design by alumna Brittany Armington ’12

Exhibition: March 6 - 9, 3 - 5 pm
Reception: Saturday, March 9, 3 - 5 pm
Location: 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St., Beverly, MA

Manchester-Essex Regional High School senior Riley McCarthy has been named Grand Award Winner for her piece LOST in this year's 6th Congressional District High School Art Awards. The awards will be presented Saturday, March 9, 3 - 5 pm by U.S. Representative John F. Tierney, Honorary Chairman at Montserrat College of Art’s 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot Street, Beverly, hosted by Montserrat President Stephen D. Immerman. All entries will be on display March 6 - 9, 3 - 5 pm at 301 Cabot Street, Beverly.

The award winners are as follows:

GRAND PRIZE: Riley McCarthy, LOST
Manchester-Essex Regional High School

FIRST PRIZE: Maxx Manfre, CITY
Beverly High School

SECOND PRIZE: Jose Tejada, Under Water
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School

THIRD PRIZE: Alicia Quimby, Constantino
Masconomet Regional High School

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Julia Paccone, Untitled
Manchester-Essex Regional High School

Jessica Giacchino, Necklace Series I
Masconomet Regional High School

Rachel Wallace, Moray
Newburyport High School

Claire Weaver- Zeman, Sunlight Safari
Swampscott High School

BEST OF SCHOOLS

Amesbury High School:
Jesse Magnifico, Day Trip

Bishop Fenwick High School
Amanda Harrington, Self Portrait

Danvers High School
Katherine G Lantych, Anabelle

Gloucester High School:
Jennifer Palazola, Embedded by Nature

Hamilton-Wenham Reg. High School:
Chloe Leigh, Interactions

Homeschooled, Salem: Kaitlyn Fabre, Tender Love

Ipswich High School
Luke Welling, Woodshop Exploration

Landmark School
Motoria Usovicz, Hansel and Gretel Movie Poster

Lynn Classical High School
Katherine Russell, The First Wind-Up Mouse

Lynn English High School
Jamie Mah, My Horse

Marblehead High School
Mosheh E. Tucker, Ego

Newburyport High School
Arianna Florenza, High Tea

North Andover High School
Eric Antinoro, Through My Eyes

Pentucket Reg. High School
Sarah Wiles, Ozzy

Rockport High School
Chelsea MacDowell, Self Portrait

St. John's Preparatory School
Henry Gustafson, Sea Breeze

St. Mary's High School
Maria Afflitto, Spring Beauty

Swampscott High School
Colleen Curtis, Shades of Synchronicity

Triton Reg. High School
Erin Holloran, Wilderness Walk

Wilmington High School
Savannah Hubbard, Street Performer

“I congratulate all of the talented young artists from area schools who participated in this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” Congressman Tierney said. “The competition is a great way to encourage and showcase these students’ unique skills and I know that I will be impressed by all the artwork on display during the awards ceremony on Saturday. I especially look forward to seeing Riley McCarthy prize winning artwork displayed in the Capitol building for the next year."

The exhibition was juried by Gloucester Art Collector, William Trayes and Beverly's Mingo Gallery Owner and Montserrat alumna, Katherine Romansky '07. It was open to high school students from public and private schools within the 6th Congressional District of Massachusetts, as well as high school students home-schooled within the district.

Each winner will be presented with a citation from Congressman Tierney and varying levels of scholarships to Montserrat College of Art’s Summer Pre-College Program. The grand prize winning piece will be sent to Washington, DC where it will hang in the Capitol building for one year along with winners from other Congressional districts across the country. A ceremony to congratulate all the winners will be held in Washington, DC in June.

Since 1982, more than 650,000 high school students around the nation have participated in the Congressional Art Competition. It is an opportunity for members of Congress to acknowledge the artistic talents of their young constituents and for the artwork of the district’s most gifted students to be showcased on the national stage.