The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC Maine) announced in June that Quinn Bolster, a Casco Bay High School junior (check) was the recipient of the Mathilda Schlossberger Outstanding Student of the Year Award, for their remarkable painting, titled “Agnes and Her Mother.”  Quinn was a student in the course “Art and Genocide: A Case Study of the Holocaust” which explored how individuals protested the Holocaust, and how artists created powerful forms of activism during such dark times. Some of the student artists attended our 2022 Annual Meeting to speak about their process and projects. One was Quinn, who wrote that their reflection is a painting of Agnes Gertrude Wohl (maiden name Mendelovits) and Agnes' mother. The focal point of the painting is the portrait, because the goal of the piece is to recognize the humanity of both the Mendelovits and every person affected by genocide. Quinn was drawn to Agnes’ story by the shocking subject, and the loss of her mother, which helped Quinn realize their greatest takeaway from the class and personal reflection was that genocides are not as far away as they may seem.  Learn more and view the  artwork that Quinn and other students created  in the “Art and Genocide” course.