Scholastic: Art and Writing Awards |
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| Contest / Scholarship | Scholastic: Art and Writing Awards | ||
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| Description: | This is an ongoing competition - see website for more information. Information about the upcoming contests will be available on the website shown after October 1 (http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/enter.htm). There are regional and grade-level competitions. There are also separate scholarships for art, writing, and photography. See the website for further details. There are regional deadlines; dates vary --- check your region's deadline through the website. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards offer early recognition of creative teenagers and scholarship opportunities for graduating high-school seniors. The Awards are national in scope and administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The process begins across the country as young artists and writers submit creative works of art and writing to a network of affiliate programs of the Alliance who share the Alliance’s vision to inspire the next generation of artists and writers. Supported by their visual arts and writing teachers and other community mentors, participants create and submit their best works in any of the following categories : Visual Arts Art Portfolio Animation Ceramics & Glass Computer Art Design Digital Imagery Drawing Mixed Media Painting Photography Photography Portfolio Printmaking Sculpture Video & Film Writing Dramatic Script General Writing Portfolio Humor Journalism Nonfiction Portfolio Novel Personal Essay/Memoir Poetry Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Story Short Short Story Who Can Participate? Young artists and writers currently enrolled in grades 7 – 12 and who attend a public, private, parochial or home-school in the United States, U.S. Territories or U.S.-sponsored schools abroad. Canadian students in equivalent grades are also eligible as part of the Region at Large. Who Does Participate? Young artists and writers like you who have begun their own creative journey and want to grow as creative individuals. They make connections to their peers and to organizations and individuals who support their work. Young artists and writers who want to develop mastery and explore more opportunities to showcase their work. Young artists and writers who believe that there is no limit to where their creative journey can take them. Jurors Who Have Been Down Your Road Review Your Work—The selection panels for both the regional and national levels of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards include professional artists, writers, curators, critics, educators and professionals from the nation’s leading creative industries, some of whom are past award recipients. Notable past jurors include: Robert Frost, William Saroyan, Frank McCourt, Kiki Smith, George Plimpton, Korva Coleman, Esmeralda Santiago, Tatiana von Furstenberg, and Bill Murray. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical proficiency and the emergence of an authentic voice and vision. |
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| Sponsor: | Scholastic | ||
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| Deadline: | 2010-11-30 | ||
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| Total # of Prizes: | 12 | ||
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| Top Prize: | $10000 | ||
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| For Residents of: | U.S. & Canada | ||
| Grades: | 7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
| Other Requirements: | The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards offer early recognition of creative teenagers and scholarship opportunities for graduating high-school seniors. The Awards program is national in scope and administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization whose mission is provide guidance and support for the next generation of artists and writers, in partnership with 77 regional affiliate organizations. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards offer creative teenagers : Recognition by local and national professionals in the arts; Exhibition and publication opportunities for regional and national audiences; and Scholarships for graduating seniors who present portfolios of art, photography and/or writing. In addition to regional scholarship opportunities, graduating seniors who earn national level awards have the opportunity to leverage funds from a pool of $1.5 million in tuition scholarships from arts colleges, universities and institutes participating in the Alliance Provider Network. Who Participates? Young artists and writers who : are currently enrolled in grades 7 – 12; attend a public, private, parochial or home-school, reside in the U.S., U.S. territories or U.S.-sponsored schools abroad, and Canada (in equivalent grades). have begun their own creative journey and want to grow as creative individuals; want to make connections to their peers and creative organizations; want to develop mastery and explore more opportunities to showcase their work; and believe there is no limit to where their creative journey can take them. How can I submit to The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards? The process begins across the country as students submit creative works of art and writing to a network of Regional Affiliate programs of the Alliance. Supported by their teachers and other community mentors, participants create and submit their best works in any of the following categories : Visual Arts: Art Portfolio, Animation, Ceramics & Glass, Computer Art, Design, Digital Imagery, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Photography Portfolio, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video & Film Writing: Dramatic Script, General Writing Portfolio, Humor, Journalism, Nonfiction Portfolio, Novel, Personal Essay/Memoir, Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Story, Short Short Story Students who submit to The Awards must : Review their local guidelines and deadlines Prepare the artwork and writing as described in the local guidelines; In many areas of the country, students and/or their teachers will register their work online; and Submit the work according to the local guidelines to their Regional Affiliate program or the Region-at-Large where there is no local program. How is the work selected for Awards? Jurors who have been down your road review your work. The selection panels for both the regional and national levels of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards include professional artists, writers, curators, critics, educators and professionals from the nation’s leading creative industries, some of whom are past award recipients. Notable past jurors include: Robert Frost, William Saroyan, Frank McCourt, Kiki Smith, George Plimpton, Korva Coleman, Esmeralda Santiago, Tatiana von Furstenberg, and Bill Murray. Jurors look for works that best exemplify : Originality, Technical proficiency, and The emergence of an authentic vision or voice. Juror Bios Juror Comments Who gets recognized in The Awards? Approximately 30,000 young artists and writers from across the United States receive recognition on the regional level of The Awards. The most outstanding works of art and writing from each of the Regional Affiliate programs—Gold Keys—are forwarded to New York City to be assessed on a national level. To give you an idea of how many qualify for national level review, panels of professional jurors reviewed more than 6,165 works of art and 1,268 manuscripts to select the 1,160 national award recipients in 2007. Graduating seniors who submit a body of work in the Portfolio Categories—art, photography, general writing or nonfiction—compete for local and national scholarships bestowed by the Regional Affiliate programs, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and a network of arts institutes, colleges and universities. If Your Work is Recognized on a Regional or National Level On the regional level, award recipients are recognized with lapel pins and certificates. In areas where there is an affiliate program, award recipients are celebrated through local award ceremonies, exhibitions and readings. Regional recognition includes Gold and Silver Key Awards, and in some regions, Honorable Mention Awards. Affiliates also select American Visions & Voices Award Nominees as “Best of Show” for their region. Some affiliates award local scholarships and cash awards. Gold Key Awards become national qualifiers. On the national level, award recipients are recognized with medals, certificates, and listing in the national catalog and on the Alliance web site. A selection of national award-winning works are included in the national catalog and the annual anthology. Recognition levels include : Gold Awards—Most exceptional works in each category. Silver Awards—High honors in each category. American Visions & Voices Awards—Single works of art or writing representing each of the Regional Affiliate programs on the national level of The Awards. Portfolio Gold Awards—Twelve cash grants of $10,000 presented in the names of leadership sponsors of the Alliance to graduating seniors—five artists, two photographers and five writers—for exemplary portfolios. Portfolio Silver Awards and Notable Achievement Awards—Graduating seniors awarded with outstanding portfolios in art and photography are able to leverage an additional $1.5 million in financial aid through a network of eighty prestigious arts institutes, colleges and universities. As a result of Alliance donors, additional $1,000 Notable Achievement scholarships may become available and presented to Portfolio Silver Award recipients as recommended by jurors on the national level. Teacher Awards—The teachers of students who receive national awards are also honored. Several cash awards are presented to teachers who mentor the Portfolio Gold Award recipients or submit an outstanding group of student artworks or manuscripts. |
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