Photography students who would like to enter into the scholastics art and writing awards
please view all materials below and see Miss Colantone this week if you are interested in
entering. If you do this over break please enter your photography entries under your name but
My Name: Miss Paulette Colantone as your teacher and use revere as YOUR Password! I
will be able to help you if your submissions need adjusting if revere is your password.
Seniors can enter a PORTFOLIO of 8 pieces and all student levels (9-12) can enter individual
images.
You could enter as many pieces as you want but please make sure they are quality images and
display good photography techniques.
OPEN Lab this week is from 2:45 - 6 on Tuesday and 2:45 to 4 on Wednesday! Room 223
Please email me if you have questions or stop by room 223 any time this week.
[email protected]
Good Luck,
Miss Colantone
About Scholastics:
www.artandwriting.org
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with
exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a
noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon,
Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates.
The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Each year, the
Alliance partners with more than 100 regional affiliates across the country to bring the program to local
communities. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to
earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published.
A few of the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards national winners.
Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients.
Notable past jurors include Francine Prose, Paul Giamatti, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Judy Blume, Paula
Poundstone, Lesley Stahl and Billy Collins. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical
skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Year after year the program continues to grow with increased participation from students and partners across the
country. To date, the Awards have encouraged over 13 million students, recognized more than 9 million young
artists and writers, and made available more than $25 million in awards and scholarships. They continue to be
the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S., and the largest source
of scholarships for young artists and writers.The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers national office is
located at 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
How to Enter
How do I enter a work in the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards?
Get the Info!
Find and review your regional program guidelines HERE. You’ll need to know your school zip code.
Then register an account at www.artandwriting.org/ors/registration. This will be your creativity command center!
Be a Maker and a Breaker!
Create your work! Click HERE to see examples of the 2013 National Scholastic Award-winning submissions.
Once you’ve made that masterpiece, return to your Scholastic Awards account and upload it.
Stamp it and Send It!
When you’ve uploaded your work, you’ll be prompted to print your submission forms. Have them signed by a
parent/guardian and an educator from your school, and then mail them off to your Regional Program. Make sure to read and
follow the mailing instructions for your regional program carefully.
Regional Notifications will be sent to award-winning students by January 31, 2014. National Notifications will be sent
via email on March 17, 2014.
What else do I need to know?
Eligibility
Any public, private, parochial or home-school student in grades 7 – 12 in the U.S., Canada or an American school abroad
may participate in the Awards.
Guidelines & Deadlines
Your Guidelines and Deadlines
Use the zip code look up tool on the right to find guidelines and deadlines for the Regional Program in your area. Remember
to enter your school zip code; home school students should enter their home zip code.
Eligibility
Any public, private, parochial or home-school student in grades 7 – 12 in the U.S., Canada or an American school abroad
may participate in the Awards.
Category Descriptions
For a full list of category descriptions, including size requirements and other instructions for how to prepare and submit your
work…
Please Note:
Art Categories
Writing Categories
Special Categories
and Sponsored
Awards**
Students may not
Architecture
Dramatic Script
Best-in-Grade
submit the same work
Ceramics & Glass
Flash Fiction
Creativity and
Citizenship
in different categories
Comic Art
Humor
Duck Tape Brand
Award
Design
Journalism
Future New
Digital Art
Personal Essay/Memoir
Gedenk Award
Seniors may submit
Drawing
Persuasive Writing
Novel Writing
two Art Portfolios
and
Fashion
Poetry
Video Games
two Writing
Portfolios.
Film & Animation
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Jewelry
Short Story
Mixed Media
Writing Portfolio *
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Art Portfolio *
* Only graduating seniors may submit Art and Writing Portfolios
Judging Criteria
There are three things that haven’t changed about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and its judging
process since 1923:
• Blind Judging: Our jurors do not know the identities of students who submit work to the Awards.
• Freedom of Expression: No work will be disqualified on the basis of its content.
• The Criteria: Originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice.
