Helen Reinhold shares the judges' comments on Exeter 8th grader Aubrey Pallet's award-winning pastel

The 2023 "Nature of Nolde Forest"
Student Art Contest

Congratulations to the 56 talented young artists whose paintings, drawings and sculptures were selected for the 2023 “Nature of Nolde Forest” Student Art Contest. The quality of the artwork across all grade level categories was outstanding.
 
GRADES 1 & 2
1st Place - Lily Amodeo-Sowell, Blue Jay     
2nd Place - Manaal Garg, Wooden Bridge on Watershed trail
3rd Place - Quinn Burger, Twinkling Tree
Staff Choice - Carys Richmond, Nuthatch in Winter 

GRADES 3 & 4
1st Place - Danilyn Munoz, Great Horned Owl
2nd Place - Ava Kurowski, Friends in the Forest
3rd - Naleigha Merritt, Painted Turtle
 
GRADES 5 & 6
1st Place - Veronica Griffith, The Silent Hunter
2nd - Liliana Santiago, Birch Trees in the Winter
3rd - Jace Dorta, The Fish in the Pond
Staff Choice - Elizabeth Kratzer, Fallen Leaves
 
GRADES 7 & 8
1st Place - Aubrey Pallet, The Blaze of Nature
2nd - Madelyn Ciemiewicz, Silent Observer
3rd Place - Jarieu Bah, Stream Through the Forest
 
GRADES 9 & 10
1st Place - Joshua Griffith, The Tranquil Grove
2nd - Faith Hartman, Spotting a Spotted Newt
3rd Place - Marli Herner, A Splash of Crimson in the Forest
 
GRADES 11 & 12
1st Place - Mia Herner, A Nolde-Inspired Fantasy
2nd Place - McKenna Barker, Blue Bird
3rd Place - Abby Alston, Komorebi