Digital Gallery: Art from the Chenery

More than 13,000 works of art by students in middle and high school from across the state were submitted for judging in thirteen categories in this year's annual Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards.

And 46 Belmont students, many from Belmont's Chenery Middle School, received awards.

Yet regardless of award status, it is a very high honor to have your work entered for judging in this competition, according to Chenery arts teacher Kristen Ripley.

You can visit what is happening in Ripley's art class by going to her website "Art with Ms. Ripley."

"We would like to share all of the work – award or not – with the community. At the middle school, we work hard to send the message that all artwork has value, even if that means it is not chosen by an award committee. This is why we would like to make a show that recognizes the hard work of all entrants," said Ripley who works with fellow teachers Katharine Kelley, Kathleen Byrnes and Sarah Libertini in the Chenery Art Department.

And Belmont Patch is reserving this space as a digital gallery for residents, students and art lovers to see the work being made by many talented students at the Chenery. 

The work that received Gold or Silver Key awards will be on display at the state Transportation Building in Boston until Apri

Chenery Middle School 2013 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Award Entrants 

Name, Grade, Title of Artwork. 

Laurent Brabo, grade 7, "Cars In Paris"

Chloe Brown, grade 8, "Poppop"

Tamara Chau, (1), grade 8, "Still Life"

Tamara Chau (2), grade 8, "Memory Of Home"

Thor Elfarsson, grade 7, "Mr. Skelly"

Eliza Filler, grade 7, "Soccer Portrait"

Kaila Gendron, Grade 8, "Every Step"

Alena Jaeger, grade 8, "Spook"

Bonnie Jin, grade 8, "Etude of Dreams"

Hayoung Jo, grade 8, "Untitled"

Marina Kelleher-Durkop, grade 7, "Ancestor"

Anna Matthes, grade 7, "Self Portrait"

Liana Nalbandian, grade 7, ":Tribute to My Ancestors"

Sara Nelson, grade 8, "Self Portrait"

Calista Reagan, grade 7, "Self Portrait"

Isaiah Reid, grade 8, "Holding On"

Paul Roche, grade 8, "Six Eye Portrait"

Mohammad (Faizan) Sayeed, grade 7, "Self Portrait"

Julia Siegel (1),  grade 8, "Indigo with Flower Pot" 

Julia Siegel (2), grade 8, "Chicken"

Nathanael Taylor, grade 7, "Self Portrait"

Sophia Windemuth, grade 8, "Crystal Ball" 

Eileen You, grade 8, "Gothic Portrait"

Emma Zhao (1), grade 8, "The Violinist's Dream"

Emma Zhao (2), grade 8, "Imaginary Dinner"