Kindergarten 
Paper, Colored Pencil, Construction Paper, Sharpie,Glue, and Sequins 
Readfield Elementary School 
Readfield, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Nicole Blake 

Queen Elizabeth likes the color purple and a good ruffley dress. Monroe says she really enjoyed doing the project, and chose to do a queen because she is a girl, and girls like queens.

Kindergarten 
Crayon and Tempera Paint 
Boothbay Region Elementary School 
Boothbay Harbor, ME  
Lincoln County 
Teacher: Jessica Nadeau

1st Grade 
Collage Created With Watercolor Resist, Ink & Color Pencil 
William H. Rowe School 
Yarmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Emily Landry 

1st Grade 
Collage 
Village Elementary School 
York, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Alexis Kochka

1st Grade 
Soft and Oil Pastels 
Gerald E Talbot Community School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Sam O’Connor

1st Grade 
Oil Pastels and Tempera Cake Paint  
Dayton Consolidated School  
Dayton, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Justine Frappier 

2nd Grade 
Tempera Paint & Sharpie 
Waynflete School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Mary Rehak

2nd Grade 
Clay & Tempera Paint 
Blue Point Primary School 
Scarborough, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Jessica Chaples

2nd Grade 
Oil Pastels 
Falmouth Elementary School 
Falmouth, ME  
Cumberland County County 
Teacher: Kirsten Hackett

2nd Grade 
Pen and Ink 
Pleasant Hill Primary School 
Scarborough, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Jessica Chaples 

2nd Grade 
Oil Pastel, Glue 
Ocean Avenue Elementary School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Julia Gordon 

2nd Grade 
Oil Pastel, Sharpie, Watercolors 
Songo Locks Elementary School 
Naples, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Evelyn Abrams

Tropical Island showing Reflectional Symmetry.

3rd Grade 
Watercolor, Sharpie, Pencil 
Wells Elementary School 
Wells, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Jenna Larochelle-Parry

3rd Grade 
Colored Pencil 
East End Community School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Melissa Maher

3rd Grade 
Collage 
Congin Elementary School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Andy Jones

4th Grade 
Colored Pencil and Tempera Paint 
Canal Elementary School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Andy Jones

4th Grade 
Oile Pastels 
Crooked River Elementary school 
Casco, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Evelyn Abrams 

4th Grade 
Watercolor and Block Printing Ink 
Raymond Elementary School 
Raymond, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Brenda McGuinness

4th Grade 
Tempera Paint, Posca Marker, On Paper 
Yarmouth Elementary School 
Yarmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Ashley Shoukimas

My inspiration for this artwork was a sword shimmering in the sunlight. I want people to recognize that people who go into battle don't necessarily want to be there. I am proud of how I created the sword blade by blending my paint colors.

4th Grade 
Linoleum Print 
Berwick Academy 
South Berwick, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Caryn Smith

4th Grade 
Graphite Pencil and Colored Pencils  
Falmouth Elementary School  
Falmouth , ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Luke Hadley

4th Grade 
Collaged Paper, Crayon, Sharpie, Pencil  
Saccarappa Elementary School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Fairen Stark 

I want people to know that I worked hard on it. My favorite part of my artwork is the frog because I liked designing it. Something I would do differently in the future is add more collage.

5th Grade 
Colored Pencil 
Lisbon Community School 
Lisbon, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Tracy Ginn 

My work is about how different tastes affect our mood.

5th Grade 
Colored Pencil, Sharpie and Paint Markers 
Westbrook Middle School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Abby Jacobs

5th Grade 
Oil Pastel 
Albert S. Hall School 
Waterville, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Jaice Drozd

5th Grade 
Mixed Media, Tempera Paint, Oil Pastel, Collage On Paper 
Rowan Connor 
Narragansett Elementary School, Gorham, Maine, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Laurie Chiasson 

6th Grade 
Pencil and Paper 
Middle School of the Kennebunks 
Kennebunk, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Megan McConagha

6th Grade 
Painted Paper, Glue 
Lincoln Middle School 
Portland Maine, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Audrey Parker

I made the ocean, making sure I added details. I made Martin Luther King Jr., I'm very proud of that!

