2023 Scholastic Art Award Gold Key-Winning Works on View through April 2, 2023
Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has announced the winners of the Mississippi Regional Competition of the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Presented by the nonprofit organization the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. This year, which marks 100 years of the Awards, more than 100,000 teens from across the United States and Canada entered more than 300,000 works of art and writing. 185 creative teens from 65 counties in Mississippi received regional honors, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, and American Visions & Voices nominations, from the Museum.
Renna G Moore-Edwards, NBCT, Ida B. Wells APAC, NAHS Wells APAC Chapter Sponsor, MAEA President-Elect, stated, “Participating each year in the Scholastic competition not only has given our students an opportunity to display their artwork at the Mississippi Museum of Art, in New York City, and as part of the National Art.Write.Now.Tour, but they have also learned valuable lessons on how to create truly original art that shows their strong personal voice. By providing students this outlet to create high-level artwork that is unique and distinctive, in such a prestigious national competition, these creative Mississippi teens are given the validation and opportunities that can lead to a lifelong commitment to creative careers and endeavors.”
Sheri Shramek from Germantown High School said, “The Scholastic Art Awards are a great way for providing our students with, not only a way to express themselves but a way to communicate their thoughts and ideas. We’re proud of the work our students do and when their work is selected, whether it is a Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention, we are extremely thrilled for them. When students and their families get to see their work hang in the Mississippi Museum of Art, it is so exciting and it’s just icing on the cake.”
An exhibition of the Mississippi region’s Gold Key-winning artworks is on view in the Museum’s corridor through April 2, 2023. Silver Key- and Honorable Mention-winning artworks are available for viewing on MMA’s website. Awarded artists and their teachers will be recognized during a ceremony Sunday, April 2, at 2 PM in MMA’s Trustmark Grand Hall.
The winning students represent 23 schools: Armstrong Middle School, Brandon High School, Education Center, Germantown High School, Gulfport High School, Ida B. Wells APAC (Academic and Performing Arts Complex), Jackson Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, Madison Middle School, Madison Ridgeland Academy, Meridian High School, Mississippi School of the Arts, Northeast Lauderdale High School, Northwest Rankin High School, Ocean Springs High School, Pearl High School, Pearl Junior High School, Rosa Scott School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, St. Joseph Catholic School (Madison), Starkville High School, West Jones High School, and Yazoo County High School. For a full list of winners visit msmuseumart.org or click here.
Since the national program’s founding in 1923, the Awards have fostered the creativity and talent of millions of students and include a distinguished list of alumni such as Tschabalala Self, Stephen King, Kay WalkingStick, Amanda Gorman, Charles White, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Warhol, all of whom received recognition in the Awards when they were teens.
For Gold Key works of art and writing in the Awards’ 28 categories—including architecture, painting, flash fiction, poetry, printmaking, science fiction & fantasy, and more—the opportunities for recognition will continue when the works are considered for national honors, including a wealth of additional opportunities, such as scholarships and inclusion in the National Exhibition and Scholastic Awards Traveling Exhibition, the annual anthology of award-winning teen writing, and the annual catalogue of award-winning teen art. Poets who win national awards are considered for the National Student Poets Program, the nation’s highest honor for young poets presenting original work. National awards will be announced on March 22, 2023.
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SPONSORS:
The Alliance is grateful for its generous sponsors, who provide funds to support and produce the Scholastic Awards at the national level: Scholastic Inc., New York Life Foundation, The Maurice R. Robinson Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Command Companies, The Herb Block Foundation, The Jay Pritzker Foundation, Quad and The Windhover Foundation, BLICK Art Materials, National Endowment for the Arts, The New York Times, Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, RBC Foundation USA, Morgan Stanley, AppleTV+, Lindenmeyr Book Publishing Papers, Garcia Family Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and numerous other individual, foundation, and corporate funders; and, for the National Student Poets Program, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The Hearthland Foundation, Poetry Foundation, and Academy of American Poets.
The Scholastic Art Awards presentation at the Mississippi Museum of Art is sponsored by Atmos Energy.
For more information about the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, visit the Scholastic News Room: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/artandwriting.
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MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART
Established in 1911, the Mississippi Museum of Art is dedicated to connecting Mississippi to the world and the power of art to the power of community. The Museum’s permanent collection includes paintings, photography, multimedia works, and sculpture by Mississippi, American, and international artists. The largest art museum in the state, the Mississippi Museum of Art offers a vibrant roster of exhibitions, public programs, artistic and community partnerships, educational initiatives, and opportunities for exchange year-round. Programming is developed inclusively with community involvement to ensure that a diversity of voices and perspectives are represented. Located at 380 South Lamar Street in downtown Jackson, the Museum is committed to honesty, equity, and inclusion. The Mississippi Museum of Art and its programs are sponsored in part by the City of Jackson and Visit Jackson. Support is also provided in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
