The Visual Arts Department is proud to announce that the 2017 Scholastic Art Awards have recognized seven Ranney students. Upper Schoolers received 15 awards in all. Scholastic received more than 4,200 submissions from over 1,460 students across the state. Our Gold Award winners will have their work exhibited at the Montclair Art Museum and all award winners will be honored at a special ceremony on February 23 at the museum. Congratulations to:
Max Chalnick ’17 of Marlboro received a Gold Award for his digital Self Portrait and a Silver award for his digital piece Seat
Alexa Biswal ’17 of Millstone Township received a Gold Award for her painting Still Life with Grapes and an Honorable Mention for her painting Still Life with Radishes
Pooja Nayyar ’17 of Morganville received two Gold Awards for her photographs Solitude and Isolation, and two Silver Awards for her photographs Exploration and Saunter, as well as an Honorable Mention for her portfolio
Rachel Chalnick ’18 of Marlboro received a Silver Award for her photograph Mother and two Honorable Mentions for photographs Pulling It Back and Squishy
Madison Chamas ’18 of Millstone Township received a Silver Awardfor her photograph Men Walking on Moon.
Brooke Nadler ’18 of Colts Neck received an Honorable Mention for her photograph Keep Out
Taylor Gill ’17 of Red Bank received an Honorable Mention for her photograph Docks.
GOLD KEY EXHIBITION DATES: Thursday, February 23 - Sunday, March 26, 2017
EXHIBITION LOCATION: Montclair Art Museum Vance Wall Art Education Center Galleries 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 www.montclairartmuseum.org
AWARD CEREMONY & RECEPTION: Thursday February 23, 2017 Exhibition preview begins at 6 p.m. Award Ceremony and welcoming remarks held in the museum’s Leir Hall at 7:30 p.m.
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