MVRHS Senior Julianne Joseph has won a National Silver Medal at the 2020 Scholastic Art Awards for her photograph, “Party Favor”.
This year 24 MVRHS Art, Design, & Technology students won a total of 31 awards at the 2020 Massachusetts Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, in categories including ceramics, digital art, painting, photography, and video game design.
The six Gold Key works were to be exhibited at Breed Memorial Hall at Tufts University in March, but the exhibition and ceremony were both cancelled. We’ve also prepared a local exhibit of the MVRHS award winners in the Library Conference Room.
Regional (Massachusetts) Gold Keys:
Jenna Joseph, Grade 12 Painting “Tantalus’ Temptation”
Gabriella Silva, Grade 12 Photography “Dolls”
Julianne Joseph, Grade 12 Photography “Connect”
*Julianne Joseph, Grade 12 Photography “Party Favor”
Maisie Sherman, Grade 9 Photography “Shadow”
Simone Davis, Grade 12 Photography “Not Enough TV”
Of the six Gold Key winning works, only Julianne’s “Party Favor” was recognized nationally with a medal. Julianne was also the only student to win two regional Gold Keys this year. Her twin sister Jenna also won a Gold Key in painting, as well as being the only student to have an 8-piece art portfolio win a regional award this year.
“Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated. … Students across America submitted nearly 340,000 original works this year. … Alumni include artists Andy Warhol, Philip Pearlstein, Cy Twombly, Robert Indiana, Kay WalkingStick, Mozelle Thompson, Hughie Lee-Smith, and John Baldessari; writers Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Bernard Malamud, Marc Brown, Myla Goldberg, and Joyce Carol Oates; photographer Richard Avedon; actors Frances Farmer, Robert Redford, Alan Arkin, Lena Dunham, and John Lithgow; fashion designer Zac Posen; and filmmakers Stan Brakhage, Ken Burns, and Richard Linklater.” – https://www.artandwriting.org/