Please have the following information ready before registering:
- Date of birth
- Student email
- Home mailing address
- Student cell phone number
- School name and address
- Teacher name
- Teacher email
- Parent/Guardian name(s)
- Parent/Guardian email
- Parent/Guardian cell phone number
- Parent/Guardian occupation
- Home phone number
Massachusetts Writing Region
3 Steps to Enter
1. REGISTERCreate an account at artandwriting.org/Registration. Click here to see what you need to register.
2. UPLOAD ALL YOUR WORKS
Once you have logged in, follow the instructions to upload all of your submissions into the system. Every category has specific requirements so please read the Guidelines and Category Descriptions carefully. Note that you will need your teacher's email address.
3. SEND IN THE REQUIRED FORMS
Your application is not complete until you mail or drop-off your signed submission forms and payment (if applicable) according to the instructions below.
Submission Fee
Submission fees are $5.00 per individual submission and $20.00 per portfolio submission.Please make Purchase Orders and checks payable to: N.E.A.E.C. ( New England Art Education Conference, Inc.).
Do NOT mail cash with the submission forms!
If paying by check, a teacher needs to send one check for all the entry submission forms submitted in one envelope. Schools likewise need to send one check for all entry submission forms submitted by a school in one envelope. Do NOT send individual student personal checks ($5.00 or $20.00) for an entry UNLESS the check is for a single entry submitted as a Home School entry in an individual mailing envelope.
Fee Waiver
Any student who currently qualifes under the Federal School Lunch Act for the Free and Reduced Lunch program may have this fee waived. Please include a letter on official school stationary with the submission form(s) stating that the student(s) qualifies to waive the fee. Teachers can submit one letter for multiple qualifying students submitting work from an instructional program.
Mailing Address
The Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing AwardsN.E.Art Education Conference, Inc.
PO Box 171297
Boston, MA 02117
Quotas: All Massachusetts secondary teachers may each submit 20 student works reflecting any one or more than one of the writing genres included in the program. Although not a requirement, we encourage teachers to submit work from a number of different students. Submitting more than five (5) manuscripts by an indvidual student is looked upon as unproductive and not representational of an instructional program. Teachers should determine who represent their respective schools by selecting diverse student work.
Teachers who work in Out of School instructional programs can submit 20 student manuscripts. We also encourage these teachers to limit one student's work to five (5) manuscripts.
Students whose work is not being submitted by a teacher and who are not representing a public, private or parochial school program or Out of School program, may enter the program as a Home School student. Home School students can submit one piece per writing genre individual caetgories.
All senior students may submit up to three portfolios. One is each of the following categories: Art Portfolio; Photography Portfolio; and Writing Portfolio. The portfolios can be submitted through their teacher or as a Home School student.
All images must be labeled with student name, category and title. Students and teachers must use accurate e-mail addresses when registering on line. All reporting of judging results will be sent to participants as e-mails. We will need to have a valid and active e-mail address for all participants in a school or personal server that accepts blind copy (bcc) mailings. It is also important that names are entered into the ORS using correct upper and lower case letters. The system does not automatically capitalize proper names.
We are sending out a pre-registration information mailing in the early fall. It you do not get one by the end the September, call 617-973-7290 to request one. You can also go to www.massarted.com to get additional information.
Teachers who work in Out of School instructional programs can submit 20 student manuscripts. We also encourage these teachers to limit one student's work to five (5) manuscripts.
Students whose work is not being submitted by a teacher and who are not representing a public, private or parochial school program or Out of School program, may enter the program as a Home School student. Home School students can submit one piece per writing genre individual caetgories.
All senior students may submit up to three portfolios. One is each of the following categories: Art Portfolio; Photography Portfolio; and Writing Portfolio. The portfolios can be submitted through their teacher or as a Home School student.
All images must be labeled with student name, category and title. Students and teachers must use accurate e-mail addresses when registering on line. All reporting of judging results will be sent to participants as e-mails. We will need to have a valid and active e-mail address for all participants in a school or personal server that accepts blind copy (bcc) mailings. It is also important that names are entered into the ORS using correct upper and lower case letters. The system does not automatically capitalize proper names.
We are sending out a pre-registration information mailing in the early fall. It you do not get one by the end the September, call 617-973-7290 to request one. You can also go to www.massarted.com to get additional information.
Notification
All participating teachers and students will be notifed of award winning work by a BCC e-mail on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. An Award Winners list will be attached to the e-mail.The results will be posted on the Massachusetts Art Education Association web site (massarted.com) and at the national program website (artandwriting.org). The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers will announce all regional winners on February 15, 2012.
