Royal Gazette: BNT names student art competition winners
Young artists delivered an “amazing” range of work when they entered an art contest that highlights the talents of schoolchildren.
The comments came as the Bermuda National Trust announced the winners of its 2025 student art competition, which ran under the theme “Wild Bermuda”.
Savana Walters took first prize in the junior age group while Solomon Turner was the winner in the senior category.
The BNT said it received 249 entries from primary, middle and senior school students across the island for the annual competition, which was sponsored by Sompo International.
Well-known local artists Jill Amos Raine and Heidi Cowen were involved in initial judging for the contest.
They were joined this year by Shanna Hollis, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Arts Council and a graphic designer responsible for many of the island’s vibrant murals.
Her brother, Nahshon Hollis, who in 2009 featured in Oprah Winfrey’s World’s Most Talented Kids and who won top honours in the 2024 Charman Prize, also judged the event.
“They had the challenging task of selecting the finalists from which Sompo employees voted on the winning entries,” the BNT said.