National Recognition From the Scholastic Art Writing Awards Press Release

The Awards

TheScholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation'due south longest-running and nearly prestigious creative teen recognition program for students in grades vii-12. BOPA is proud to serve as the Maryland regional affiliate for this competition and support Maryland'southward adjacent generation of creatives.

Watch this twelvemonth's awards show here .

So, see all of the work awarded in 2022:

Golden Cardinal Recipients (Function 1)
Gold Key Recipients (Part 2)
Gilt & Silvery Key FIilm + Blitheness Recipients
Silver Central Recipients
Honorable Mention

In addition to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presenting sponsor Arcadia generously created iii scholarship opportunities for Baltimore City students who receive a Scholastic award.

This year, 1,300 teens from Baltimore and the surrounding region submitted three,000 works of visual and literary art. All works are blindly judged past local visual artists, novelists, poets, playwrights, educators, and editors. Each slice is judged based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vocalisation. Accolade recipients receive Gilded Key, Silverish Key, or Honorable Mention. Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.

289 Gilt Keys were awarded to the near accomplished works
250 Argent Keys were awarded to distinguished works
500 Honorable Mentions were awarded to promising works

Additionally, the top five submissions in the region for Visual Art are named American Visions nominees, and the superlative v for writing are named American Voices nominees. These nominees will proceed to compete for a National Medal. Here are this year'due south nominees:

American Visions Nominees

Britney Simbana-J – "Your Landscapers" (Photography), Grade 11, Chiliad.Westward. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Brea' Williams – "Not So Fiddling Anymore" (Mixed Media), Grade 12, Thousand.West. Carver Centre for Arts-Tech, Towson
Jacey Breden – "Fresh Perspectives on Old Conversations" (Drawing & Analogy), Grade 10, Century High School, Sykesville
Michelle Lee – "Static Progression" (Flick & Animation), Grade 12, River Hill High School, Clarksville
Layla Missihou – "My Heed Matters" (Painting), Class 12, Albert Einstein High School, Kensington

American Voices Nominees

Amanda Amadi-Emina – "You Are Getting Box Braids" (Humor), Course xi, Chiliad.West. Carver Middle for Arts-Tech, Towson
Josephine Halushka – "teenage girls: the revolution" (Poetry), Grade 12, Chiliad.W. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Juliana Isabelle Ongking – "manila rain" (Poesy), Grade 10, Maryland Domicile Region, Homeschool
Meadow Stanley – "To My Grandpa, BaBa" (Poetry), Grade 12, Thou.W. Carver Eye for Arts-Tech, Towson
Yakhare Gueye – "The Magical Pills" (Short Stories), Course 12, Perry Hall High School, Nottingham

The Clean Energy Award- $500 sponsored by Arcadia
The $500 Clean Energy Scholarship is designated for one visual and one literary art honor recipient whose pieces reflect the importance of taking care of this planet through abstruse or literal interpretation. The recipients of this award are:

Catie Grace O'Connor – "Globe Poems" (Verse), Grade 7, Dumbarton Centre School, Towson
Seungha Shin – "Crow on a Electric line" (Digital Fine art), Grade 10, Thomas Southward. Wootton Loftier School, Rockville

Emerging Voices Scholarship $150 sponsored past Arcadia
The Emerging Voices Scholarship is designated for a Baltimore City educatee whose literary work exemplifies character, originality, and promise. The Emerging Voices recipient is Zoe Saunders (Grade 9, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women) for her short story titled "I Used to Know Her."

Emerging Visions Scholarship $150 sponsored by Arcadia
The Emerging Visions Scholarship is designated for a Baltimore City student whose visual art work exemplifies grapheme, originality, and hope. The Emerging Visions recipient is Charlotte Roberts (Grade 12, Friends Schoolhouse of Baltimore) for her drawing & illustration titled "3:45 PM Spring."

A full list of the award winners can be found hither.

All regional award recipients — Golden Primal, Silverish Key, and Honorable Mentions — are invited, along with their guests, teachers, and our esteemed jurors, to a nationwide online Awards Ceremony for the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recipients on Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 3:00–4:00 p.m.The result will stream from BOPA's YouTube page.

The Mission

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(iii) nonprofit arrangement whose mission is to place students with exceptional creative and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the earth through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Through the Awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted almost 340,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of fine art and writing.

Well-nigh the Regional Sponsor

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Catie Grace O'Connor – "Earth Poems" (Poesy), Class 7, Dumbarton Middle School, Towson. Winner of the $500 Clean Energy Scholarship for Literary Arts past Arcadia.
Seungha Shin – "Crow on a Power line" (Digital Fine art), Grade 10, Thomas S. Wootton High Schoolhouse, Rockville. Winner of the $500 Make clean Energy Scholarship for Visual Arts by Arcadia.
The Emerging Voices recipient is Zoe Saunders (Course 9, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women) for her short story titled "I Used to Know Her."
The Emerging Visions recipient is Charlotte Roberts (Form 12, Friends School of Baltimore) for her drawing & analogy titled "3:45 PM Leap."