ALT announces winners of annual art & writing contest

Newport Daily News
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The Aquidneck Land Trust announced 29 student winners in the 2022 ALT Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of a healthy environment. Students at Aquidneck Island schools were invited to enter artwork or written work depicting their favorite local vista. The winners were announced at the land trust’s annual meeting on Feb. 2.

Art entries were judged by a panel that included Erik Greenburg, director of museums at the Newport Restoration Foundation; Seamus Hames, manager of Museum Education at the Newport Art Museum; and Susan Woythaler, musician and board chair of the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County. Written entries were judged by Katherine Gagliano, principal, Amplify Marketing; Beezie Bickford, associate head for Faculty and School Affairs at St. George’s School; and Janine Weisman, editor-in-chief for States Newsroom. The contest was underwritten by a grant from local design/build firm Sixteen on Center.

Sunset Red Sky. Liam Honnen, Grade 4, All Saint's STEAM Academy
Sunset Red Sky. Liam Honnen, Grade 4, All Saint's STEAM Academy

Art winners in the kindergarten through grade four category are: Liam Honnen, first place (All Saint’s STEAM Academy); Theo Dorrien Traisci, second place (The Pennfield School); William Lavery, third place (All Saint’s STEAM Academy); Jace Healey, honorable mention (All Saint’s STEAM Academy); and Annlee Kneib, honorable mention (All Saints STEAM Academy.) Winners in the grade five through grade eight category are: Benjamin Adams, first place (Portsmouth Middle School); Ariella Pimental, second place (The Pennfield School); Adelaide Rowe, third place (The Pennfield School); and Martina Haslan, honorable mention (St. Philomena’s School). Winners in the grade nine through grade twelve category are: Min Lee, first place (St. George’s School); Avery Snyder, second place (Portsmouth High School); and Winston Yeung, third place (St. George’s School). Honorable mentions were awarded to: Clara Alcolea, Andrew Mellow, and Samantha Hacket (all of Portsmouth High School) and Sierrah Crook (Middletown High School).

Prescott Farm, A Vista Back in Time. Benjamin Adams, Grade 7, Portsmouth Middle School.
Prescott Farm, A Vista Back in Time. Benjamin Adams, Grade 7, Portsmouth Middle School.

Writing winners in the kindergarten through grade four category are: Amelia Tumanjan, first place; Maliya Lincoln, second place; Albert Pool, third place; Kathryn Gough, honorable mention; and Kyla Tasso, honorable mention (all of All Saint’s STEAM Academy). Winners in the grade five through eight category are: Annie Kirby, first place (St. Michael’s School); Adelaide Rowe, second place (The Pennfield School); Caroline Whitlock, third place (St. Michael’s School); and Tucker Johnson, honorable mention (The Pennfield School.) Winners in the grade nine through grade twelve category are: Kyla Lehner, first place (Portsmouth High School); Riley Hall, second place (Middletown High School); Maggie Lauder, third place (Portsmouth High School); and Jessica Snyder, honorable mention (Portsmouth High School).

St. George's School, Faculty Drive by Min Lee, Grade 12, St. George's School.
St. George's School, Faculty Drive by Min Lee, Grade 12, St. George's School.

Winners will receive cash prizes and a household membership to ALT. The schools of each first-place winner will receive a grant to support their environmental science curricula. The Land Trust thanks Sixteen on Center for underwriting the contest, which encourages local students to recognize and treasure the beauty of Aquidneck Island.

This article originally appeared on Newport Daily News: Aquidneck Land Trust art and writing contest winners announced