Students Recognized for Artistic Achievement
The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire once again recognized Kimball Union Academy students for their creativity and artistic achievement.
The Scholastic Art Awards of New Hampshire (SAANH) is a regional visual arts affiliate of the prestigious national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. There are 17 individual categories that students may enter work in, ranging from drawing to painting and sculpture to mixed media.
In 2025, 20 KUA students received awards and honorable mention. Those receiving Gold Key Awards – including six students from KUA – are automatically considered for National Awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.
“I’m excited to offer my students this opportunity to be recognized,” says ceramics teacher Ursula Fries-Herfort, whose students in grades nine through 11 took home awards. “This year marked the first time that students in my ceramics’ classes entered work in the scholastic exhibit and I was so pleased. Noteworthy as well is that three of the gold key pieces were created by students in the introductory class.”
National medalists will be announced in March.
2025 Gold Key Awards
Thatcher ’26, White Coil Vase, Ceramics & Glass
Chloe ’26, Leaf Vase, Ceramics & Glass
Zeze ’25, Snake Dragon, Ceramics & Glass
Flynn ’27, Break the Sea Surface, Ceramics & Glass
Flynn ’27, Incised Butterfly, Ceramics & Glass
Yang ’26, Lamb, Drawing & Illustration
2025 Silver Key Awards
Ella ’26, Bartholemew, Expanded Projects
Zihao ’25, Vase with Abstract Bull Decoration, Ceramics & Glass
2025 Honorable Mention Awards
William ’26, Tall Vase with Coil Decoration, Ceramics & Glass
Brock ’28, Stormy Night Teapot, Ceramics & Glass
Elliot ’26, “Jewish-American Princess”, Painting
Yang ’26, A Perspective, Painting
Yang ’26, A Perspective II, Drawing & Illustration
Yang ’26, Crystal, Digital Art
Yang ’26, Heaven and Earth, Mixed Media
Natalia ’26, Jeremiah the Snail, Ceramics & Glass
Mary ’26, Cow Butter Dish, Ceramics & Glass
Mary ’26, Woven Ceramic Basket, Ceramics & Glass
Zheng ’27, Woven Ceramic Basket, Ceramics & Glass
Grace ’27, Don’t Go!, Photography
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