Shoreline Arts Alliance Announces Visual Arts Award Winners

Best In Show - Light by Chloe Haydon

Shoreline Arts Alliance is proud to announce the opening of Future Choices 2026, its 43rd annual celebration of high school visual artists. This juried exhibition, founded by Clinton artist, Earl Grenville Killeen, showcases the work of talented emerging artists from Shoreline Arts Alliance’s 24-town region—don’t miss the opportunity to see the work of some of Connecticut’s most promising artists!

This year’s exhibition includes 211 pieces of student art and displays 10 pieces submitted by the students’ art educators.

This year’s winners include:

Best in Show – Chloe Haydon, Madison

1st Place in Ceramics – KC Comerford, Madison & Madelyn Stone, Chester

2nd Place in Ceramics – Oz Ferris, Guilford

3rd Place in Ceramics – Meredith Thompson, Old Lyme

1st Place in Digital Media – Sasha Ribeiro, Middletown

2nd Place in Digital Media – Sasha Ribeiro, Middletown

3rd Place in Digital Media – Liam Jordan, Killingworth

1st Place in Drawing – Marleigh Piacenza, Old Lyme

2nd Place in Drawing – Emma Vittorio, Guilford

3rd Place in Drawing – Sienna Bari, Old Lyme

1st Place in Mixed Media – Anna Bothamley, East Hampton

2nd Place in Mixed Media - Lawton Duch, Haddam

3rd Place in Mixed Media – Brooklyn Smith, Guilford

1st Place in Painting – Sophia Shaposhnikova, Old Lyme

2nd Place in Painting – Chloe Haydon, Madison

3rd Place in Painting – Ana Cyr, Middletown

1st Place in Photography – Lucio Sanchez, Branford

2nd Place in Photography – Michael Johnson, Haddam

3rd Place in Photography – Camille Dalton, Branford

1st Place in Printmaking – Ryleigh Degnan, Haddam

2nd Place in Printmaking – Lawton Duch, Haddam

3rd Place in Printmaking – Rebecca Mitchell, Killingworth

1st Place in Woodworking – Everett Barden, Guilford & Owen Barden, Guilford

Ruth Baxter Tagliatela Award – Anna Bothamley, East Hampton

Earl Grenville Killeen Founder’s Award – Educator Clare Stone, Daniel Hand High School

Judy Street Outstanding School Award – Haddam-Killingworth High School

This year’s exhibit is once again at Flat Rock Gallery at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook. The gallery is open April 22-May 2. Hours are Wednesday-Friday from 3-6 PM, and Saturdays & Sundays from noon-4PM.

An Artists’ Reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 25 from 9AM – 12 noon.

Future Choices Exhibition Public Hours:

Mon-Tues: Closed

Wed-Fri: 3pm-6pm

Sat-Sun: 12noon-4pm

To learn more, please visit our website at www.shorelinearts.org or contact us at office@shorelinearts.org or 203.421.6739