NHS Student Receives National Art Recognition

Valeria Ramon received National Recognition for her sculpture, “Nuestro Pasado es Nuestro Futuro” in the K-12 National Ceramics Exhibition in Tampa, Fla., when she received an “Artistic Merit Award” for the piece.

Valeria’s piece was one of the 148 pieces chosen out of 1,160 entries from across the country in statewide exhibitions. Valeria is a senior at Newtown High School, and she has plans to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the fall.

The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition is an annual juried ceramic competition for Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) students in the United States. Designed to showcase the best K-12 ceramic work made in the country, the exhibition takes place in a different city each year in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). The NCECA conference is the preeminent ceramic event in the United States annually, gathering professionals from universities, colleges, museums, art galleries, and the ceramic arts world to a host city to view exhibitions, demonstrations, talks and other ceramic events.