PCA Announces 2020 and 2021 Art Contest Winners for Annual Auction

Last Saturday, Portsmouth Christian Academy hosted its 26th Annual Auction, raising support for the Variable Tuition Program. This year, the auction featured art pieces from the 2020 Gallery (reserved for sale at 2021 Auction) combined with a 2021 Gallery addition, with the theme “Share your HeART: Giving, Caring, Sharing.”

Art was submitted by various members ofthe PCA community, from students Pre-K to 12, as well as from parents and other supporters in the community. All submissions were assessed by PCA’s auction team, and 2020 and 2021 Art Contest Winners were announced. Winners are listed below. Congratulations to each of these artists! Proceeds from all pieces of the Auction Art Gallery supported PCA by raising money for the Variable Tuition Program.

2020 Art Contest Winners

Home is Where the Heart is: My School, My Town, My State

Grand Prize Winner: Lily Kohl (’20) “Pinned”

Pre-K through Grade 2

• 1st: Lily Cannon (2) “Button Love”
• 2nd: Safitri Pintarelli (K) “A House of Love”
• 3rd: Natalie Otto (K) “Colorful and Sparkly Heart”
• Honorable Mention: Daniel Kerrigan (2) “PCA Campus”

Grade 3 through Grade 5

• 1st: Alexandria Child (5) “Rainbow Room”
• 2nd: Sarafina Anella (3) “The Cozy Cheery Home”
• 3rd: Weston Child (3) “My House”
• Honorable Mention: Emily Green (3) “Sweet Home”; Abigail Tan (4) “Home Sweet Heart”

Junior High

• 1st: Isaac Kohl (8) “Heart of the Mountain”
• 2nd: 6th Grade Group Project (6) “Coming Home”
• 3rd: Emma Eisner (7) “Home for the Hearts”

Upper School

• 1st: Olivia Vaccaro “Heart of Nature”
• 2nd: Emily Vaccaro “Lounging Around”
• 3rd: Thomas Osborne “Happy Yellow House”
• Honorable Mention: Abigail Vaccaro “High Altitude” ; Lily Kohl “Home for the Holidays”; Rebecca Jones “Where My Heart Beats”

Upper School Photography

• 1st: Mason Bois “A Perfect Place”
• 2nd: James Lotter “Mila”
• 3rd: Kassie Bashaw “Calm Before the Storm”

Adult Category

• 1st: Lynne Randolph “Carry the Light”
• 2nd: Laurie Bonn “Mid-day Harrisville, NH”
• 3rd: Spencer Burnham “Mr. Dust”
• Honorable Mention: Mike Gerard “Chasing the Winter Sun in Florida”

2021 Art Contest Winners

Share Your HeART: Giving, Caring, Sharing

Pre-K through Grade 2

• 1st: Emilia Pak (1) “Home at the Beach”
• 2nd: Kirsty Ella Ross (1) “Colored Heart”
• 3rd: Kamden Carreiro (1) “American Heart”
• Honorable Mention: Gabriel Green (1) “Nice, Sunny Day”; Emilie G. Sum (2) “Melted Galaxy”

Grade 3 through Grade 5

• 1st: Bella Brouillette (3) “PCA”
• 2nd: Logan Summers (5) “Outdoor Adventure”
• 3rd: Michael Azoury (4) “White Mountains”
• Honorable Mention: Iain Savard (3) “The President’s House”; Cameron Routhouska (4) “A Legend is Born”

Junior High

• 1st: Anna Tolley (6) “Caring During Covid”
• 2nd: Kaia Lawrence (6) “A Day at the Beach”
• 3rd: Hallie Brunson (8) “Christmas Kitty”
• Honorable Mention: Bhumika Prem (7) “Sunflowers”

Upper School

• 1st: Julie Stevens “Philia” (Brotherly Love)
• 2nd: Maggie Andress “Dinner at the Diner”
• 3rd: Amber (YuYang) Sun “Home”
• Honorable Mention: Lauren Vincent “Sunday Afternoon” ; Johanna Skubisz “The Breath of Life”; Simon Gu “Holding Hands”

Adult Category

• 1st: Deborah McConnell “Botanical Painting”
• 2nd: Lara Kildow “Alone Together”
• 3rd: Deborah McConnell “Bowl of Fruit”
• Honorable Mention: Jenna Noordstra “Covid Frustrations!”

Adult Photography

• 1st: Kimberly Gregson “Serenity”
• 2nd: Carroll Stevens “”