade 12, KIHS (Two Awards)
- Sofia Vasquez, Grade 11, QACHS (Two Awards)
- Anne Marie Thomas, Grade 12, QACHS
- Lily Tuma, Grade 11, QACHS
- Chelsea Beatty, Grade 12, KIHS
- Georgia Hines, Grade 12, KIHS
- David Fuller, Grade 12, KIHS
- Brooke Register, Grade 11, KIHS
- Dayce Chambers, Grade 12, QACHS
- Kyla Loar, Grade 12, QACHS
- Lexi Harris, Grade 12, KIHS
- Grace Blakely, Grade 9, KIHS
- Alana Van Ornum, Grade 10, KIHS
- Peyton Huber, Grade 12, KIHS
- Gabrielle Bernhard, Grade 12, KIHS
To relive the highlights of these events, viewers can watch highlights of the High School Awards Reception:
The Elementary and Middle Reception highlights can be viewed here:
“The quality of the artwork was outstanding at all grade levels, and this was a tremendous number of awards earned by our student artists from both high schools,” shared Michael Bell, Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts for QACPS. “Congratulations to our art teachers for their dedication to nurturing our student’s creativity. Queen Anne’s County is emerging as a state leader in the arts for a reason.”
Dr. Saelens extended our appreciation to all the students, educators, and supporters who made this event possible, and is excited to see more of our QACPS student’s artwork at ArtScene QA 2024 on Tuesday, April 23rd from 5 – 8pm and at ArtScene KI 2024 on Thursday, April 25th from 5 – 8pm.