Event Category: WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards
2018 WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony
The Asheville Art Museum is the regional host of the annual Scholastic Art juried competition for students in grades 7 – 12 from all across WNC. The regional program is supported by the Museum’s volunteer docents, the Asheville Area Section of the American Institute of Architects, and Base Camp AVL. A selection of artwork receiving regional awards will be on view in the Museum On the Slope January 27 – March 4, 2018.
All regional award recipients will be honored at a ceremony on Sunday, February 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the Diana Wortham Theatre. Regional Gold Key recipients’ work will be sent to the National Scholastic Art competition in New York City. For more information on the Scholastic Art Awards, visit www.artandwriting.org.
WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards
The Museum, with the assistance of its volunteer educators and support from the Asheville Area Section of the American Institute of Architects, is proud to be a regional affiliate partner sponsoring the WNC Regional Scholastic Art Awards each year. Students in grades 7–12 from all across Western North Carolina are invited to submit work for this special juried competition. The Museum works with the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers to facilitate regional judging of student artwork and to recognize our community’s burgeoning artistic talent. Participating counties include Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and Asheville City, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey.
In early spring each year, award winners are featured in an exhibition at the Museum and are honored at a ceremony. Regional Gold Key recipients’ work is sent to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition hosted by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
For more information on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, visit artandwriting.org; email Susan Hendley, school & teacher programs manager; or call 828.253.3227 x133.
