
Festival of Young Artists
2025 Selected Works
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Congratulations to all of the young artists who have been selected to be featured in the 2025 Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists. Your work will be featured in our online gallery and at the live festival event on Sunday, June 1 at SPAC.
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Check back here on May 5th to see the updated gallery featuring all of the selected works!
Visual Art
Outstanding Artist Award Winner:
Fang, Jenny, Grade 11, Shenendehowa, Arise, Acrylic Paint
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Selected Works:
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Ahmed, Samaita, Grade 12, Shaker High School, Which Path?, Digital Photography and Digital Painting
Amiteye, Ellis, Grade 12, Saratoga Springs High School, Playground, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Oil Pastel
Belden, Sydnea, Grade 11, Fort Edward High School, Looking at Charley, Charcoal
Boyce, Brandy, Grade 11, South Glens Falls High School, The Reign of God, Other
Brownell, Elliot, Grade 12, Johnstown High School, Flurries, Ink, Color Pencil, and Gouache
Brueggemann, Peter, Grade 12, Saratoga Springs High School, Spread Love, Watercolor, Colored Pencil
Byraju, Harika, Grade 11, Shaker High School, School of Fish, Watercolor, Ink
Catalano, Eleonora, Grade 12, Augustine Classical Academy, Hope, Linocut
Cortes, Megan, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, Jellyfish, Colored Pencil
Cummins, Molly, Grade 12, Schuylerville High School, Afterglow, Acrylic/Watercolors
Dean, Carolyn, Grade 11, Fort Ann Central School, Cross Hatching, Pen and Ink
DePalma, Andrew, Grade 11, Hudson Falls High School, Chess Game, Photography
Dodds, Samantha, Grade 12, Saratoga Springs High School, Eyes Open, 35mm Photograph
Draper, Lauren, Grade 10, Johnstown High School, Snapshots, Watercolor
Dudek, Ellie, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, Orca Bubbles, Colored Pencil
Fang, Jenny, Grade 11, Shenendehowa, Arise, Acrylic Paint
Gupta, Hans, Grade 12, Shaker High School, Ensnared, Digital Photo of Acrylic Painting
Helrich, Grace, Grade 12, Schuylerville High School, Butterflies, Digital Drawing
Hurlburt, Olivia, Grade 11, Fort Ann Central School, 360-Degree Vision, Mixed Media
Iannacone, Andrew, Grade 9, Shaker High School, Self Portrait, Charcoal
Jones, Victoria, Grade 10, Saratoga Springs High School, Cathedral, Gouache
Kay, Charlotte, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, Tiger Face, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Collage
King, Angelica, Grade 11, Hudson Falls High School, Skull, Charcoal
Klena, Ashley, Grade 9, Johnstown High School, Untitled, Collage
Leggett, Paige, Grade 12, South Glens Falls High School, The Cathedral in Paris, Mixed Media
Lin, Lydia, Grade 11, Shaker High School, Stargazing, Acrylic on Canvas
Lopez, Valeria, Grade 12, Hudson Falls High School, Pear, Acrylic/Watercolors
Lusignan, Theo, Grade 11, South Glens Falls Senior High School, After-Image, Other
Lyons, Emily, Grade 10, South Glens Falls High School, Sunsets with Poppy, Other
Mahoney, Mary, Grade 11, Fort Ann Central School, Babbling Brook, Photography
McDougall, Keira, Grade 12, Broadalbin-Perth Jr/Sr High School, The Silverback, Acrylic Paint
McKinney, Caitlin, Grade 11, Shaker High School, Tranquility, Acrylic on Canvas
McNay, Keiran, Grade 11, Bethlehem Central High School, Bathed in the Light of the Sun, Oil Paint
Miner, Ashton, Grade 11, Lake George JR/SR High School, Sunset Cruise, Photography
Moon, Madison, Grade 12, North Warren Central School, Perturbed, Photography
Mosher, Riley, Grade 12, North Warren CSD, Handstand, Mixed Media
Nabi, Negina, Grade 10, Shaker High School, Who am I?, Digital Photo
Ogden, Carson, Grade 11, South Glens Falls High School, Heat In The Jungle, Photography
Palermo, Skylar, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, World In Hand, Graphite
Pipino, Sarah, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, Disney Castle, Gouache
Prindle, Nora, Grade 12, Hudson Falls High School, Fat Bird, Acrylic/Watercolors
Reynolds, Regina, Grade 11, Hadley-Luzerne JR/Senior High, Furry Friend, Pencil
Rhatigan, Ava, Grade 10, Shaker High School, Knotted, Colored Pencil
Roe, Lillie, Grade 12, Hadley-Luzerne JR/SR High School, The Other Side, Mixed Media
Roe, Janey, Grade 11, Hadley-Luzerne JR/Senior High, Lost In The In Between, Mixed Media
Rosko, Maya, Grade 11, Saratoga Springs High School, Hands In Motion, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Pen, Collage
