Sculpture and Ceramics, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 10
My piece is a decorative ceramic vase inspired by the color pallet of Valentine’s Day.
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I really do not want to grow old, this concept was strange to me but I enjoyed exploring it
Most Eclectic Winner
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
3rd Place Winner
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
2nd Place Winner
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
I was inspired to create this piece by the landscapes and paintings I was seeing while looking at art and going on hikes. This piece I meant to represent a feeling of being free and carefree of the difficulties around us.
1st Place Winner and Best in Show Winner
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Ignorance isn't always bliss.
Photography, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 10
Most Eclectic Winner
Photography, William Nottingham High School, Grade 12
This piece isn’t just a picture of my fur ball of a dog but a picture of one of my happiest moments, with my closest family, at my most peaceful place.
3rd Place Winner
Photography, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
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2nd Place Winner
Photography, Nottingham High School, grade 12
This piece means a lot to me which is why I chose it as my free choice. It reminds me, no matter how bad a day is, there is always a bit of hidden happiness. Its almost like a release, reminding you your emotions are all based on perspective and what you choose to see.
1st Place Winner and Best in Show Winner
Photography, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 10
Digital Art, Nottingham High School, grade 12
This piece, even though it was meant for practice purposes, it’s one of my favorites. This piece is my best digital artwork for anatomy, I really jumped out of my comfort zone for this one. I worked with colors and liquid shapes on a medium I wasn’t very used too, but yet I love the result of the body. The mask was a touch to add some spice and to play around with my piece.
3rd Place and Most Eclectic Winner
Digital Art, Fayetteville Manlius High School, Grade 9
2nd Place Winner
Digital Art, Roberts Middle School, Grade 8
1st Place and Best in Show Winner
Digital Art, Fayetteville Manlius High School, Grade 10
During the pandemic, I am alone at home. My only companions are three goldfish living in a Chinese ceramic fish tank. They are very energetic and cheerful, always stirring the water to make sounds when I am sleeping. In my painting, I painted the scene of my dream: I became an ancient Chinese girl, and the three goldfish jumped out of the tank onto my hand, forming a magic circle around me. I used a greenish-gray as the background and added a halo to the fish to make it look more dreamy, with duckweed floating around. There is no anxiety, no fear of reality, my world is quiet and beautiful.
Mixed Media, Nottingham High School, Grade 12
I am a student from Nottingham High School, this piece is my take on observation. Using mixed media to capture the small details of the image I see in front of me. Using textures and colors to capture the emotion of my favorite place at my school, the art room.
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Most Eclectic Winner
Mixed Media, C.W. Baker High School, Grade 10
3rd Place Winner
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
2nd Place Winner
Mixed Media, Nottingham High School, Grade 11
This particular picture is the view beside my desk, where I do schoolwork and which I have been seeing far, far too often in the past year. I decided to make it partially out of newspaper because I thought it was a good symbol for the barrage of constant words that have been surrounding me since lockdown, from social media to actual newspapers to television. The artwork is done mostly in Sharpie since it's very permanent and extremely bright, unlike the more overwhelming reality of the newspaper words. I also used a finer pen to draw the face, the drawing above the bookcase, and for hatching details on the wall and the interior of the bookcase.
1st Place Winner and Best in Show
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
One day I will be as useless as used tea leaves and that is okay, I wanted to use the loose tea to create a fading effect to personify disassociation.
Painting, Nottingham High School, Grade 11
I am a student from Nottingham High school. This is one of my earlier pieces, long before I learned anatomy. It was my first time working with real ink and watercolor, I wasn’t sure how this piece would turnout since I was so inexperienced with the mediums I was using, so I aimed to show my curiosity and uncertainty in this painting.
Painting, PFLA, SCSD, Grade 12
Originally it was supposed to be a self-portrait, a realistic painting of me. Instead, I thought to make something that’ll be meaningful to people, something relatable to everything that happens in the world, and I needed extra people to help me with ideas. I asked my girlfriend and her mother to help me, so I put whiteboard on the table and laid on top; they traced me, and I put blue tape on the inside of the positive space. After putting on the blue tape, I got the paint colors white, red, and black. I started to drip each color down the white board, and when all the paint dried, we took the blue tape off that was surrounding the positive space. The tape ended up ripping some of the board, so the texture of the board is a little bumpy, which makes the artwork pop out more and represents life more accurately. This art piece represents feelings. Life definitely isn’t a smooth ride for anyone. What I wanted to express in this piece is something that everyone can relate to, which is trying to stay positive in time of hardships. People go through so much, and what barely phases one person could completely destroy another. But the world doesn’t stop for anyone, so even if you feel like you’re numb and drowning, you have to put on a happy face.
Painting, Corcoran High School, grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
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Painting, Henninger High School, Grade 11
Art is a word that expresses the other side of a person. Not only does it express the person's thoughts but also their feelings and the way they see the world. As I was painting the bird, I only chose bright colors to represent the bird because there is always a bright way to the world. I choose to water paint a bird because birds represent intelligence and peace and always show that dreams take time.
Most Eclectic Winner
Painting, Grant School, Grade 8
First, my teachers came up with an idea that they wanted to do something that would make students smile throughout the Pandemic. I was included in the conversation and it turned into creating a mural of some sort. I wanted to help so I started to sketch ideas down when I would go home and also when I was in school. My ideas kept changing and evolving. I went from sketching alligators playing sports so everyone could relate to having an ideas about Bob Ross the painter. So I combined those ideas to Grant and the composition became a masterpiece.