What is Originality?
The nature of creative reinvention makes originality hard to define. Works of high originality challenge
conventions, blur the boundaries between genres, and shift jurors’ notions of how a particular concept or
emotion can be expressed. We encourage our jurors to look for works of art and writing that surprise
them. Many of the works submitted to the Awards begin as classroom assignments. A functional definition
of originality is work that goes beyond the classroom assignment and demands its own reason to exist in
the world.
What is Technical Skill?
Each year, we bring thousands of professional artists, writers, educators, and scholars together, with
functional expertise in specific genres, to evaluate the skills demonstrated by students who submit works
to the Awards. Technical skill is judged on how it is used to advance an original perspective or a personal
vision or voice. Rather than being evaluated for specific skill proficiencies, students will be evaluated on
how they used their skills to create something unique, powerful, and innovative.
What is Personal Vision or Voice?
We all know what the personal visions and voices of Awards alumni Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Richard
Avedon, and Sylvia Plath looked and sounded like when they became professional artists and writers. But
what did their works look and sound like when they were teenagers? This is precisely the question we ask
our jurors to consider during the judging process. It’s no coincidence that the Awards have identified some
of the most important creative minds of the past nine decades. We are in the business of identifying the
self-possessed, unique voices and visions of teenage artists and writers.
Photography
Category Description
Images captured by either an analog or digital camera.
Examples (including but not limited to)
Black and white photographs, color photographs, digital or analog photographs, photograms, other experimental
photography, etc.
Special Instructions
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Identify type of photographic techniques used in the “List Materials” section of online registration.
Editing software (Adobe Photoshop, Corel PaintShop Photo Pro, Photo Explosion, etc.) is acceptable to use for minor touchups and image correction in a manner that replicates traditional darkroom techniques (cropping, dodging, burning, adjusting
brightness, contrast, color balance, etc).
•
Works that are digitally collaged, cloned, layered, merged, distorted, or heavily manipulated with computer software must be
submitted in the Digital Art category.
Submissions
You can upload one image for each Photography submission.
Click here to see examples of previous winning works in this category.
Size Requirements
Work Type
2-D Work (Height x Width)
Oversized Work
The work is considered oversized if it meets any of these conditions:
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Height or Width >= 48 inches
Height + Width >= 82 inches
In case the work is oversized – while it will receive full consideration for all awards and scholarships, please note that should
it be selected for an Award, it may not be possible to display the work in regional or national exhibitions due to space
limitations and/or special shipping conditions.
Art Portfolio
(For Graduating Seniors Only)
Category Description
Art portfolios must include 8 different artworks. The works can come from one category or any
combination of multiple categories listed on this page.
Video Games may not be submitted as part of an Art Portfolio.
Special Instructions
• Portfolios consisting of photography submissions should be submitted as “Art Portfolios.” There is
no longer a separate Photography Portfolio category.
• In addition to the artwork, students must submit a 300 – 750 word Artist Statement answer the
following questions:
• Why did you select the work you submitted for your Art Portfolio?
• How do you hope people will react when they view your work?
• What role does art play in your life?
• Artist statements may be entered on the Upload page.
• Work included in a portfolio may be submitted in an individual category (i.e. Drawing, Mixed Media,
etc.). However, for a piece to be considered for an individual award, it must be registered separatelyin
that category.
• Seniors may resubmit artworks submitted in a previous Scholastic Awards competition as part of their
Art Portfolio, but should note if the work earned an award in a previous year. To do so, indicated the name
of the Award earned (Gold Key, Silver Medal, etc.) and the year the Award was earned in the artist
statement.
Submissions
Each work within the Art Portfolio is subject to the same upload rules as its equivalent in individual
categories. For example, a sculpture entry as part of a portfolio is allowed up to four images, while a
photography entry is allowed one image. Video Games may not be submitted as part of an Art
Portfolio.
Graduating Seniors are allowed to submit two Art Portfolios.
Students may not submit the same work in both portfolios.