Local students recognized for their talents take home huge honors in the National 2015 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Monday, the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced the winners. Charlotte area schools are included in the Mid-Carolina Region and won huge accolades. A total of 8 gold medals and 25 silver medals were awarded to area students – 19 of which were given to students at Charlotte Mecklenburg high schools.
This process started with more than 300,000 students, grades 7-12, submitting their artwork or written pieces for judging on the regional level. In February at Knights Theater, the Gold Key winners were announced.
The Gold Key winners were then entered in the national competition. The different national awards are; Gold, Silver, American Visions & Voices, Portfolio Silver with Distinction and Portfolio Gold Medals.
Any national attention is significant for these blossoming artists and writers, but these awards set the bar pretty high with some icons of the art world have won these honors over the years.
Artists like Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, and Steven King, were recognized in school by these same awards. It’s been a long running tradition of celebrating excellence in art and writing since 1923.