6th Grade 
Watercolor  
Lyman Moore Middle School  
Portland , ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Jessica Crowley

6th Grade 
Paper 
Berwick Academy 
South Berwick, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Lisa Long 

6th Grade 
Acrylic On Canvas Board 
Appleton Village School 
Appleton, ME  
Knox County 
Teacher: Miki Glasser

6th Grade 
Graphite and Permanent Marker 
Waterville Junior High School 
Waterville, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Jaice Drozd

7th Grade
Pencil
Lake Region Middle School
Naples, ME
Cumberland County
Teacher: Paige Cherrington

7th Grade 
Oil Pastel On Black Construction Paper 
Biddeford Middle School 
Biddeford, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Rachel Carswell

7th Grade 
Digital Design, Procreate 
Thornton Academy Middle School 
Saco, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Josh Dracup

7th Grade 
Mixed Media and Collage 
King Middle School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Matt Tanzi

7th Grade 
Oil Pastel 
Brunswick Junior High School 
Brunswick, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Cory Bucknam

7th Grade 
Tempera Paint On Strathmore Bristol 
Frank H. Harrison Middle School 
Yarmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Mike Hickey

8th Grade 
Digital Painting 
Gorham Middle School  
Gorham , ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Hannah West

8th Grade 
Digital, Kleki.Com and Photo 
Oak Hill Middle School 
Sabattus, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Jen Williams

8th Grade 
Drawing In Pencil, On Paper 
Woolwich Central School 
Woolwich, ME  
Sagadahoc County 
Teacher: Laura Devin

This piece is based on the idea of getting too close to someone. It was created to show how people can control your heart, how people can manipulate those things you can do. It all happens when you let them get "Too Close."

8th Grade 
Wire 
Westbrook Middle School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Melissa Perkins 

8th Grade 
Watercolor and Sharpie 
Waterville Junior High School 
Waterville, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Hope Lord

8th Grade 
Found Papers and Glue 
Middle School of the Kennebunks 
Kennebunk, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Justine Lasdin

My artwork is all about skateboard stair sets. I used collage and mixed media to create this piece, combining different materials to show how exciting these stair sets can be. Whenever I see a stair set, I feel a strong urge to grab my skateboard and ride down it. It’s not just about the stairs, it’s about the thrill and adventure that comes with skateboarding.

8th Grade 
Colored Pencil and Ink 
Brunswick Junior High School 
Brunswick, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Kari McCarthy

9th Grade 
Graphite On Paper 
South Portland High School 
South Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Justin Fell

9th Grade 
Acrylic On Canvas Panel 
Camden Hills Regional High School 
Rockport, ME  
Knox County 
Teacher: Carolyn Brown

9th Grade 
Graphite & Color Pencil 
Casco Bay High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Alexandra Taraschi

9th Grade 
Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Sharpie, Pencil, Collage 
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 
South Paris, ME  
Oxford County 
Teacher: Maranda Blaquiere (Parent) 

I recreated the album cover for ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ by Chappel Roan, a queer pop artist whose music I’ve been enjoying since last year. Although my traditional art style and my digital art style are usually quite different, especially with how I shade in each medium, I decided to try drawing my digital art style in a traditional format. Chappel Roan is important to me, as a queer youth seeing other queer folk succeed in life while being out and open is incredibly inspiring to me.

9th Grade 
Watercolor On Paper 
Portland High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Elise Pelletier

10th Grade 
Colored Pencil and Pen 
Deering High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Chad Hart 

10th Grade 
Graphite Pencil 
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 
South Paris, ME  
Oxford County 
Teacher: Anne Townsend 

10th Grade 
Mixed Media 
Richmond High School 
Richmond , ME  
Sagadahoc County 
Teacher: Jeffrey Orth

10th Grade 
Acrylic, White Canvas, My X-Ray,Transparent Printer Paper, Glue Stick, and Clear Tape. 
Freeport High School 
Freeport, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Kimberly Medsker-Mehalic 

I wanted to do a project focusing more on my lungs because Cystic Fibrosis affects them a lot. I had the idea of using my latest Xray to show evidence of my lungs having CF. I first painted with acrylics my body so that I could put the X-ray over it. I then printed the X-ray on transparent paper.

10th Grade 
Dyed Wool 
Belfast Area High School 
Belfast, ME  
Waldo County 
Teacher: Heidi O'Donnell 

My artwork was created to spread awareness of the plight of endangered species such as the green sea turtle. I chose the green sea turtle because I am generally interested in sea creatures and what is happening to their environment. I initially drew the turtle based on a photograph to create my project. Then, I felted my piece using my drawing and the photograph as a reference.

10th Grade 
Wool and Felt 
Westbrook High School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Charlotte Caron 

10th Grade 
Graphite and Charcoal Pencil 
Skowhegan Area High School 
Skowhegan, ME  
Somerset County 
Teacher: Katie Martikke 

10th Grade 
Mixed Media Including Card Stock and Glue 
Skowhegan Area High School 
Skowhegan, ME  
Somerset County 
Teacher: Robert Hernandez

10th Grade 
Charcoal  
Brunswick High School  
Brunswick , ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Brad Williams

Impermanence is the nature of charcoal drawing- nothing is permanent until you decide so, and this lifts a great weight off your shoulders. When looking back on photos of the project, it wasn't the final result that intrigued me, but the steps along the way. I preferred seeing the work in progress, how the lines seemed to shift and move as if they were alive.

