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The Awards signify to parents, teachers, community, and colleges that a student is an accomplished artist or writer. 30,000 teen artists and writers will be recognized in their regions. 1,000 will win national awards.

• The Awards: Each work is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria:
  • originality,
  • technical skill, and
  • emergence of personal vision or voice.

Click here to learn more about the recognition levels.

Click here to read about past jurors.

• Regional Awards Ceremonies: Regional Affiliates hold ceremonies to honor award recipients in their communities where they are presented with certificates and Scholastic Awards pins. Many local winners receive additional recognition including scholarships, public presentations of their work, and letters of commendation from public officials.
• The National Awards Ceremony: Students earning national medals will be celebrated at Carnegie Hall in June 2009.
• Creative Industries Workshops: National award medalists are invited to a series of professional development workshops in New York City to learn about careers in the arts.

The Awards provide the opportunity for teenagers to have their work exhibited in prestigious galleries.

• Regional Exhibitions: More than 60 Regional Affiliates will exhibit the work of local award winners in universities, galleries and museums, including: the Miami Art Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.
• The National Student Art Exhibition: The works of 300 artists who earn Gold Medals and American Visions Medals will be included in the national exhibition to be held in New York City in June 2009.

PUBLICATION

The Alliance and its Regional Affiliates publish select award-winning writing in books, magazines, newspapers, web sites and exhibition displays, including the Alliance web site, the National Catalog, Spark: Creative Excellence by our Nation's 7th and 8th Grade Emerging Artists and Writers, and The Best Teen Writing, which is distributed broadly to libraries, educators and universities.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• More than $3.25 million in scholarships are available to graduating seniors who earn national medals through the Alliance Scholarship Provider Network (PDF). Twelve Portfolio Gold Medalists will earn $10,000 scholarships from the Alliance. Select regions also offer cash awards, grants and other incentives.
• The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, a consortium of leading art and design colleges in the U.S., recognizes The Scholastic Art Awards as an effective way for students interested in art and design to develop successful portfolios for college admission.

 

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The Alliance recently partnered with Ovation TV to create a Public Service Announcement featuring interviews with Scholastic Award winners. With a mission to "Make Life Creative," Ovation TV is a multi-platform network with a focus on "entertaining, inspiring and engaging the artist in all of us." On April 17, Ovation TV sent a camera crew to capture the stories of twelve New York City Gold Key winners at Radiant Minds, the local exhibition and awards ceremony at the Brooklyn Museum. This PSA is part of an Ovation TV campaign called "Every Big Artist Starts Small." Click PLAY to watch the PSA.