Western CT State University and the Cultural Alliance of Western CT presents the inaugural Student Art Showcase. High School Students in grades 9-12 were invited to submit artwork entries for this juried exhibition at The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center.

WCSU celebrates the students contributions as a way to encourage the development of young artists as they prepare to investigate the arts in a college setting. The inaugural event hosted by WCSU seeks to provide a forum for young artists to be included in a gallery exhibition as a means to inspire continued and renewed efforts for creation of art. The arts cannot be overstated for their benefit to each generation of creatives who seek expression and engagement with a proven crucial communicating exercise that sparks numerous healthy community and professional connections. WCSU welcomes these young artists who aspire to creative heights.

Congratulations to all the High School Students whose work(s) were selected for the Showcase Exhibition!

• Arianna Alagna –  CT Homeschool
• Ellie Arcario  –  Newtown High School
• Nina Archiere –  Danbury High School
• Sarah Cartagena –  Newtown High School
• Matheus casareggio –  Danbury High School
• Schmarlee Charles –  Danbury High School
• Miriam Da Costa –  Danbury High School
• Prince Davenport –  Highville Charter School
• Madelyn DeGennaro –  Bethel High School
• Ethan Denning –  Danbury High School
• Bryana Diaz –  Newtown High School
• Alexandra DiLorenzo –  Newtown High School
• Mary Dunn –  Wethersfield High School
• Nicole Etchie –  Westover School
• Natalia Gonzales –  Ansonia High School
• Jill Guilfoyle –  St. Joseph High School
• Amanda Gujski –  St. Joseph High School
• Fayrose Hussain –  St. Joseph High School
• Lucy Jackson –  Education Without Walls
• Emily Kokoszka –  Enfield High School
• Julia Lacasse –  Saint Joseph High School
• Ava Larsen –  Newtown High School
• Lisa Liu –  St. Joseph High School
• Daira Lopez –  Danbury High School
• Emily Lu –  William H. Hall High School
• Nora Magel –  Wethersfield High School
• Puma Marx –  Newtown High School
• Alexis Mastrangelo –  Enfield High School
• Amber Mattioli –  Ace (Alternative Center for Excellence)
• Sydney Melluzzo –  Wethersfield High School
• Bailey Munroe-Ritter – Private CT High School
• Zoey Orellana –  Ansonia High School
• Jamie Xavier Ortiz –  Wethersfield High School
• Madeline Paine –  Wethersfield High School
• Lucas Parham –  Danbury High School
• Carolena Parker –  Wethersfield High School
• Anushka Patel – Private CT High School
• Grey Pomeroy –  Shepaug Valley High School
• Abby Poreda –  Enfield High School
• Amaia Potashner –  William H. Hall High School
• Nathaly Quinde –  Danbury High School
• Samuel Ramirez –  Danbury High School
• Tatiana Rivera –  St. Joseph High School
• Mariah Rodriguez –  Wethersfield High School
• Bianca Sanchez –  St. Joseph High School
• Kayla Smith –  Wethersfield High School
• Marianna Sousa –  Danbury High School
• Logan Steisel –  Danbury High School
• Selena Stevens –  Danbury High School
• River Trotter –  Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT
• Niki Tsilfides –  St. Joseph High School
• Ashley Velsmid –  Saint Joseph High School
• Emma Vincent –  Westover School
• Kayla Ward –  Wethersfield High School
• Gabriel Zagaja –  Wethersfield High School
• Emzie Zalaznick –  Bethel High School