West Islip Senior Artist Chosen For Long Island's Best

From West Islip School District: West Islip High School senior Julia Grippo was recently chosen for the 22nd annual “Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum” gallery show. Grippo’s piece was one one of only 80 works of art selected for exhibition by the Heckscher for the 2018 edition of this prestigious annual juried competition, submitted by students from 62 high schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Other juniors and seniors who were selected by West Islip’s art teachers to submit their original work for Long Island’s Best included Taylor Alexander, Marisa Calderone, Krista Ciccarelli, Rachel Hodkin, Kylie Horan, Anthony Ippolito and Stephen Malinowski.

The exhibit runs from March 17 through April 15, highlighted by an opening reception and awards ceremony at the museum on March 24, attended by Grippo.

“My congratulations to Julia, an exceptional artist who has been accepted to every art school she has applied to,” said Eric Albinder, West Islip’s director of art and music education.

Grippo plans to major in illustration and graphic design while attending college in the fall.

Photo courtesy of the West Islip School District: West Islip High School senior Julia Grippo was recently chosen for the 22nd annual “Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum” gallery show.