I'm THRILLED to share that we were selected to participate in the 2023 Photoville Festival!!! A retrospective celebrating 40 years of the Middle School 51 photography program, I was asked to curate a show along with 42 student adjudicators, selecting images from 200 alumni submissions ranging from the 1980s through today. The self-referential process enabled students to gain a sense of understanding of job readiness within the art world.
I couldn't be prouder!!!
See a detailed description of the show here.
I couldn't be prouder!!!
See a detailed description of the show here.
joe zarba awards for excellence recipients2019-2020
6th Community Contribution: •Sidney Taylor •Samina Radoncic Photographic Excellence: •Joanna Lin •Roscoe Baram Critiquing Excellence: •Zola Stevens •Sophia Orjuela Personal Achievement: •Jiaqi Wang •Jay Peetz Alio 7th Community Contribution: •Gemma Hoyt •Anais Pottinger Photographic Excellence: •Alisha Gildea •Phadra Lee Critiquing Excellence: •Lachlan Rudd •David Ailoae Personal Achievement: •Evan Weinberger •Camilo Sanchez 8th Community Contribution: •Hannah Rajalingham •Sadie Erickson Photographic Excellence: •Dagwood Johnson •Matilda Cox Critiquing Excellence: •Malaya Angeles •Read Rafi Personal Achievement: •Daniel Delaney •Ethan Rodriguez 2018-2019
6th Grade: Raiyan Inan - Personal Achievement Jacob Melendres - Personal Achievement Sawyer Ricehall - Community Contribution Georgia Willoughby - Community Contribution Tali Blitstein - Critique Excellence Phaedra Lee - Critiquing Excellence Ryan Osorio - Photographic Excellence Catie Cosgrove - Photographic Excellence 7th Grade: Finn Lewis - Photographic Excellence Carter Michaels - Photographic Excellence Alex Arturi - Community Contribution Lily Chandler - Community Contribution Raeed Ahmed - Personal Achievement Isabel Bruce - Personal Achievement Noa Goveia - Critique Achievement Edward Campanelli - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Victoria Ortiz - Photographic Excellence Sofie Towers - Photographic Excellence Marley Berman-Rossi-Kempner - Community Contribution Caterina Martinez-Saenz - Community Contribution Brandon Acevedo - Personal Achievement Nazifa Rahaman - Personal Achievement Samara Karp - Critiquing Excellence Afifa Tanisa - Critiquing Excellence 8th Grade Awards Night: Cal Ricehall - Board Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam Alexa Cederholm Sofie Towers Archana Vaithlingam 2017-2018
6th Grade: Raeed Ahmed - Personal Achievement Markel Henry - Personal Achievement Erin Colton - Community Contribution Daynna Ladias - Community Contribution Sterling Weber - Critique Excellence Ethan Buery - Critiquing Excellence Lucas Ochsenkuehn - Photographic Excellence Audrey Wood - Photographic Excellence 7th Grade: Archana Vaithlingam - Photographic Excellence Cal Ricehall - Photographic Excellence Sarah Brueckel - Community Contribution Kayla Hoeffner - Community Contribution Jordan Evans-Hare - Personal Achievement Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam - Personal Achievement Grace O'Keeve - Critique Achievement Helen Zambrano - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Violet Willoughby - Photographic Excellence Jaedon Alleyne - Photographic Excellence Phoenix Kotsatos - Community Contribution Sabine Goldberg - Community Contribution Kesh White - Personal Achievement Alejandro Ng-Guzman - Personal Achievement Lousig Morris - Critiquing Excellence Sajida Judeh - Critiquing Excellence 8th Grade Awards Night: Aemelia Harbutt - Board Daniel Arturi Tasfa Alam Finn Kiesow-Schenck Kamila Piltch 2016-2017 6th Grade: Sadie Friedman - Photographic Excellence Paloma Kirk - Photographic Excellence Alexa Cederholm - Community Contribution Cal Ricehall - Community Contribution True Yuen - Personal Achievement Luis Dowling - Personal Achievement Lee Friedman - Critique Achievement Lukas Hakim - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Juliette Ziegler - Photographic Excellence Eamon Smithsimon - Photographic Excellence Alex Baldwin - Community Contribution Daniel Arturi - Community Contribution Kevin Dominguez - Personal Achievement Jaedon Alleyne - Personal Achievement Sabine Goldberg - Critique Achievement Tajmim Rizma - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Graeme Lauterbach-Mason - Photographic Excellence Ethan Ordower - Photographic Excellence Louise Frezal - Community Contribution Eli Rubinstein - Community Contribution Leonard Bonn - Personal Achievement Jada Williamson - Personal Achievement Oumar Kane - Critique Achievement Zoe Katinos - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Maia Crichlow - Board Carter Kronsberg Ali Puccio Marvin Hielbronn Agatha Fusco 2015-2016