10th Grade 
Mixed Media Including Card Stock and Glue 
Skowhegan Area High School 
Skowhegan, ME  
Somerset County 
Teacher: Robert Hernandez

10th Grade 
Watercolor and Micron Pen 
Morse High School 
Bath, ME  
Sagadahoc County 
Teacher: Heather O'Neil 

10th Grade 
Oil Pastel 
Scarborough High School 
Scarborough, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Erin Landry-Fowler

10th Grade 
Mixed Media Including Card Stock and Glue 
Skowhegan Area High School 
Skowhegan, ME  
Somerset County 
Teacher: Robert Hernandez

11th Grade 
Glazed Ceramic 
Waterville Senior High School 
Waterville, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Suzanne Goulet 

11th Grade 
Acrylic On Canvas  
Waterville Senior High School Alternative Art 
Waterville, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Jessica Jones

11th Grade 
Silver Print 
Cape Elizabeth High School 
Cape Elizabeth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Rosamond Gross 

11th Grade 
Acrylic On Canvas 
Yarmouth High School 
Yarmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Holly Houston 

My artwork is inspired by Maine Artist, Dean McCrillis, who uses similar colors and subject matter in his work, but instead of doing a random animal, I chose to paint my dog. This is because I wanted to paint something I cared about, and I knew I’d put effort into it. It’s more than just an assignment now, it genuinely means something to me, especially as my dog gets older. I tried to have positive emotions like love and happiness linked with the colors I used because that’s how I see my dog. Some of my goals as an artist are to paint more loosely and stop stressing about the little things, as well as work with more animals as my subjects. This piece helped me work towards both of these goals because I got to paint an animal, as well as follow an art style that I’m not used to.

11th Grade 
Watercolor Pencils 
Leavitt Area High School 
Turner, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Iva Damon

This piece was meant to tell a story. The assignment was to mix an element of reality with one of fantasy, and my art teacher gave me this idea. NASA sent a satellite named Juno to take pictures of Jupiter and its moons, but it just so happens that these objects in space also have names that translate to characters in Greek mythology. Juno is the Roman version of Hera, Jupiter is the Roman version of Zeus, and Jupiter's moons are named after people with whom he had affairs. So the irony is that while in the literal sense, it's just a satellite taking pictures of planets, in the symbolic sense, it's like Hera is exposing her husband by taking pictures of him with his paramours.

11th Grade 
Mixed Media 
Morse High School 
Bath, ME  
Sagadahoc County 
Teacher: Constance Panetski

11th Grade 
Acrylic Paint, Collage 
Scarborough High School 
Scarborough, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Olivia Shea

11th Grade 
Pastel 
Mt. Ararat High School 
Topsham, ME  
Sagadahoc County 
Teacher: Christine Del Rossi

What is the beauty I see in Maine's coast? This question is important to me because I have lived in Maine my whole life. I love the beauty every season has to offer and my goal is to get people to recognize the beautiful landscapes all along Maine’s coast. Pastels allow me to get the textures of the water right and allow me to easily get the mixed colors of the sky. I want to portray my ideas about the beauty Maine’s coast.

11th Grade 
Photography 
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 
South Paris, ME  
Oxford County 
Teacher: Cindi Kugell 

For as long as I can remember I've had a passion for the railroad, and this semester I found my passion for photography. I learned how to take photos on an analog camera and how to take great pictures on a digital camera. This photograph was taken on my cell phone and edited in Snapseed. I looked at the toy photography of Jerry Business and that inspired me to take pictures of my HO Scale models. I used my Bachmann C&O USRA 0-6-0 as it was small, durable, and easy to transport. To put the cherry on top I used little bits of cotton to create a steam effect to make it seem more realistic. I used a short Depth of Field and I took the photo from a worm's eye view to make the train seem life sized.

11th Grade 
Acrylic On Hand Stretched Canvas 
Berwick Academy 
South Berwick, Maine, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Raegan Russell

11th Grade 
Photography- Nikon Z6II With 24-200mm F4-6.3 Lens 
Thornton Academy 
Saco, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Lori Smith

11th Grade 
Acrylic Paint On Canvas 
Foxcroft Academy 
Dover-Foxcroft, ME  
Piscataquis County 
Teacher: Martha Ladd

A preprinted black and white painting on canvas that I repainted using bright colors with some cool imagery I added in as well.

