Saturday, January 19, 2008 – Sunday, February 17, 2008

Pack Place Community Gallery

The Asheville Art Museum, with the assistance of its volunteer docents,
partners with the Asheville Area Section of the American Institute of
Architects each year to sponsor the Western North Carolina Regional
Scholastic Art Awards.

Middle school and high school students from 20 counties and the City of
Asheville were invited to submit work for this special juried competition.

The regional program is judged in two groups: Group I (grades 7-8) and
Group II (grades 9-12). The Museum received more than 500 entries
from students in 21 schools across our region. The judges carefully
viewed each entry, then selected Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable
Mention award recipients in the categories of Art Portfolio, Ceramics
and Glass, Computer Art, Design, Digital Imagery, Drawing, Mixed
Media, Painting, Photography, Photography Portfolio, Printmaking and
Sculpture.

Out of all the entries, 182 works were recognized by the judges and
will be on view in the Pack Place Community Gallery from January 19
through February 17, 2008.

Works receiving Gold Key Awards will be sent to compete in the National
Scholastic Art Awards Program. The winners of National level Scholastic
Art Awards will be invited to an award ceremony in New York City and
will be included in a National Exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in
Washington, DC this summer.

 Click here for a list of award winners

Click here to read about the 2008 WNC Regional Scholastic Art
  Awards ceremony

Click here to view work from the Gold Key award winners and
  American Visions nominees   

Image credit:

Yu Ri Park
Self-Portrait 2
Painting
Grade 12, The Asheville School
Art Teacher – Spencer Crawford
Gold Key and American Visions Award Winner