6th Grade: Gissel Olivares - Photographic Excellence Abi Galombik - Photographic Excellence Tara Flemming - Community Contribution Nadav Melamede - Community Contribution Ashton Dereveniere - Personal Achievement Steven Pichardo - Personal Achievement Kamila Piltch - Critique Achievement Aemelia Harbutt - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Maia Crichlow - Photographic Excellence Lukas Lipps - Photographic Excellence Addie Blachman - Community Contribution Esme Fromhart - Community Contribution Max Teicher - Personal Achievement Carter Kronsberg - Personal Achievement Ilana Petit - Critique Achievement Agatha Fusco - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Jake Brooks - Photographic Excellence - Photographic Excellence Omer Netter - Community Contribution - Community Contribution Dylan Gold - Personal Achievement - Personal Achievement Luhan Rousseau - Critique Achievement - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Alita Gaulot - Board Otto Horiuchi Isa Iiams Shawn West PJ Tavaras 2014-2015
6th Grade: Ali Puccio - Photographic Excellence Sam Levine - Photographic Excellence Mika Shiffman - Community Contribution Afnan Rahman - Community Contribution Stephanie Penida - Personal Achievement Max Miano - Personal Achievement Nikos Beltrami - Critique Achievement Amelia Walsh - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Elsa Choi-Hausman - Photographic Excellence Allie VonSpreckelsen - Photographic Excellence Isa Iiams- Community Contribution Anita-Mae Kahan - Community Contribution Saiful Patwary - Personal Achievement Luis Jorge - Personal Achievement Carla Hamilton - Critique Achievement Jeanne Bransbourg - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Eddie Vargas - Photographic Excellence Xavier Marzulli - Photographic Excellence Charlotte Kahn - Community Contribution Samiha Uddin - Community Contribution Delia Hickey - Personal Achievement Fynn Marsella - Personal Achievement Bruno Houtzager - Critique Achievement Mira Kasinitz - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Diego Ogando Naziba Tayeba Theo Gold Lucy Lerman Kyra Birenbaum 
2013-2014
6th Grade: Otto Horiuchi - Photographic Excellence Lena Farley- Photographic Excellence Alita Gaulot - Community Contribution Uma Rao-Labrecque - Community Contribution Jessica Reyes - Personal Achievement Nat Outmezguine - Personal Achievement Shawn West - Critique Achievement Ellie Huntington - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Emma Stripling - Photographic Excellence Chloe Seaton - Photographic Excellence Rithika Chowdhury - Community Contribution Kim Nunez - Community Contribution Liam Crewdson Brown - Personal Achievement Zunayed Chowdhury - Personal Achievement Jeremy Flics - Critique Achievement Adam Almontaser - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Naima Mamataz - Photographic Excellence Jonah Shiffman - Photographic Excellence Oscar Rasulov - Community Contribution Alex Kutsupis - Community Contribution Evelyn Perez - Personal Achievement Ava Ojo - Personal Achievement Anthony Damon - Critique Achievement Oliver Tockman - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Anjali Rao-Herel Cassius O'Brien Satabdi Saha Viola Ruzzier Grant Zuver 2012-2013 6th Grade: Phoebe Alman - Photographic Excellence Astor Meredith-Goujon - Photographic Excellence Alex Nobel - Community Contribution Talya Matz - Community Contribution Summer Boone - Personal Achievement Jay Gillam - Personal Achievement Kyra Birenbaum - Critique Achievement Lilah Blaker- Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Grant Zuver - Photographic