11th Grade 
Glazed Ceramic 
Deering High School  
Portland , ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Emily Serway

12th Grade 
Oil On Canvas 
Portland High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Louis Lachapelle

12th Grade 
Digital Photograph 
Thornton Academy 
Saco, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Jodi Thomas 

My photography focuses on capturing the everyday activities that make life worth living, like a day at the amusement park. I take photos in the spur of the moment using a Paper Shoot Camera, a handheld camera made of paper. I hope to invoke a feeling of nostalgia and warmth in others as they see the small moments. I want viewers to know that my photo is not meant to be remarkable, but familiar and inviting.

12th Grade 
Yarn & Stuffing 
Leavitt Area High School 
Turner, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Katie Courser

12th Grade 
Photograph 
Lake Region High School 
Naples, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Teal Carlson 

12th Grade 
Pen & Ink 
Waterville Senior High School 
Waterville, ME  
Kennebec County 
Teacher: Hope Lord 

12th Grade 
Colored Pencil On Canson 
Portland High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Jose Gouveia

12th Grade 
Wool 
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki 
Wiscasset, ME  
Lincoln County 
Teacher: Monique Boutin

12th Grade 
Inkjet Photograph On Wood Panel 
Falmouth High School 
Falmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Susan Morse

12th Grade 
Acrylic Paint On Canvas  
Brunswick High School  
Brunswick, Maine, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Colleen Kearney-Graffam

This piece shows the gentle glow Tucson has burned into my childhood and the importance of relationships and collaboration in this city.

12th Grade 
Colored Pencil On Paper 
Portland High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Emily Haines 

12th Grade 
Glass Mosaic On Wood 
Cheverus High School 
Portland, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Christina Metcalf 12th Grade 

12th Grade 
Photography 
Brunswick High School 
Brunswick, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Jennie Driscoll 

12th Grade 
Acrylic 
Edward Little High School 
Auburn, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Stephen. + Matt Amoroso + Peinado

12th Grade 
Digital Photography 
Yarmouth High School 
Yarmouth, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Melissa Sylvester

My artwork is about capturing the simple things in life through photography. I captured this photograph because I was trying to emulate the photographer, Walker Evans, for a project in my photography class. During my research on him, I saw he took a similar photograph and it inspired me, while in downtown Portland, to take this photograph. I want people to know that this is such a fun way to express myself and capture the simple things I enjoy in life! 

12th Grade 
Colored Pencil 
Lisbon High School 
Lisbon, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Ellen Hodgkin

12th Grade 
Colored Pencil 
Lisbon High School 
Lisbon Falls, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Pamela Bois

I have always found light of the dark streets captivating but in Tokyo it always feels different. Colorful signboards illuminate streets making them shine as if it's absolutely different world. Despite the darkness that surrounds you during the night there's the light that leads you further not letting you get lost.

12th Grade 
Earthenware Clay, Speedball Underglaze, Amaco Clear Glaze 
Thornton Academy 
Saco, ME  
York County 
Teacher: Dana Altman 

I was inspired by traditional blue and white ceramics from the Ming Dynasty. I wanted to experiment and sculpt something I’ve never done before. The hands are there to represent reaching for something beautiful which is what the flowers are there to portray. I started with thick pieces of clay slowly sculpting them down to the hand shape. After the first firing I used a watercolor like technique to paint the flowers finishing it with a shiny clear glaze.

12th Grade 
Charcoal 
Lake Region High School 
Naples, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Ian Carlson

12th Grade 
Acrylic On Canvas Paper 
Westbrook High School 
Westbrook, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Yagmur Gunel

12th Grade 
Water-Based Oils 
Wiscasset Middle High School 
Wiscasset, ME  
Lincoln County 
Teacher: Shalimar Chasse

The inspiration for this piece is a collection of things I like: Raccoons, frogs, mushrooms and strawberries. The ghosts remind me of my older sister who moved out of state and I miss her. I used a series of reference images as a guide and created the environment from my mind. I consider this place like the middle of no where. This was a new medium for me. I found the mixing trickier and came up with a pretty good technique for getting the effect I was looking for.

12th Grade 
Colored Pencil and Ink 
Lewiston High School 
Lewiston, ME  
Androscoggin County 
Teacher: Kate Cargile 

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12th Grade 
Pen and Nib, India Ink On Mixed Media Paper  
Portland Arts and Technology High School 
Portland, Maine, ME  
Cumberland County 
Teacher: Liz Long