Neaton Wins Silver National Scholastic Art Award

Mackenzie Neaton Won a silver at the National Scholastic art awards

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 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.

Students from across the country in grades 7 – 12 are invited to submit their best works for review. Regional Gold Key-winning works are then forwarded to the national competition, where professionals in the arts select only the top 1% of
all entries as national winners.

Some of these young visionaries will follow in the footsteps of past winners such as Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, John Currin, Sylvia Plath, Zac Posen and John Baldessari, all of whom won a Scholastic Award as teenagers.

“The defining moment of my life was when I was seventeen and was honored by the Scholastic Awards.” —Richard Avedon, Photographer 1941 Award Winner

Regional ceremonies are held across the country for local winners. National Medalists, their families and teachers are invited to celebrate their accomplishment in New York City.

Over 400 works by national medalists will be displayed in the ART.WRITE.NOW. National
exhibition in New York City, June 1-19. Throughout the following year a selection of work will be shown at the U.S. Department of Education, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in Washington, DC and the ART.WRITE. NOW. traveling exhibition.

Students, teachers and parents are invited to the national celebration in New York City. On May 30, visit Awards Central at the Roosevelt Hotel (45 East 45th St.) to get medals, certificates, and tickets to the ceremony and special events. On
May 31, winning students and teachers will be recognized at world-famous Carnegie Hall. On June 1, they are invited to meet with professional artists and writers in Talks & Tours. The Alliance will showcase award-winning work in readings, film screenings, and the ART.WRITE.NOW. National Exhibition.