Ryan, Eve, Grade 10, North Warren Central School, Smile, Pencil
Santiago, Gabrielle, Grade 12, Scotia-Glenville High School, Koily Hair, Watercolor/Pen
Schwab, Lilly, Grade 12, South Glens Falls High School, Lillys and Lillies, Pencil
Sharath, Shreya, Grade 10, Shaker High School, Adbutham, Acrylic
Sheffield, Charlotte, Grade 12, Saratoga Springs High School, Lantern Light Sister, Acrylic
Sheppard, Layna, Grade 12, South Glens Falls Senior High School, My Journey Through Teeth, Mixed Media
Shrestha, Safia, Grade 9, South Glens Falls High School, Old Me, Pencil
Smith, Olivia, Grade 9, South Glens Falls High School, Bright, Other
Stevens, Elizabeth, Grade 10, Glens Falls High School, Mercer Street, Pencil
Taylor-LaBarge, Violet, Grade 9, Hudson Falls High School, Dragon's Eye, Mixed Media
VanGuilder, Kittery, Grade 11, Hadley-Luzerne JR/Senior High, Interstellar, Pen and Ink
Varney, Kyley, Grade 11, Fort Edward High School, Sobriety, Charcoal
Ventura, Camilla, Grade 11, Johnstown High School, Untitled, Mixed Media
Weller, Jaella, Grade 11, South Glens Falls High School, From Within…, Charcoal
Whitney, Dean, Grade 12, Fort Ann Central School, Waiting at the Tee Box, Oil Pastel
Williams, Addison, Grade 10, South Glens Falls Senior High School, My Sundae Glasses, Other
Wilt, Jo, Grade 12, Saratoga Springs High School, Gumzilla, Colored Pencil
Zahoor, Azad, Grade 11, Scotia-Glenville High School, Finally at Peace, Watercolor/Ink
Zimmerman, Olivia, Grade 10, Saratoga Springs High School, Hibiscus Ballet, Colored Pencil
Literary Art
Outstanding Artist Award Winner:
Zhang, Gianna, Grade 9, “in the gaps we dream”, Shaker High School
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Billa, Priya, Grade 11, “Unheard”, Shaker High School
Bradley, Eden, Grade 8, “Firefly Constellations”, The Waldorf School
Combs, Noah, Grade 10, “The Summiter's Solace”, Hudson Falls High School
Dodds, Samantha, Grade 12, “squint”, Saratoga Springs City School District
Foster, Morgan, Grade 12, “One out of 294”, Greenwich Central School District
Kassem, Nawaf, Grade 11, “Murmurs”, Shaker High School
Lumbra, Isabelle, Grade 11, “My Dearest Uncle”, Schuylerville Central School District
Sheehan, Allison, Grade 9, “Love, Your Best Friend”, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District
Sinha, Sneha, Grade 11, “Untitled”, Shaker High School
Selected Works:
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Performing Arts
Outstanding Artist Award Winner:
Wonder, Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet
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Bedell, Audrey, Grade 12, Ballston Spa (co-choreographer)
Hong, Emeline, Grade 10, Saratoga Springs
Richter, Theresa, Grade 10, Saratoga Springs
Sackal, Lyla, Grade 9, Shenendehowa
Spoor, Lily, Grade 10, Saratoga Springs
Yang, Iris, Grade 12, Shenendehowa, (co-choreographer) ​​​
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Selected Works:
Saratoga Springs High School Fiddle Club, Grades 9-12, Saratoga Springs CSD
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Caffe Lena School of Music, Grades 8-12, Maleri, Ananda, Jack, Hunter, Harrison, Pilar, and Annie
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Surabhi Iyer, Grade 9, Indian Carnatic Classical Music Presentation - Raga Alapana (Improvisation) and Kriti (Song), Shenendehowa High School
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Helayna Finsel, Grade 12, The Test Of Time, Myers Ballet School
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Hasini Gajendran, Grade 10, Indian Classical Dance Performance(Bharatanatyam), Shaker High School
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Stacy Chen, Grade 11, pursuit of surroundings, Emma Willard School
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Albany Korean School, Grades 5-12, Samul Nori, Bryan Huh, Sean Kang, Daniel Woo, Joseph Kim, Yulhee Lee, Jia Yim, Simon Sung, Sean Sung, Ain Jung
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Dance Connection Performance Ensemble, Grades 9-12, Hope, Schenectady High School Rayna Brewer, Zuny Cruceta, Angel Duke, Janae Gardner, Isabella Gentile, Takai Gibson, Shailyn Marichal, Veverlyn Marrero Martinez, Khashey Martin, Jordyn McBride, Mikala Moore, Shalia Moore, Pamelia Nyemah, Alana Pomykaj, Zahiyah Smith, Ny'Asia Stanford, and Christian Watson
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ESYO - SPAC Student Composition Contest
Outstanding Artist Award Winner:
Guo, Siyi, Grade 12, Rose-colored Glasses and Hatred-filled Eyes, Guilderland High School ​​​​