Congratulations to our McCallum High School art students, and Mac FAA art students for receiving the following accolades in the 2021 Scholastic Art Awards. This year, the Austin Texas Art Region (presented by St. Stephens Episcopal School), received over 1200 individual submissions that were adjudicated by a panel of creative professionals.
McCallum’s award-winning students include:
| Student | Educator | Work Title | Barcode | Award | Category | ||
| Andrea | Paredes | William | Cauthern | Harmony | 13973342 | Honorable Mention | Printmaking |
| Valentina | Paredes | William | Cauthern | Fragile Waters | 13974869 | Gold Key | Printmaking |
| Diana | Hardage | Andrew | Cooke | Sink | 13943397 | Silver Key | Photography |
| Joey | Miguel | Andrew | Cooke | Worktable | 13943413 | Silver Key | Photography |
| Nadine | Del Gallo | Andrew | Cooke | Sunset Lily Pads | 13943476 | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Hana | Diamond | Andrew | Cooke | Shadow Jeff | 13943371 | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Jacob | Ernst | Andrew | Cooke | Pandemic | 13943296 | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Millicent | Ramsey | Andrew | Cooke | Sunset in the Lines | 13943437 | Honorable Mention | Photography |
| Bieke | Campos | Ana | O’Keefe | Chato | 13904393 | Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Sunny | Greenblum | Ana | O’Keefe | All My Favorite Things | 13943646 | Honorable Mention | Painting |
| Joaquin | Godines | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Chuka Soba | 13883952 | Gold Key | Painting |
| Valentina | Paredes | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | I Can’t Breathe | 13973837 | Gold Key | Painting |
| Reese | Youngblood | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Quarantine Lunch | 13972263 | Gold Key | Painting |
| Edie | Birkholz | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Slumped in Grandma’s Coat and Chair | 13985766 | Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Amaya | Collier | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Woke | 13981099 | Silver Key | Painting |
| Peyton | Dashiell | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Canine Royalty | 13851140 | Silver Key | Painting |
| Marisol | Gonzalez | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Window | 13911063 | Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Raleigh | Margulies | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Warm | 13831043 | Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Raleigh | Margulies | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Chickens | 13936502 | Silver Key | Drawing & Illustration |
| Andrea | Paredes | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | The Modern Fertility | 13973818 | Silver Key | Painting |
| Edie | Birkholz | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Flossie | 13985816 | Honorable Mention | Drawing & Illustration |
| Keira | Boehle | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Unstuck | 13958832 | Honorable Mention | Painting |
| Ruby | Borden | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | A Conversation with A Chair | 13968425 | Honorable Mention | Painting |
| Stella | Falkin | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Interwoven | 13946734 | Honorable Mention | Mixed Media |
| Gage | Sanchez | Jeff | Seckar-Martinez | Breaking the Barrier | 13832835 | Honorable Mention | Painting |
| Mia | Gomez | Carey | West | residential complex | 13984593 | Gold Key | Architecture & Industrial Design |
| Gage | Sanchez | Carey | West | True Phases | 13824557 | Gold Key | Sculpture |
| Nicholas | Wheat | Carey | West | Crystalline Vase | 13824585 | Gold Key | Ceramics & Glass |
| Olivia | Bell | Carey | West | Growing | 13939196 | Silver Key | Ceramics & Glass |
| Mason | Shackelford | Carey | West | Life’s Influences | 13824663 | Silver Key | Sculpture |
| Marisol | Gonzalez | Carey | West | Turned Up | 13910854 | Honorable Mention | Sculpture |
| Nicholas | Wheat | Carey | West | Lidded Pot | 13824616 | Honorable Mention | Ceramics & Glass |
| Jamie / Sierra | Winter | Carey | West | Mother | 13824609 | Honorable Mention | Sculpture |
You can view their award-winning work by clicking here.
St. Stephen’s is inviting all educators and award recipients to a virtual celebration of this year’s Scholastic Art awards towards the end of January and will reach out with details soon.
Award letters, certificates and keys will be mailed directly to the students.
Gold Key work is currently being reviewed at the national level in New York City by panels of creative professionals. Students will be able to log into their account at artandwriting.org to see if they received a National Medal on March 17.
Best of Luck to all Gold Keys advancing to National Adjudication!
Special thanks to our amazing teachers for their guidance, participation, and instruction:
- William Cauthern
- Andrew Cooke
- Ana O’Keefe
- Jeff Seckar-Martinez
- Carey West