BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) is proud to host an exhibit of the 2013 Vermont winners of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Award-winning submissions will be displayed in the museum's Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Gallery from Feb. 15 to March 2 during regular museum hours. An awards ceremony featuring keynote speaker and syndicated cartoonist Hilary Price is Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m.
2013 marks Scholastic Art & Writing Awards' 90th year of recognizing teens in arts and literature.
Each year, students in grades 7-12 submit original written and artistic works for the opportunity to gain national recognition and scholarships. Student art and writing is judged on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice.
Judges select the most outstanding (Gold Key) and high honors (Silver Key) award winners, and an esteemed panel of jurors selects the best of the five American Voices & Visions Nominees from each region to receive national recognition.
As the Vermont Affiliate for this prestigious program, BMAC says it takes great pride in showcasing the work of aspiring young artists from around the state.
The exhibit features drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, fashion design and other mixed media from southern, central and northern Vermont. All Vermont Gold Key art and writing advances to national judging. National Awards will be announced March 15.
BMAC will also host the official awards ceremony for state winners at the exhibits closing on March 2.
Students and teachers from as far north as Burlington and St. Johnsbury are expected to attend the ceremony in Brattleboro, featuring a keynote address by Hilary Price, creator of the syndicated comic strip “Rhymes with Orange.”