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CUSHING ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE VI
2021 CUSHING ACADEMY
VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE
Each year, Cushing students produce an extraordinary number of creative pieces. This magazine highlights some of the artistic creations produced by our talented artists during the 20202021 academic year. We commend our students for their hard work, talent, progress, and willingness to share their work with others. We hope you enjoy their work as much as we do. FACULTY & PHOTOGRAPHY
Deborah Gardner - Department Chair Jeanine Eschenbach Katherine Lemieux ‘15 DESIGN
Philip Wexler
MISSION STATEMENT
Cushing Academy exists for students and develops curious, creative, and confident learners and leaders.
Cushing Academy 39 School Street Ashburnham, MA 01430 (978) 827-7000 www.cushing.org COPYRIGHT ©2021 CUSHING ACADEMY All rights to illustration, photography, and text are reserved by Cushing Academy. Artwork may not be copied, reproduced, or translated in whole or in part without written permission of Cushing Academy.
Cover by Hirokazu Yano ‘23
CUSHING ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM Cushing Academy is home to one of the most highly respected visual arts programs in secondary education. We feature classes from beginning to advanced levels in a variety of mediums, including silversmithing, ceramics, painting, drawing, architectural design, photography, and stained glass. Within our state-of-the-art Emily Fisher Landau Center for the Visual Arts, we are able to offer unique courses of study and activities using an array of professional-level equipment. Students in the Visual Arts program encounter many avenues for self-expression. Our supportive environment allows young artists to grow and learn from distinguished faculty and from each other, and to appreciate talent and creative spirit. In addition to the major coursework offered by the Academy, there are also other opportunities for artistic expression and education. These include visits by guest artists as well as field trips to museums and studios throughout New England for students to experience practical applications of artistic endeavors. Cushing also offers an intensive five-week summer program in Studio Art and Portfolio Preparation.
COURSE OFFERINGS
Lilly Corso
Drawing
Fused Glass
Painting
Silversmithing
Advanced Painting
Advanced Silversmithing
Photography
Ceramics
Advanced Photography
Advanced Ceramics
Architectural Design
Art History
Stained Glass
Portfolio
DRAWING & PAINTING Cushing’s 40’ x 80’ art studio is filled with natural light and is the ideal space for students pursuing painting, drawing, and architectural design. The studio also serves as a space for art shows, demonstrations, and workshops.
Michelle Liang
Talia Trigg
Liam Munhall 2
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Michael Bertin
Julie Zhu
Pheobe Zhang
Liam Munhall
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Talia Trigg 3
Eunah Kim
Judy Song
Cindy Zeng 4
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Eunah Kim
Michelle Liang
Salina Cai
Chris Johnson
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Judy Song
Cindy Zeng
Cindy Zeng
Judy Song 6
Alex Oh
Eunsoo Kim CUSHING ACADEMY
Alex Oh
Yimo “Billy” Pan
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Sylvia Chessin
Yimo “Billy” Pan
Eva Li
Joann Ramirez 7
METALSMITHING In our metalsmithing studio, students learn to make jewelry as well as flatware and hollowware. This space is ideal for learning the full range of stone cutting and faceting, as well. The Academy also has an impressive collection of historic metalsmithing tools, some dating back to the 1800s.
Matthew Bertin
Ethan Manning
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Brady Horgan
Ethan Manning
Emmy Archuleta
Matthew Bertin
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Sarah Buchsbaum
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Brady Horgan
Yuze “Joe” Jiang Name
Courtney Lilley
Mathew Angela Bertin Ye
Austin Herrera
Lexi Browell
Name
Jack Lavalle
Justin Masteralexis
Name
Jamie Ryan
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Ryan Bertin
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Lily Wilcox
Lily Wilcox
Liam Munhall Name
Lily Brazis
Sarah Buchsbaum
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Lexi Browell
Jamie Ryan
Emmy Archuleta
Lily Wilcox
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GLASS STUDIO Cushing’s glass program combines the art of stained glass with contemporary methods. Our students study glass cutting, soldering, and fusing and learn to create bowls, plates, platters, pendants, and lampshades. Students work with copper foil, aluminum/lead solder, fused glass, stringers, frit, dichroic glass and hand rolled stained glass.
Anabelen Zaragoza
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Anabelen Zaragoza
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Katie Dolan
Lilly Corso
Sage Desai
Bryer Cagle
Grace McGovern
Kevin Yuen
Class Test
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Brian Lemay
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Gabrielle Shea FrostBertrand
Yue “Molly” Wang
Matthew McFadden
Matthew McFadden
Katie Dolan
Stone Evans
Bryer Cagle
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Katie Dolan
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Judy Song
Grace McGovern
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Lilly Corso
Bryer Cagle
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CERAMICS Students interested in trying their hand at pottery and sculpture have the very best equipment and supplies at their fingertips in Cushing’s ceramics studio. The studio offers nine Brent wheels as well as a slab roller, an extruder, and several kilns, both electric and raku. The large space provides plenty of room for instruction as well as individual work.
