Niskayuna CSD proudly celebrated another incredible year participating in the Olympics of the Visual Arts (OVA). This year, 64 students across 17 teams represented our district sporting a unique Nisky T-shirt provided by Nisk Art Friends. The entourage included two elementary teams, eight middle school teams, and seven high school teams.
OVA is a statewide competition which challenges students to think creatively, collaborate, and problem-solve through a variety of artistic prompts. All our Nisky student artists rose to the occasion with originality, dedication, and innovation to compete in a pool of 207 teams and 888 students.
Congratulations to all our 2026 Nisky award winners for their hard work, creativity and teamwork:
First Place – Illustration (Middle School) Lyra Bourdon, Lilja Edwards, Abbie Felpel
First Place – Illustration (High School) Rosemary Ottati, Mia Ozgur, Abbey Scherbyn, Claire Younkin
First Place – Sculpture (Elementary) Rayna Ghimire, Hudson Laser
Third Place – Drawing (Middle School) Norah Ford, Annabelle Madsen, Lucia Ockerman, Suzanne (Bean) Rooney, Liliana Seeger, Maisie Solomon, Evie Szeli
