UPDATE: Brewer High School student Cody Fortier, who earlier this school year earned not one but two silver key honors for the Maine Scholastic Art Awards, has now had his work selected for a statewide art showcase at the Maine state capitol for the Maine Excellence in Arts Education exhibit. His work was selected from a group of works for the scholastic arts recognition he received and while his work was exhibited at the Maine College of Art and Design. The work was selected by a jury of professional artists.
The Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency that supports the arts in Maine, has collaborated with MECA&D, the Scholastic Art & Literary Awards, and Maine’s two congressional offices to have access to the submissions for those competitions.
Cody's piece will be exhibited along with other paintings, drawings, digital imagery, photography, collage and graphic arts from students around the state from March 12– May 30, 2025 at the Capitol Complex in Augusta. Everyone is welcome to go any weekday between 9-5 to view the exhibition.
Cody worked on his photography portfolio during the summer of 2024, during his participation in Brewer High School's six week forestry program. That fall he developed his photographs using the high school art department's darkroom.