Scholastic Art Awards

Established in 1923 by M.R. Robinson, who also founded Scholastic, Inc., The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is open to students in grades 7-12, recognizing outstanding achievement in the arts.  The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. is the non-profit organization that administers the event.  Located in New York City, the Alliance oversees all national judging. 

The Mississippi Museum of Art hosts the Mississippi Regional Competition each year. Students from middle, junior high, and senior high schools from across the state participe in the competition each year.  More than 2,000 entries in a wide variety of categories, including painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, sculpture, graphic design, animation, textile fiber design, as well as art and photography portfolios are judged by a panel of judges over a course of several days.

The Scholastic Art Awards have celebrated 80 years as a unique presence in our nation's classrooms by identifying and documenting outstanding achievement of young artists. Since 1923, 12 million students have participated, 2 million young artists and writers have been recognized, and $20 million in awards and scholarships have been made available nationwide. 

Click here for a complete list of 2011/2012 winners!

Winners are listed by award, then by school, and then by alphabetical order.

The panel of judges for the 2011-2012 Scholastic Art Awards are William Goodman, Diane Williams, Jason Pressgrove, Kimberly Jacobs, Ellen Rodgers, and Jason Twiggy Lott. Judging is conducted blindly by the Digital Adjudication System through the Nation Scholastic Art Awards website and displays only the photos of the artwork, title, medium and dimensions in a side panel.

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DEADLINES FOR THE 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards:

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS website for more information.

September 15, 2011—December 16* - Open registration for all submissions
*Registration closes at midnight on December 16, 2011

January 5 & 6, 2012—Judging

January 10, 2012—Schools notified

January 11- 22, 2012*— Art Works Due to MMA
*Works will not be accepted for the exhibition if turned in after January 22, 2012 at 5PM!

February 4-April 15, 2012— Exhibition on wall, free and open to the public

April 15, 2012— 12:30 Reception at MMA, 2:00 Awards ceremony at Jackson Convention Complex, Exhibition tear-down*
*All work must be taken home immediately following the awards ceremony.  MMA is not responsible for any artwork that is left behind..

Contacts:

Ginger Williams-Cook
gcook@msmuseumart.org
601-960-1515

Ivy Alley
ialley@msmuseumart.org
601-960-1515
814-599-6878

All work in the exhibition must be taken home immediately following the close of the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 15, 2012.  MMA is not responsible for any artwork that is left behind.