Well, it's that time of year again and I am posting on this blog for the first time. The Scholastic Art Awards are in town again! I have been fortunate enough to be one of the judges of the students work for three years now. And I do consider myself fortunate to be judging. For those of you who have no idea what the Scholastic Art Awards are, let me fill you in a bit.. For over 60 years CNY has recognized our junior and senior high school art students through Scholastics. Winners on the reginal level can recieve a cash prize, scholarship or have the chance to participate in an exhibition. The top winners on the regional level eventually move on to a national competition with the chance to receive other scholarships and national recognition. (By the way, first place winners are gold keys and second place winners are silver keys).
On the morning of January 9th over 50 individuls participated in the juring of over 5,000 submissions by our local students from Central New York. As a judge for three years now, I look forward to this day with anticipation. All you hear from the judges throughout the day is "a student did this!", "wow these kids are good!" and other "oohs and ahhs".
Last week was the awards ceremony held on January 18th. Numerous students received Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable mention awards as well as a few special awards. One award in particular is sponsored by Delavan Art Gallery (best painting), which we present to the winner at the awards ceremony. The gallery also received an award from Scholastics for our on-going support called the "Sponsorship Award."
One last thing of note, we are fortuneate to be hosting 20 of the Gold Key Winners here, at the gallery, starting on Thursday, March 8th. Keep an eye open for more information as we get closer.
Caroline from Delavan Art Gallery
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That sounds awesome. My art hasn't won contests yet, but then I don't try...I try with my writing.
GT, give it a try sometime, you never know. There's also the National League of American Pen Women who have a writing and art contest if you're interested. I can't seem to find much on-line, but this year's contest deadline is March 5. If you need more information, let us know. Thanks for your comment! C.
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