Excellence Anjali Rao-Herel - Photographic Excellence Zarrin Sinthi - Community Contribution Feiran Mo - Community Contribution Erica Sinacore - Personal Achievement Enrique Mendoza - Personal Achievement Mohammad Uddin - Critique Achievement Josef Reuther - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Chris Pham - Photographic Excellence Jibreel Abdul-Hakim - Photographic Excellence Khatha Saha - Community Contribution Matthew Scafuri - Community Contribution Nikki Hernandez - Personal Achievement Asif Mohammed - Personal Achievement Asma Begum - Critique Achievement Fatema Islam - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Jack Adam Destini Armstrong Nadia Hossain Evan Kello Finn O'Driscoll 2011-2012
6th Grade: Arlet Olivera - Photographic Excellence Viola Ruzzier - Photographic Excellence Yazeed Mualla - Community Contribution Sophia Almonte - Community Contribution Maddy Gutierrez - Personal Achievement Arianna Lopez - Personal Achievement Anna Beirne-Meyer - Critique Achievement Lily Rubenstein - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Finn O'Driscoll - Photographic Excellence Ivy Kirby - Photographic Excellence Liam Doherty - Community Contribution Katrina Lin - Community Contribution Chris Pham - Personal Achievement Lisette Santiago - Personal Achievement Idalia Gonzalez - Critique Achievement Nadia Hossain - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Tom Grayson - Photographic Excellence Tasfia Tabassum - Photographic Excellence Alex Diaz - Community Contribution Shaina Juarez - Community Contribution Ethan Muller - Personal Achievement Nancy Pena - Personal Achievement Farha Hussain - Critique Achievement Taylor Taglianetti - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Kara Gurl Jackie Wong Stuart Ross Anthony Molinaro 2010-2011
6th Grade: Michelle Chiquitero - Photographic Excellence Finn O'Driscoll - Photographic Excellence Matthew Scafuri - Community Contribution Destini Armstrong - Community Contribution Dante Crinchlow - Personal Achievement Tim Lin - Personal Achievement Dominick Arcodia - Critique Achievement Nadia Hossain - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Tom Grayson - Photographic Excellence Tasfia Tabassum - Photographic Excellence Shaina Juarez - Community Contribution Anthony Molinaro - Community Contribution Jacob Zolotarevsky - Personal Achievement Yohance Barton - Personal Achievement Kara Gurl - Critique Achievement Jailyn Duong - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: David Le - Photographic Excellence Rebekah Hickson - Photographic Excellence Daniella Balzano - Personal Achievement Johana Rocha - Personal Achievement Corinna Yong - Critique Achievement Preston Pisano - Critique Achievement 8th Grade Awards Night: Sarah Saffran Miranda Chaiken Isabelle Fernandez Sammie Jo Concillio Tiffany Lin Lupe Carino 2009-2010
6th Grade: Kara G. - Photographic Excellence Stuart R. - Photographic Excellence Kiara T. - Community Contribution Faria M. - Community Contribution Alviea K. - Community Contribution Davey S. - Community Contribution Anthony M.- Community Contribution Teddy N. - Personal Achievement Richie N. - Personal Achievement Bashir A. - Critique Achievement Ethan M. - Critique Achievement 7th Grade: Isabelle F. - Photographic Excellence Mohammed H. - Photographic Excellence Sammie Jo. C. - Community Contribution Tiffany L. - Community Contribution Daniella B. - Personal Achievement David L. - Personal Achievement Miranda C.- Critique Achievement Sarah S. - Critique Achievement 8th Grade: Iliana G. - Photographic Excellence Jackie L. - Photographic Excellence Farrah J. - Community Contribution Sumaiya H.- Community Contribution Marvin S. - Personal Achievement Joe B. - Critique Achievement Samiha H. - Critique Achievement Not yet published:
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2011 Scholastic Art Awards
- David Le (Gold Key & National Award)
- Miranda Chaiken (Silver Key)
- Mohammed Hossain (Silver Key)
Arts Connection Exhibitions
Making things happen , centerview partners, spring 2024
- Sophie Chen
- Ulysse Gaulot
- Lucas Jiang
- Yensys Trinidad
(Bonus Cameo: Anais Pottinger!)
