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ESJ Visual Arts Students Receive Northeast Florida Scholastic Arts Awards

The ESJ Fine Arts Department is proud to share that 67 upper school visual arts students received 20 Gold Key awards, 27 Silver Key awards, and 64 honorable mentions at the 2024 North Florida Scholastic Art Awards, presented last Saturday, February 17. Students who received a Gold Key award had their work exhibited at the Jacksonville Main Library, while those who received a Silver Key award had theirs exhibited digitally. Those who received a Gold Key award will participate in the national competition.“It’s an honor to see so much great work created by the students in the northeast Florida region on display together, and having ESJ students be such a big part of that student success,” said Bob Kirk, Ceramics Instructor.

The following students received Gold Key awards:

Annie Adams (‘26), Ceramics and Glass

Noelle Bateh (‘26), Photography

Mcrae Busey (‘25), Ceramics and Glass

Katherine D’Arienzo (‘25), Photography

Aliana Freel (‘26), Photography

Declan Hammerling (‘24), Drawing & Illustration, Architecture & Industrial Design

Emily Hammond (‘25), Photography

Catie Hodges (‘26), Ceramics and Glass

Colton Kellogg (‘25), Ceramics and Glass

Chloe Korn (‘26), Photography

Carolina Martinez (‘26), Ceramics and Glass

Emory Nelson (‘24), Photography

Lilly Reed (‘25), Photography

Anabelle Rockwell (‘26), Photography

Chase Stephens (‘26), Photography

Myla Turner (‘24), Photography

Audrey Vermillion (‘25), Ceramics and Glass

Additional awards can be found here.