FALMOUTH (September 25, 2024) – The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) is pleased to announce the winners of its ninth annual “Sail into Imagination” art contest for students in grades Kindergarten through 12. The winning artwork will be showcased in a 2025 calendar and on board its ferries this fall and winter.

Approximately 50 students submitted original artwork inspired by the theme “Sail into Imagination,” which encourages students to celebrate our shared heritage of the sea. Students attending schools on Cape Cod, plus residents of Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Fairhaven, and New Bedford, were invited to participate.

“We look forward to receiving the artwork from this contest and this year proved no exception,” said Sean F. Driscoll, communications director for the SSA. “Seeing the joy and creativity these students bring to their submissions is a delight, and we thank everyone who entered for sharing their art with us.”

Each winner will receive a $100 Steamship Authority gift card, valid for travel, parking, or on-board concessions. Also, student Ana Beatriz Da Silva Gondin of Hyannis, Massachusetts, has been selected as the winner of a $150 Visa gift card in a grand prize drawing open to all entrants in the contest.

The Steamship Authority extends its sincere thanks to Laura Reckford, executive director of the Falmouth Art Center, for her assistance in judging the art submissions.

A limited quantity of calendars will be available for pickup at Steamship Authority terminals starting in December. Posters with winning artwork will also be displayed on board Authority vessels.

The 2025 calendar winners follow, including their name, grade, school, and the name of their artwork. All winning art may be viewed at https://bit.ly/2025artcontest.

Elaina Alves

Grade 5, Barnstable United Elementary School, Marstons Mills

Sail Into Imagination

Luciana Amaral

Grade 4, Nantucket Intermediate School, Nantucket

Sail Into Imagination 

Juniper Begin

Grade 4, Chilmark School, Chilmark

Summer Fun

Oliver Brodo

Grade 6, Elizabeth Hastings Middle School, Fairhaven

Southcoast Dreams

Raelyn Forys

Falmouth High School

By the Light House

Olivia Hansen

Grade 5, Barnstable United Elementary School, Marstons Mills

Sail Into Imagination

Tepper Horenstein

Kindergarten, Chilmark School, Chilmark

The Ferry At Sunset

Nikol Kirilova

Grade 5, Nantucket Intermediate School, Nantucket

Sail Into Imagination

Kyara Lawlor

Grade 5, Barnstable United Elementary School, Marstons Mills

Sail Into Imagination

Boonraksa Montoya

Grade 1, Chilmark School, Chilmark

Sail Into Imagination

Kirah Moore

Grade 9, Nantucket High School

Steamship Circus

Blue Ni

Grade 4, Oak Bluffs School, Oak Bluffs

I Love MV

Zoe Porter

Grade 6, Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, Centerville

Ferry at Sunset 

Molly-Ann Torsvik

Grade 12, Nauset Regional High School

Sail Into Imagination