Viewpoints, stories, & Connections, Kekst, Spring 2024
- Omari Suero
simplicity in complexity , soroban, Winter 2024
- Joris Heijmenberg
- Scout Kratchman-Garcia
- Jay Peetz Alio
- Fletcher Walker
MY NYC , centerview partners, spring 2023
- Arleth Adorno
- Luis Bello
- Jessica Chen
- Sophie Chen
- Scout Kratchman-Garcia
- Lucas Jiang
- Frankie Malmstrom
- Daniel Martinez Recio
- Hunger Moment
- Jay Peetz Alio
- Giselle Quiroz-Alejo
- Kevin Ramirez
- Charlotte Reisner
- Vani Sikka
- Omari Suero
- Wafiur Wafi
- Fletcher Walker
- Lucy Weiss
- Ash Wong
- Flor Zellerford-Agron
- Rainy Zhang
- Katrina Zhang
Viewpoints, stories, & Connections, Kekst, Spring 2023
- Elise Denis
- Lucy Weiss
Arts Connection Gala, 2022
- Alex Arturi
- Jay Peetz-Alio
flourish , centerview partners, spring 2021
- Zawad Kahn
- Raiyan Inan
- Magaly Mendoza
- Josh Schachter
- Jonah Swedowsky
simplicity in complexity , soroban, Winter2020
- Matilda Cox
- Daynna R. Ladias
Brave Is... centerview partners, Spring 2019
- Samara Karp
- Eva Li
- Grace O'Keefe
- Cal Ricehall
- Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam
Dreamers, centerview partners, Spring 2018
- Lucie Canzoniero
- Maduca Kubo
- Ilana Petit
- Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam
- eamon smithsimon
- Daniel Arturi
- Cal Ricehall
Learn & evolve, roystone Capital Management, Spring 2018
- Alex Baldwin
- Sophia Kasper
- Eamon Smithsimon
Viewpoints, stories, & Connections, Kekst, Spring 2018
- Eamon Smithsimon
simplicity in complexity , soroban, Winter2018
- Daniel Arturi
imagine, Centerview Partners, Spring 2017
- Daniel Arturi
- Jordan Burda
- Sabine Goldberg
- Graeme Lauterbach-Mason
- Afnan Rahman
- Juliette Ziegler
- reed zuver
NYC Reimagined, Spring 2017
- Marvin Hielbronn
- Sam Levine
Viewpoints, Stories, and Connections, Kekst and Company, Spring 2017
- zoe Katinos
Worlds Near and Far, Eton Park Capital Winter 2017
- Graeme Lauterbach-mason
RESILIENCE, ROYSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, WINTER 2017
- DANIEL ARTURI
- ILANA PETIT
- ADA COWAN
- MAIA CRICHLOW
- MARVIN HIELBRONN
rythm and light, centerview partners, Spring 2016
- Carter Kronsberg
- Afnan Rahman
- Amelia Walsh
- Aniella zaslavski
Arts Connection benefit gala., Spring 2016
- Lukas Lipps
Viewpoints, Stories, & Connections, Kesk & Co., Spring 2016
- Fawziyah Islam
Simplicity in Complexity, Fall 2015
- Maia Crichlow
- Shawn West
To a great mind, nothing is little, Fall 2015
- fawziyah islam
Growth and Possibilities, centerview partners, SPRING 2015
- Alison Buckley
- Max Gwertzman
- Ellie Huntington
- Isa Iiams
- Sam Levine
- Omer Netter
- Naziba Tayeba
Inspiration and Imagination, PWC,
Spring 2015
- Mira Kasinitz
seeing the uncommon, spring 2015
at venor capital
- bruno houtzager
Arts Connection Annual Gala , SPRING 2015
- Cassius O'Brien
Worlds Near and Far , SPRING 2015
eton park capital management
- Kyra Birenbaum
- Alex Kutsupis (as a 9th grader)
- Yazeed Mualla (as a 9th grader)
seeing the uncommon, spring 2014
at price waterhouse coopers
- Cassius O'Brien
Complexity to Clarity, Spring 2014
at roystone capital management
- Sophia almonte
- jack gwertzman
- Charlotte Kahn
- Anjali Rao-Herel
- Josef Reuther
Alternative Approaches: Seeking the Uncommon, Spring 2014
at venor capital management
- Alex Nobel
With a cameo from alumni Jack Adam!
all the world's a stage, spring 2014
at centerview partners
- otto horiychi
- amy maslin
Chaos to Opportunity, Winter 2014
at corvex management lp
- kyra birenbaum
- emma stripling
Simplicity in complexity iv. Fall 2013
at Soroban capital partners
- Jack gwertzman
- yazeed mualla
Global Perpectives in the City II. Fall 2013
at Morgan Creek Capital Partners
- Giselle Minaya
Strength In Diversity 2013
at Roystone Capital Partners
- Destini Armstrong
Constructing the City 2013
at Proskauer
- Destini Armstrong
- Jack Adam
Inspriration and Imagination , 2013
at Proskauer
- Imran Qasem
- Past & Future: Seeing Our World, 2013
at Eton Park Capital Management
- Nadia Hossain (2 artworks!)
