With the assistance of Studio Art Teacher Lucy Nelson and Photography Teacher Susan Moffat, Falmouth Academy student-artists submitted their work to the annual Boston Globe Scholastic Regional Art Awards and the Small Independent School Art League (SISAL) competition this year. Eight pieces of artwork from Falmouth Academy students were recognized in the Scholastic competition and two in SISAL. “FA students were recognized out of the 5,877 total art submissions entered from students across the state in the Scholastic competition,” said Nelson. “They should be proud, especially this year.”  25 regional independent schools participate in SISAL in nine categories.

Alice Tan ’21 won two silver keys and an honorable mention for drawing and illustration; Spencer Goldsmith ’22 won an honorable mention for drawing and illustration; Sophia Venetis ’22 won a silver key for drawing and illustration; Sadie Leveque ’23 won a silver key and an honorable mention for drawing and illustration; Yaz Aubrey ’25 won a silver key for photography. 

Falmouth Academy’s emphasis on the fine and performing arts encourages students to strive for a Renaissance approach to life that celebrates creativity as well as intellectual growth. The arts cross disciplines and traditional boundaries.  

The entire school is a gallery of changing student exhibits featuring photography, ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, woodworking, calligraphy, and drawing with AutoCAD. This year, senior Tan curates the student art gallery.

Performing arts electives include stagecraft, theatre, film, jazz, instrumental chamber music, and chorus. Actors and stagecraft designers mount three or more theatre productions annually, while student musicians from all six ensembles collaborate to present a major concert each trimester.

In addition to the numerous arts electives students take, every student participates in Arts-Across-the-Curriculum, a unique program that brings art into the academic classes. 

Learn more and view amazing student artwork on our online gallery, at the 2020 Virtual Art Show.