3rd Place Winner
Painting, Solvay High School, Grade 11
I am Annabelle and I’m from Solvay high school. This painting was incredibly fun to do. I love making my work look magical. Adding moss, fairies, butterflies and mushrooms. I also love playing around with texture, layering is my best friend. Painting is my passion and these shoes tell a story. They have seen a lot and that’s up to you to think about. They have definitely seen a lot but not they are in peaceful resting.
2nd Place Winner
Painting, Nottingham High School, Grade 11
For this piece the central idea was supposed to be about all of the current chaos going on in the United States, especially how a lot of it is self-Inflicted. However, I hesitate to give it a specific meaning because seeing how the viewer interprets the piece is one of the most interesting parts to me. The process of this piece was a lot of trial and error, and was extremely hard to set a specific goal for myself. A lot of times things would seem out of place and I would have to take a long step back to work it out. But in the end was happy with how it turned out and may continue to work on it in the future.
1st Place and Best in Show Winner
Painting, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 11
My name is Caitlin Sacco and I am a junior at C.W. Baker High School. I was inspired to make this piece as I began to research the effects the media, societal pressure, and society as a whole can have on a person. Since the treatment people of color have received throughout history is becoming more recognized and spoken about, I knew that I could relate my piece to these ideas. While I know that as a white woman, I will never know the experiences these people have experienced, I wanted to capture the emotions one may feel in the best way I could. In my work, the eyes represent the countless spotlights and eyes people of color have on them in society. While the expression of the woman shows that she is experiencing vulnerability, I wanted to capture the strength she possess as well.
Drawing, Solvay High School, Grade 11
This small piece is just something I was playing around with. I love pushing my limits with foreshadowing and seeing what I can do with the next piece Is always exciting.
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Drawing, Henninger High School, Grade 11
Art does not mean "perfect" but creativity. It shows self-assuredness and motivation to one's self. It gives deep significance and a Unique view. Art expresses the way an individual thinks and makes things seem from beyond the ordinary. I always wanted to see myself as a drawing. to see some of my features that specialize me. experiencing this was so fun. trying to draw myself and the way my face looks.”
Most Eclectic Winner
Drawing, Nottingham High School, Grade 12
I have always been an upstander for those who are being treated unfairly. Hence the reason I believe this comic has a greater purpose than just being a project made for school. I’m happy to take my passion for making comics and use it to educate others and contribute to making a difference.
3rd Place Winner
Drawing, Henninger High School, Grade 12
I have done this rose to see where I need to work on for my pencil drawing. The rose is easy to draw working with pencil and making it look almost real is challenging.
2nd Place Winner
Drawing, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
1st Place Winner and Best in Show
Drawing, Henninger High School, Grade 11
In this piece I had hoped to capture a lifelike drawing with a great amount of detail. In doing so, I remember how important it is to have a piece show emotion so I must put a lot of my own emotion into the process. Her fierce face and stance drew me in and challenged me to experiment with new techniques, this really helped take my art to the next level.
Painting, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Oil Pastels, Corcoran High School, 12th Grade
Photography, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 10
Sculpture and Ceramics, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
Ignorance isn't always bliss.
Photography, Nottingham High School, Grade 12
This piece means a lot to me which is why I chose it has my free choice. It reminds me, no matter how bad a day is, there is always a bit of hidden happiness. It's almost like a release, reminding you your emotions are all based on perspective and what you choose to see.
Drawing, Nottingham High School, Grade 12
I have always been an upstander for those who are being treated unfairly. Hence the reason I believe this comic has a greater purpose than just being a project made for school. I’m happy to take my passion for making comics and use it to educate others and contribute to making a difference.
Most Eclectic Winner
Mixed Media, Corcoran High School, Grade 12
3rd Place Winner
Digital Art, Roberts Middle School, Grade 8
2nd Place Winner
Painting, Nottingham High School, Grade 11
For this piece the central idea was supposed to be about all of the current chaos going on in the United States, especially how a lot of it is self-Inflicted. However, I hesitate to give it a specific meaning because seeing how the viewer interprets the piece is one of the most interesting parts to me. The process of this piece was a lot of trial and error, and was extremely hard to set a specific goal for myself. A lot of times things would seem out of place and I would have to take a long step back to work it out. But in the end was happy with how it turned out and may continue to work on it in the future.
1st Place Winner and Best in Show
Painting, C.W.Baker High School, Grade 11
My name is Caitlin Sacco and I am a junior at C.W. Baker High School. I was inspired to make this piece as I began to research the effects the media, societal pressure, and society as a whole can have on a person. Since the treatment people of color have received throughout history is becoming more recognized and spoken about, I knew that I could relate my piece to these ideas. While I know that as a white woman, I will never know the experiences these people have experienced, I wanted to capture the emotions one may feel in the best way I could. In my work, the eyes represent the countless spotlights and eyes people of color have on them in society. While the expression of the woman shows that she is experiencing vulnerability, I wanted to capture the strength she possess as well.
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High School: West Genesee
Accepted to: Howard University, Binghamton University, Syracuse University
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Field of Study: Bio-physics with a pre-med track
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Accepted to: Spellman College, Syracuse University, Pace University, UIC, LeMoyne College
Field of Study: Biology
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High School: Fayetteville Manlius
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High School: Institute of Technology
Accepted to: Hampton University, LeMoyne College, Pace University
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