Wooster Students Receive Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Wooster School’s Lindsey Jarrett '21 and Michaela Yang '20 received honors in the 2020 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Lindsey received a Silver Key for her piece French Renaissance Clock Corset in the Fashion category. Michaela received a Sliver Key for her Self Portrait in the Printmaking category.
The 30th annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards is the largest juried student art exhibition in the state. It is a high level exhibition. As an affiliate of the National Scholastic Art Awards and The Alliance For Young Artists and Writers, the Connecticut region is proud to continue an annual tradition established in 1927. This national program was originated to honor the creative efforts of grade 7 to 12 students in public, private and parochial schools. It is now the largest and most senior program of its type in the country.
"Celebrating the Creative Spirit of Connecticut Youth" is the theme of this exhibition. The sponsors emphasize that the purpose of this program is not merely a competition of sorts, but a recognition and encouragement of talented visual art students from across the state. Many artists, university faculty and professionals in the field have participated to review and selected the finest student art works in many art media categories from approximately 3000 Connecticut student entries from about 150 public, private, and home schools, and other educational art programs.
The 2020 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibition features select work from schools throughout Connecticut in grades 7- 12. Selected from approximately 3000 total art entries, nearly 620 works were accepted for exhibit at the University of Hartford. From that accepted number, there were 187 Gold key awards (including 12 Gold portfolios), 207 Silver keys (including 13 Silver portfolios), and 213 Honorable Mention awards granted.
Congratulations Lindsey and Michaela!
About Wooster School
Wooster School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school, serving students from Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, the School serves students from grade 3 through grade 12. A leader in classroom innovation and teaching, Wooster School is a place where thinking and learning are personal, meaningful, and visible; and where faculty work closely with students in small classes and cohorts to think and communicate critically and creatively. At Wooster, every student participates, every student contributes, and every student learns and develops the necessary skills to be a life-long learner and leader in college and beyond.
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