Hamilton High School Sophomore Bhadra Nidhish Ragitha has been awarded gold in the 2025 Nextgen Interarts Foundation XC Creative Art Contest which included more than 4,200 submissions.
“I am incredibly honored to receive this gold medal,” shares Nidhish Ragitha. “It’s awesome to have my work recognized by so many people. I am excited to see what else I can create,” she adds.
Nidhish Ragitha was awarded gold in the literature and art competition category for her poem titled “Tides of Fury” and the book cover she designed for the poem.
XC Creative Arts Contest is for students in grades six through twelve and encourages work that blends different fields such as art and science, video and music, literature and visual art, or contemporary and traditional practices. The contest aims to reshape the meaning of creativity and redefine art itself.