We will need to have a valid and active e-mail address for all participants in a school or personal server that accepts blind copy (bcc) mailings.
Ceremony
2012 Awards Day - The Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing AwardsSunday, March 11, 2012
John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center / Old John Hancock Building
180 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
Award Ceremonies by Grade Level:
(Students attend only one ceremony for top award received.)
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grades 7 & 8 - Gold and Silver Keys
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Grades 9 & 10 - Gold and Silver Keys
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Grade 11 - Gold and Silver Keys
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Grade 12 - Silver Keys
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Grade 12 - Gold Keys, Gold Key Portfolios, The Boston Globe Scholarships and American Visions & Voices
Students should arrive at the Stage Door on Stuart Street 30 minutes before the times listed above. Students should be dressed appropriately for a special recognition school event.
A limit of two (2) guests per student will enter through the 180 Berkeley Street entrance just before the times listed above. Seating is limited and given on a first come, first seated basis - please be considerate of others.
Exhibit of Gold and Silver Key Award Winning Individual Entries - Sunday, March 11, 2011 - State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Honorable Mentions will not be exhibited. Portfolios and Film & Animation Award Winners will be exhibit as digital images.
Refreshments will be served at the exhibit. Free Old Town Trolleys will be traveling between the two buildings from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Parking: Parking is available at the John Hancock Garage at the corner of Stuart St. & Dartmouth St. or in the State Transportation Building at the corner of Stuart St. and Charles St. South
Award Ceremonies by Grade Level:
(Students attend only one ceremony for top award received.)
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Grades 7 & 8 - Gold and Silver Keys
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Grades 9 & 10 - Gold and Silver Keys
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Grade 11 - Gold and Silver Keys
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Grade 12 - Silver Keys
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Grade 12 - Gold Keys, Gold Key Portfolios, The Boston Globe Scholarships and American Visions & Voices
Students should arrive at the Stage Door on Stuart Street 30 minutes before the times listed above. Students should be dressed appropriately for a special recognition school event.
A limit of two (2) guests per student will enter through the 180 Berkeley Street entrance just before the times listed above. Seating is limited and given on a first come, first seated basis - please be considerate of others.
Exhibit of Gold and Silver Key Award Winning Individual Entries - Sunday, March 11, 2011 - State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Honorable Mentions will not be exhibited. Portfolios and Film & Animation Award Winners will be exhibit as digital images.
Refreshments will be served at the exhibit. Free Old Town Trolleys will be traveling between the two buildings from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Parking: Parking is available at the John Hancock Garage at the corner of Stuart St. & Dartmouth St. or in the State Transportation Building at the corner of Stuart St. and Charles St. South
Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 2/13/2012 - 4/20/2012
This year's exhibit of Gold Key and Silver Key Art will hang from Monday, February 13 through Friday, April 20, 2012. The exhibit is open Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. including holidays and Saturdays & Sundays - 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
School groups of more than six students need to arrange for a scheduled exhibit visit time on weekdays. Call 617-973-7290 to arrange a group visit time.
School groups of more than six students need to arrange for a scheduled exhibit visit time on weekdays. Call 617-973-7290 to arrange a group visit time.
Deadlines
Writing Deadline:
12/18/2011
Novel Deadline:
02/17/2012
Contact Information
John Michael Gray
617-973-7290
tbgswa@aol.com
Downloads
| Title | Version |
|---|---|
| 2012 Final List of All Award Winners 2/16/2012 | 2/16/2012 11:04:26 AM |
About the Massachusetts Writing Region
Click here for a full list of all counties served by the Massachusetts Writing Region.
The listing of the 2012 Massachusetts Scholastic Writing Award Winners can be downloaded as a pdf from this web page.
Welcome to The Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the 2011/2012 School Year! This is the 62nd year of the Art Awards in Massachusetts. It is the 3rd year of the Writing Awards in Massachusetts. The national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are administered by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, Inc. in New York City.
All Massachusetts teachers teaching students in one of the art mediums or writing genre categories may submit a quota of up to 20 individual art or writing works by students in Grades 7 - 12. Art, Photography and Writing Portfolios may be submitted by grade 12 students in unlimited numbers. Individual works and portfolios are judged on the state level with selected Gold Key winners continuing on to national judging. Other students will receive Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions on the state-level.
Click here for a full list of all counties served by the Massachusetts Writing Region.
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