BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) is proud to host an exhibit of work by the 2015 Vermont winners of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Award-winning submissions will be displayed in the museum's Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery from Feb. 21 to March 7, during regular museum hours.
An awards ceremony, featuring artists David and Michelle Holzapfel as keynote speakers, will take place Saturday, March 7, at noon.
Since 1923 the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have honored the accomplishments of teens in arts and literature. Each year, students in grades 7-12 submit original artistic and written 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. Distinguished regional judges select the outstanding (Gold Key), high honors (Silver Key), and honorable mention award winners. All Gold Key works proceed to national adjudication by a panel of jurors in New York City. National awards will be announced March 16.
As the Vermont affiliate for this prestigious program, BMAC takes great pride in showcasing the work of aspiring young artists from around the state. From among more than 500 works submitted by Vermont teens, judges selected 14 Gold Key, 33 Silver Key, and 119 honorable mention winners.
The exhibit features those award-winning works, which include photography, printmaking, drawing, ceramics and glass, various digital arts, painting, and sculpture.
BMAC will host an Awards Ceremony for this year's winners at the exhibit's closing on March 7. Students and teachers from all corners of Vermont are expected to attend the ceremony in Brattleboro, which will feature Marlboro-based artist-educators David and Michelle Holzapfel.