Next Century Gala
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers invites you to celebrate the future of creativity. Please join us on Wednesday, June 10, for the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Ceremony & Next Century Gala.
Become a sponsor or contribute online.
HONORING
BR Printers, 2026 Leadership Award Recipient
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2026 Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
GALA CHAIRS
Sarah Jessica Parker
Marci Klein
Billy DiMichele
SCHEDULE
6:00 pm National Ceremony
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City
7:30 pm Next Century Gala
Mandarin Oriental, New York
80 Columbus Circle, New York City
GALA COMMITTEE
Tim Christie, Fabio Franceschi, Steven Kohutic, Steven Merson, Amy Miller, Heather Nesle, Dav and Sayuri Pilkey, Kevin Spall, Jorge Velasco
NEXT CENTURY SPONSOR
BR Printers
PRESENTING SPONSORS
Command Companies
Quad
PLATINUM SPONSOR
New York Life Foundation
GOLD SPONSORS
Ernst & Young LLP
GV Group (Grafica Veneta, Lake Book Manufacturing, PA Hutchison)
Marci Klein
Jill and Peter Kraus
Lindenmeyr Book Publishing Papers & Central National Gottesman
Ropes & Gray LLP
Gwenn and Mark Snider
SILVER SPONSORS
Domtar
Derek Fordjour
King Printing
Olivia Morgan
NewEdge Wealth
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
BRONZE SPONSORS
Adecco USA
Anderson Kill
Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc.
Davis+Gilbert LLP
Lakeside Book Company
Müller Martini Corp.
Peter Shapiro & The Capitol Theatre
Sheridan
PATRON
Bank of America, N.A.
Catalyst Education LLC
Vanessa Cho
Billy DiMichele
Robert Dumont
Jiaxing Seagull Paper Co., Ltd.
Leo Paper USA
Amy Miller
PwC
Thomson Reuters
Ann and Richard Sarnoff
Versa Press
Peter and Helen Warwick
Christopher Wisniewski and Michael Koresky
WME
The 2026 National Ceremony and Next Century Gala is presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
For more information or questions, including accessibility accommodations, please reach out to Shannon Costello at shannon@artandwriting.org.