Artists respond to, reflect, and help to produce the world that we live in, and in doing so, provide different ways to understand our own experiences. Likewise, making art asks people to process their experiences in ways that are communal, shared, and public. As part of WPI’s Arts and Science Week, we invited art from our community, and we are delighted to showcase that art and celebrate the winners and runners up in 4 categories: visual arts, performance, craft-based arts, and creative writing.
Grand Prize
- Camryn Berry (student), “Connecting….”— grand prize winner
- theme: Communication in a Virtual World
See the winning entries:
Use the menu at the top of the page to see all entries by category, or to visit the 3D virtual art walk
- Camryn Berry – Connecting
(Student Submission) Theme: Communication in a Virtual World Medium: Multimedia (graphite, pen, colored pencil, and colored paper) Artist - Elizabeth Long Lingo – My garden withstands the storms
(Faculty Submission) Theme: Identity, Agency, and Optimism in a Pandemic Medium: Metal Sculpture Artist Statement: I have foundRead More Elizabeth Long Lingo – My garden withstands the storms
- Nasim Mansuri – Company
(Student Submission) Theme: Alone Together Artist Statement: The most interesting part of quarantine has been seeing how constant - Karen Sharpe – Other Voices
(Staff Submission) Theme: None Artist Statement: Pre-pandemic, I was on the road a lot, which made it - SloGrass – Bossa Dorado
(Faculty, Alum, and Others Submission) Theme: Human Connection in a Virtual World Artist Statement: SloGrass has been entertaining - Hannah Miller – Quarantine
(Student Submission) Theme: Home Medium: Digital Illustration Artist Statement: For this piece, I chose to focus on the - Patricia Bergmann – Dreaming
(Staff Submission) Theme: Ourselves in the World Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper Artist Statement: My daughter and - Cynthia Woehrle – Airport Hill Triptych
(Staff Submission) Theme: Before, During, and After Medium: Oil on Panel Artist Statement: Airport Hill Triptych is inspired - Alexandra Meraz – Untitled
(Student Submission) Theme: Identity, Agency, and Optimism in a Pandemic Artist Statement: This submission is meant to represent - Natalie Milgram – Untitled
(Student Submission) Theme: Before, During, and After Artist Statement: I painted this in response to the theme: Before, - Abigail Rauch – Untitled
(Student Submission) Theme: Empathy in Challenging Times Medium: Oil Paint Artist Statement: At the beginning of the pandemic, - Ali Saeed – Fly Away
(Student Submission) Artist Statement: This pandemic has served as a very inspiring moment for me. I created a
Craft-based
- Elizabeth Long: Lingo (assistant professor), “My garden withstands the storms” — winner
- theme: Identity, Agency, and Optimism in a Pandemic
Creative Writing
- Nasim Mansuri (student), “Company” — winner
- theme: Alone Together
- Karen Sharp (staff), “Other Voices”—honorable mention
- theme: Ourselves in the World
Performance
- Ali Saeed (student), “Fly Away” — winner
- theme: Community in Isolation
- Group music Slow Grass (alumni), “Bossa Dorado” — honorable mention
- theme: Human Connection in a Virtual World
Visual Arts
- Hannah Miller (student), “Quarantine” — winner
- theme: Home
- Patricia Bergmann (staff), “Dreaming” — winner
- theme: Art and Creativity in the Time of Covid,
- Cynthia Woehrle (staff), , “Airport Hill Triptych” –- honorable mention
- theme: Before, During, and After
- Alexandra Meraz (student), Untitled — honorable mention
- theme of Identity Agency and Optimism in a Pandemic
- Natalie Milgram (student), untitled — honorable mention
- theme: Before, During, and After
- Abigail Rauch (student), Untitled — honorable mention
- theme of Empathy in Challenging Times