Holiday Card Contest

Welcome to the homepage of The VLA's annual Holiday Card Contest.

The VLA strongly believes that every student has the potential to create powerful and original expressions through art, and that the arts play an integral part in every student’s secondary education. To this end, the VLA developed its Holiday Card Contest to support young artists in the Boston Public Schools and to provide an opportunity for educators to encourage students to explore their artistic sides.

The VLA would like to thank The Brown Rudnick Center for the Public Interest and The Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation for their generous contribution and support for the Holiday Card Contest. The VLA would also like to thank the Boston Public Schools for their support in making this contest possible.

If you would like to order a card and you're a parent or a teacher, the order form can be downloaded here. If you're neither a parent nor a teacher, please use the order form found here.

Presented below are the 2008 Holiday Card Contest Winners!

Tied for 1st Place:

"Holiday Mug" (click image to enlarge)

Mallory Pearson
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

Tied for 1st Place:

"Troubled Breeze" (click image to enlarge)

Phat Tran
Student of Mr. MacGeorge of The East Boston High School
Year: Senior

3rd Place:

"Snowed In" (click image to enlarge)

Lauren Doherty
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Junior

Artistic Merits:

"Empty Warmth" (click image to enlarge)

Barbara Bowe
Student of Nikki Murphy of The BPS/MFA Scholarship Program
Year: Freshman

"Season's Greetings" (click image to enlarge)

Lauren Curry
Student of Mr. MacGeorge of The East Boston High School
Year: Senior

"A Gift for You" (click image to enlarge)

Deena Damelio
Student of Mr. MacGeorge of The East Boston High School
Year: Senior

Untitled (click image to enlarge)

Elijah Doyle
Student of Mr. Zaremba of The Harbor School
Year: Freshman

"Ursa Holiday" (click image to enlarge)

Tram Duong
Student of Ms. Kropas and Mr. LaMorte of The Brighton High School
Year: Senior

"White Night" (click image to enlarge)

Tyrone Figueroa
Student of Mr. MacGeorge of The East Boston High School
Year: Senior

"Red Bird & Berries" (click image to enlarge)

Janilee Garcia Martine
Student of Ms. White of Dearborn Middle School
Year: Freshman

"Soft Snow Storm" (click image to enlarge)

Lily Hanssens
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

Untitled (click image to enlarge)

Seynola Hoadley
Student of Mr. MacGeorge of The East Boston High School
Year: Freshman

"Gifts" (click image to enlarge)

Christina Joseph
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Freshman

"Warmth and Welcome" (click image to enlarge)

Jennifer King
Student of Mr Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

"Snow Family" (click image to enlarge)

Stephanie Mollo
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

"A Peaceful Winter" (click image to enlarge)

Quyen Nguyen
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Unknown

"Winter Serenity" (click image to enlarge)

Michael OBrien
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

"Ornament" (click image to enlarge)

Aniela Petani
Student of Mr. Moy of The Boston Latin Academy
Year: Senior

Untitled (click image to enlarge)

Juan Restrep
Student of Ms. Troxell of The McKay School
Year: Senior

Untitled (click image to enlarge)

Kern G Saint Dic
Student of Ms. Meshberg of The BPS/MFA Scholarship Program
Year: Senior

"Season's Greetings from Frog Pond!" (click image to enlarge)

Lucy Saintcyr
Student of Ms. Meshberg of The BPS/MFA Scholarship Program
Year: Sophomore

"Flaky" (click image to enlarge)

Lazell Simmons
Student of Ms. Kropas and Mr. LaMorte of The Brighton High School
Year: Sophomore

"Holidays With a Loved One" (click image to enlarge)

Susanna Yee
Student of Ms. Castner of The John D. O'Bryant High School
Year: Sophomore