- Alex Katsupis (2 artworks!)
- Stuart Ross (Class of 12' - 2 artworks!)
- Finn O'Driscoll (2 artworks!)
- Goals & Dreams, 2012
at Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Tom Grayson
- Tasfia Tabassum
- Isabelle Fernandez (Class of 11')
Tasfia and Ms. Sunners-Flatow at the Arts Connection opening at Centerview Partners. Check out these articles on WNYC.org and the NYTimes Schoolbook Section.
.- Rhythm of the Day, 2011
at Centerview Partners
- Miranda Chaiken
- Rebekah Hickson
Rebekah and Ms. Sunners at the Arts Connection opening at Centerview Partners.
- The View From Here 2011
at Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Preston Pisano
- Mohammed Hossain
- Stuart Ross
at Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Preston Pisano
- Mohammed Hossain
- Stuart Ross
- Worlds Close and Far Exhibition 2010
at Eton Park Capital Management
- Preston Pisano
at Eton Park Capital Management
- Preston Pisano
- Arts Connection - The View From Here Exhibition 2009
at Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Nina Attal
at Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Nina Attal
From our Graduates
"Photography was the highlight of my 3 years of middle school. Thank you for the great experience." - Idalia, Class of 13'
"I learned that Photography doesn't just have to do with taking photographs. You have to be able to fully express your work in a way that feels true to you, but interesting to others." - Emma, Class of 15'
"This program really helped me grow as an artist, and that without it I would probably have given up on photography." - Adam, Class of 15'
"Thanks for giving us opportunities to express some of our creative ideas within us through photography." - Toby, Class of 15'
"The best experience I had in the photography program was probably doing our exit project. Because we had learned a lot throughout our three years here, we got to decide on our own personal project which i thought was really great." - Mira, Class of 15'
"When i was able to witness a picture being formed in the developer for the very first time, it was mind boggling" - Ben, Class of 15'
"Thank you so much! I don't feel that we thank you enough for the effort you put into the program. Because of these two years, I don't think I well ever stop taking photos!" - Fynn, Class of 15'
"I learned a lot of photography language like 'rule-of-thirds' that makes me seem professional when I talk about photos." - Yoav, Class of 15'
"My best experience in the photography program was doing the exit project. This is because I got to use all the skills that I learned from 6th-8th grade and really reflect them into my project." - Samiha, Class of 15'
"I have learned so much in these past years and have now possibly started to consider career in photography." - Chloe, Class of 15'
"I learned that Photography doesn't just have to do with taking photographs. You have to be able to fully express your work in a way that feels true to you, but interesting to others." - Emma, Class of 15'
"This program really helped me grow as an artist, and that without it I would probably have given up on photography." - Adam, Class of 15'
"Thanks for giving us opportunities to express some of our creative ideas within us through photography." - Toby, Class of 15'
"The best experience I had in the photography program was probably doing our exit project. Because we had learned a lot throughout our three years here, we got to decide on our own personal project which i thought was really great." - Mira, Class of 15'
"When i was able to witness a picture being formed in the developer for the very first time, it was mind boggling" - Ben, Class of 15'
"Thank you so much! I don't feel that we thank you enough for the effort you put into the program. Because of these two years, I don't think I well ever stop taking photos!" - Fynn, Class of 15'
"I learned a lot of photography language like 'rule-of-thirds' that makes me seem professional when I talk about photos." - Yoav, Class of 15'
"My best experience in the photography program was doing the exit project. This is because I got to use all the skills that I learned from 6th-8th grade and really reflect them into my project." - Samiha, Class of 15'
"I have learned so much in these past years and have now possibly started to consider career in photography." - Chloe, Class of 15'
