Baker, Durgee students earn 62 CNY Scholastic Art Awards in 2024 contest

February 2, 2024

Thirty-three C.W. Baker High School and Durgee Junior High School students earned CNY Scholastic Art Awards, the Baker Art Department announced today.

Combined the students earned 62 Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mentions in various categories including photography, sculpture, digital art, mixed media, drawing and painting, and more.

The CNY Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by the M&T Charitable Foundation, has conducted an annual Scholastic Art Awards program for more than 70 years. The CNY region covers a very large geographic area – 13 counties and almost 400 eligible schools. 

Each year more than thousands of pieces of art are submitted for judging. Professional artists, educators and photographers select award winners during the judging process.

The winning pieces and portfolios will be on display throughout the Whitney Applied Technology Center at Onondaga Community College from Feb. 5th to March 1st, and will be open daily.

Gold Key

Rylee Butler, freshman, “Good But Evil” (Design)
Sophia Cavalieri, senior, “News” (Photography)
Anna Dominski, 8th grade, “Feeling Blue With My Red Hot Tears” (Comic Art)
Zoe Howroyd, senior,  “Joy in Scattered Rain” (Photography)
Alex Jerrett, junior,  “The Moon’s True Colors” (Photography)
Jillian Kilts, senior, “Cranium Decay” (Ceramics)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Light of Terror” (Photography)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Nightlife” (Photography)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Curvature” (Photography)
Zach Pendergast, senior, “Morning Glow” (Photography)
Molly Roche, senior, “Natural Beauty”(Photography)
Jessica Witz, senior, “Brainwash” (Editorial Cartoon) 

Silver Key

Ellie Adams, senior, “Soft Dark Nothing” (Photography)
Natalie Bartkowiak, senior, “Ultramarine Reflections” (Ceramics)
Gia Bellso, junior, “Amethyst Carvings” (Ceramics)
Anna Dominski, 8th grade, “The Raven” (Painting)
Sydney Davis, junior, “Theresa” (Mixed Media) 
Keira Delardi, sophomore, “Desperate But Not Serious” (Drawing & Illustration)
Brynn Glickert, junior, “Peek -a-Boo” (Drawing & Illustration)
Natalie Herman, senior, “Fire and Water” (Digital Art)
Alex Jerrett, junior, “End of year Eclipse” (Photography)
Jillian Kilts, senior, “Webbed Limbs” (Fashion)
Jilian Kraebel, senior, “Sorrow” (Photography)
Jilian Kraebel, senior, “Burning Thoughts” (Photography)
Angelee Overbey, senior, “Illuminated Sapphire” (Ceramics)
Juliette Pawelek, junior, “Polish Garden an Homage to Poland” (Ceramics)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Gradient Scale” (Photography)
Zach Pendergast, senior, “Sunrise Barn” (Photography)
Justin Spath, senior, “Life is Magic” (Photography)
Justin Spath, senior, “Entropy” (Photography)
Gabriella Valentine, senior, “Pressed For Time” (Drawing & Illustration) 

Honorable Mention

Ellie Adams, senior, “Filled with Life” (Mixed Media)
Gia Bellso, junior, “Intertwined” (Ceramics)
Lily Buyck, senior, “Octopus Mug” (Ceramics)
Lily Buyck, senior, “Mushrooms” (Photography)
Lily Buyck, senior, “Climbing Through” (Photography)
Sophia Cavalieri, senior, “Ablaze” (Digital Art)
Jake Campagni, freshman, “14” (Digital Art)
Keira Delardi, sophomore, “15 (Rock)” (Drawing & Illustration)
Keira Delardi, sophomore, “In My Lifetime” (Drawing & Illustration)
Samantha Fichera, senior,  “Joy” (Photography)
Georgiana Germakovski, freshman, “The Art Thief” (Sculpture)
Natalie Herman, senior, “Girl in Green” (Photography)
Zoe Howroyd “Chameleon” (Film & Animation)
Alex Jerrett, junior, “Mushroom City” (Photography)
Jillian Kilts, senior, “Ruckus” (Art Portfolio)
Jilian Kraebel, senior, “Fragmented” (Photography)
Jilian Kraebel, senior, “Autumn Drops” (Photography)
Grace Lee, senior, “Through Blood; She Lies and Waits” (Digital Art)
Piper Myers, sophomore, “Balloon Charcoal” (Drawing & Illustration)
Holly Monroe, sophomore, “Snow White’s Apple” (Sculpture)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Painting the Town Red” (Photography)
Spencer Peeling, senior, “Look Up” (Photography)
Zach Pendergast, senior, “You’re Gonna Go Far” (Film & Animation)
Molly Roche, senior, “The Painter” (Photography)
Quinn Rost, sophomore, “QR Balloons” (Drawing & Illustration)
Madison Sciortino, senior, “After Heartbreak” (Drawing & Illustration)
Madison Sciortino, senior, “The Desire of Substance” (Drawing & Illustration)
Justin Spath, senior, “Simmer” (Photography)
Justin Spath, senior, “Canvas of Emotion” (Photography)
Nolan Tresco, senior, “Hypnotic Hemlocks”(Photography)
Lauren Ventura, senior, “Burger Queen” (Mixed Media)