First Annual Harvey Cooper Award Winners
The winners for the first annual Harvey Cooper Award have been announced, with seven students earning prizes.
A spokesperson said, “Students participating in the first annual Harvey Cooper Award were:
- Century Robinson [age 12] for Bermuda Center for Creative Learning
- Arima Turner [age 12], Miniya Wainwright [age 17], and Layla Williams [age 16] for BHS
- Yukia Hall [age 16] and Jasmeen Codrington-Edmead [age 17] for CedarBridge Academy
- Kelsey DeSilva [age 17], Amber Furtado [age 18], and Christina Stephens Weser [age 15] for MSA
- Frankie Arnold [age 17], Naomi Every [age 14], Laylah Hunt [age 15], Dabney Reed [age 16], and Paris Seymour [age 17] for Somersfield Academy
“Thanks to BREW for providing the space for the Student Pop Up Art Gallery to showcase local young artistic talent. BREW did not charge a gallery fee or commission fee, so the students were able to keep all the money from the sale of their artwork.
“The artwork listed below was sold:
- All of Me – $300 – Miniya Wainwright
- Wait – $400 – Layla Williams
- Daydreamer’s Night – $100 – Frankie Arnold
- River of Tears – $300 – Amber Furtado
- Scars to Your Beautiful – $200 – Naomi Every
- Pocket Full of Sunshine – $250 – Christina Stephens Weser
“The winners of the first annual Harvey Cooper Award were:
People’s Choice Prize $1,000:
- Objectifying Sexualization
- Yukia Hall, 16
- CedarBridge Academy
Judges’ 1st Prize $1,000:
- Wait
- Layla Williams, 16
- Bermuda High School [BHS]
Judges’ 2nd Prize $500:
- All Of Me
- Miniya Wainwright, 17
- Bermuda High School [BHS]
Judges’ 3rd Prize $250:
- River of Tears
- Amber Furtado, 18
- Mount Saint Agnes Academy [MSA]
Honorable Mention $100:
- Scars to Your Beautiful
- Naomi Every, 14
- Somersfield Academy
Judges’ Middle School Prize $100:
- POV
- Arima Turner, 12
- Bermuda High School [BHS]
People’s Choice Middle School Prize $100:
- Baby Girl
- Century Robinson, 12
- Bermuda Center for Creative Learning [BCCL]
“Next year there will be a separate people’s choice vote for M3 students only.
“The theme for 2021 is ‘Hindsight is 2020.’ Tell us about your 2020 experience – personally, locally or globally.”
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