Dahwon Jung
Taichi Aikawa
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Dahwon Jung
Madison Twombly
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Kloe Martin
Tyra Humphres
Amelia Arthur
Taichi Aikawa Kloe Martin
Isaac Adegoke
Paige Wodarski
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Alexa Hale
Molly Hart
Maddie Twombly
Taichi Aikawa
Maddie Twombly
Isaac Adegoke 18
Paige Wodarski
Molly Hart
Becca Martin CUSHING ACADEMY
Becca Martin
Dahwon Jung
Alexa Hale
Becca Martin and Dahwon Jung
Becca Martin
Dylan Miller
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Rylie Jones
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Hank Xu
Hank Xu
Bryer Cagle
PHOTOGRAPHY At Cushing, photography students learn the entire process of traditional black and white film photography. Our studio includes an area to develop black and white film and a group darkroom with ten enlargers for students to make their own black and white prints. For more advanced photography students, we offer a digital photography class where students use Macs, Photoshop, and Epson printers.
Conor Mullin
Josie McFadden
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Bryer Cagle
Giovanni Tam
Cassie Smith
Adrian Uchidiuno
Cassie Smith
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Casey Wood
Naima Vazquez-Benson
Zahira Branch
Jackson Dorrington
Jackson Dorrington
Nikita Belkin
Cassie Smith
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Sylvia Chessin
Josie McFadden
Sylvia Chessin
Conor Mullin
Josie McFadden
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ARCHITECTURE In the Academy’s Architectural Design class, students learn to draft a blueprint and construct a sustainable structure. Students explore the conservation of natural resources while designing safe, healthy, and attractive living spaces.
Bade Adeosun
Alba Trier
Bade Adeosun
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Dan Lichtman
Erin Rutherford
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Dan Lichtman
Dan Lichtman
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Yichen “Jack” Ji
Tyler Ro
Yichen “Jack” Ji
Tyler Ro
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Tyler Ro
Erin Rutherford 2021 VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE
Erin Montigny
Nacho Dominguez 25
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS Cushing visual artists received 45 awards this year from the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Congratulations to Eunsoo Kim ‘22 and Tyler Ro ‘21, who earned top honors as National Medalists. As part of receiving the highest accolades, Eunsoo Kim’s digital work, “Fish VanGogh,” and Tyler Ro’s architecture piece, “Harmony of Individualism,” will be a part of the National Award online exhibition. Cushing had an impressive 11 Gold Key awards; all Gold Key recipients advanced to have their works judged at the national level. Our students also earned 16 Silver Keys and 18 Honorable Mentions. For the Massachusetts region, there were 5,800 total entries.
Eunsoo Kim
Tyler Ro
ADDITIONAL CUSHING STUDENTS WHO EARNED RECOGNITION IN THE SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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Remy Dai ’23
Gold Key - Digital Art
Shenhao Jiang ’23
Honorable Mention - Printmaking
Eunah Kim ’22
Gold Key - Drawing & Illustration Gold Key - Painting Silver Key - Illustration
Eunsoo Kim ’22 Eva Li ’21
Gold Key and Two Silver Key - Digtial Art Silver Key and Three Honorable Mention - Painting Two Honorable Mention - Architecture & Industrial Design
Yvette Luo ’21
Gold Key and Honorable Mention - Painting
Silver Key - Digital Art Honorable Mention - Art Portfolio
Yimo “Billy” Pan ’21
Two Silver Keys - Drawing & Illustration Two Honorable Mentions - Drawing & Illustration
Joann Ramirez ’21
Silver Key and Honorable Mention - Photography
Yewon Seul ’22
Gold Key and Honorable Mention - Painting
Cindy Zeng ’21
Gold Key and Four Honorable Mentions - Digital Art Gold Key and Silver Key - Painting; Silver Key - Ceramics & Glass Silver Key - Art Portfolio Honorable Mention - Drawing & Illustration
Tianyue “Phoebe” Zhang ’23 Gold Key - Painting Yuxin “Julie” Zhu ’22
Silver Key - Sculpture
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Joann Ramirez
Remy Dai
Eunsoo Kim
Joann Ramirez
Yimo “Bill” Pan
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Tyler Ro
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Yimo “Bill” Pan
Yimo “Bill” Pan
Yimo “Bill” Pan
Yichen “Jack” Ji
Tyler Ro
Eunah Kim 28
Tyra Humphreys CUSHING ACADEMY
ART PORTFOLIO
Advanced art students who are in the process of preparing a portfolio of their work for college applications have the opportunity to participate in our Art Portfolio course. This allows them to develop a cohesive body of work that represents their overall achievement in art. Portfolio students devise projects that cover a variety of media, techniques, and themes. Instruction in presentation is also offered. Students can choose one or a combination of the following: drawing, painting, ceramics, metalsmithing, stained glass, photography, and architectural drawing. Portfolio may be taken each semester and earns credit as a major course or a major afternoon activity. Many Cushing graduates have gone on to prestigious art schools and are enjoying professional careers in the arts. Below is a list of colleges and universities attended by recent alumni. Art Center College of Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
Boston University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Carnegie Melon University
School of Visual Arts
Montserrat College of Art
Skidmore College
The New School/Parsons School of Design
Stanford University
Purdue University
Tufts University
Rhode Island School of Design
University of California, Davis
Roger Williams University
University of California, San Diego
More than 150 Cushing Academy alumni are accomplished artists: photographers, painters, sculptors, architects, metalsmiths, art historians, fashion designers, gemologists, graphic designers, industrial designers, and more. Cushing Academy’s Arts Affinity Group aims to help bridge the connection among alumni artists and allow future alumni a glimpse of what they can do in their professional lives. To join, visit www.cushing.org/artsaffinity.
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