All this month, jurors across the country are reviewing works submitted to the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards by creative teens. These jurors are evaluating works based on our three criteria: Originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. While the jurors are working hard, the students are anxiously awaiting the results of their hard work. Many are asking themselves, Will my short story earn an Honorable Mention? Will my painting receive a Silver Key? Or will my video game be awarded the coveted Gold Key? Read More

The 2018 National Student Poets visit the stacks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., during their Appointment Events. (Photo by Shannon Finney)

Ever since the current class of National Student Poets were announced last August and were appointed as literary ambassadors in Washington, D.C., they’ve been working hard to spread their love of poetry through readings and workshops while also planning for 2019. Let’s take a look back at the 2018 National Student Poets, and see what they have in store for us next year!

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CHLOE AN, Value of Time, Digital Art. Grade 12, Age 18, Bishop Montgomery High School, Torrance, CA

Deadlines for the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards fall between December 1, 2018–January 12, 2019. Depending on whether you are submitting art, writing, and/or Future New works, you could have up to THREE different deadlines. The best way to find your deadlines is to log into your Scholastic Awards account and check out the dates listed at the top of the right sidebar. Those three dates are the ones you should pay close attention to—they are your deadlines!

Don’t miss out—find your deadlines now by logging into your Scholastic Awards account!

Love Me Not

Who Do You Want To Be?

Who Are You?

Turtle Back City

Looking Through My Window

Pressure

Note to Self

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The above images are from Min Jung Son’s Art Portfolio, which received a Gold Key from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

This is a guest post from Hayley Palmatier, Director at Ashcan Studio of Art in NYC.

Ashcan Studio is a Visual Arts Portfolio Preparation school located in NYC. We admit local, national, and international students who have the goal of applying to any program where an Art Portfolio is required for admissions, such as an Arts High School or BFA program. Some students start at Ashcan as beginners with little or no access to art courses; others are advanced students with a lot of skill and imagination who would like to develop their strengths even more to win awards and get scholarships.

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The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are pleased to announce that author Kiese Laymon will be the judge of A Suite of One’s Own: The Alumni Writer’s Residency!

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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Alumnus and fashion designer Zac Posen presented the Arts Education Award to Virginia McEnerney, Executive Director of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, at Americans for the Arts’ annual National Arts Awards. Photo courtesy of Americans for the Arts.

On October 22, 2018, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the nonprofit organization that presents the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, was honored with the Arts Education Award from Americans for the Arts at the annual National Arts Awards.
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