2024 Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Congratulations to the 23 students from Mercy’s Art Department who won 45 awards in this year’s Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition.
Nine Mercy students won a total of 14 gold keys (first place). Gold key winning pieces will also compete in New York for national awards in March. Gold key winning students are: Tessa Campau, Brenda Hernandez-Ramirez, Gianna Ivezaj, Yuri Lewis, Haley Lipscomb, Olivia Nazareno, Marie Schueneman, Victoria Straub, and Lola Walter. Other winning students include: Harshitha Arvapalli, Layan Ayad, Sydnei Brooks, Jamiesha Faulkner, Samantha Francis, Jocelyn Gursin, Zahra Jamil, Sophia Johnson, Sigita Jurgutis, Catie Kuchta, Audrey Laing, Isabella Larson, Liliana Sturgis, and Kelsey VanDenBerg.
Special congratulations to three senior portfolio students who received honors: Olivia Nazareno, Victoria Straub, and Lola Walter. Olivia Nazareno’s portfolio also received the special recognition of Best of Show.
Winning artworks will be on display at the Center Gallery on the campus of College for Creative Studies from February 12 - March 1, 2024. Public hours are Monday - Friday, 9-5, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5. An awards ceremony will be held on February 13, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Detroit Film Theatre located within the Detroit Institute of Arts.
See some of these award-winning pieces at the upcoming Mercy Student Art Exhibit! Stroll through the Gymnasium/Auditorium Lobby to enjoy fantastic student pieces open March 14 - 24, 2024 during showtimes of "Frozen."