Highlights of 2005-2006:
Celebration of Excellence

1,633 young artists and writers--representing 45 states, Washington, DC, and two U.S. schools abroad--received national recognition in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2006. These gifted emerging artists and writers were invited to New York City in June of 2006 to network with each other, interact with leading professionals in creative fields, introduce their work to each other and the nation, and be celebrated at a gala Celebration of Excellence event at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall. 595 national award recipients—a record number—attended the Celebration Events in June in New York and the National Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition of 2006 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The following activities and events took place during June 2006 in celebration of the nation’s most gifted emerging artists and writers:

Portfolio Gold Award recipients at Carnegie Hall