The Visual Arts Department of Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) has again achieved exceptional results in this year’s Future Choices Art Show, sponsored by the Shoreline Arts Alliance.
In the Drawing category, junior Ion Gordon and senior Samantha Lee took first and second place respectively, delivering those honors to LOLHS for a third consecutive year. Also recognized in drawing were senior Meredith Kegley with the third place award, and both Caroline Cox and Natalie Rugg received Honorable Mentions.
Lyme-Old Lyme High School also took top two spots in the Painting category with senior Silja Forstein earning first place and sophomore Claudia Mergy taking second. Other award winners were Maggy Biega with an Honorable Mention in ceramics, and Alexis Kolar with an Honorable Mention in pastels.
Additional students juried into the show include Sophia Romeo, Micheline Czlapinski, Keelin Hurtt and James Kolb.
Students who reside or attend school in the 24-town Shoreline region are eligible to submit up to three works to this juried competition. Cash prizes are given for first, second and third place awards, and other prizes and scholarship awards will be announced after the opening reception this Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m., in the Sill House Gallery of Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts of the University of New Haven.
The show will run until March 8, with gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All artworks will also be available for viewing during the upcoming Region 18 Youth Art Show, also at Sill House, opening Thursday, March 17.