Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition
The Arts & Culture Alliance thanks everyone who participated in the Scholastic Art Awards of 2005! More than 350 people attended the opening Exhibition and Awards Reception on Sunday, January 23, at the Emporium Center.
More than 1,400 entries of middle and high school students were submitted from a 12-county area.
View an article & photo in Sunday’s paper (Life & Arts section, January 23, 2005), read the article on the Knoxville News Sentinel’s website, or click here for the story. Thank you to Doug Mason and Cary Miles for the story and photo!
 
People of all ages enjoying the show!
  
  
Our board president, Dr. Jeff Chapman, welcomes and congratulates the participants!
 
Donna Anderson (from South Doyle), Christine Harness, and Jim Gray recognize students at the awards ceremony.
 
The following is a list of schools from which students were honored. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of awards given for students at those schools:
Austin East High School (1 award given)
Bearden Middle & High Schools (28 awards given)
Christian Academy of Knoxville (2)
Carter High School (6)
Catholic High School (3)
Central High School (4)
Farragut High School (22)
Gresham Middle School (7)
Halls Middle & High Schools (7)
Jefferson County High School (5)
Karns High School (11)
King’s Academy (3)
Northwest Middle School (1)
Oak Ridge High School (29)
Pigeon Forge High School (1)
Powell High School (7)
Seymour High School (1)
South Doyle Middle & High School (7)
Vine Middle School (18)
Webb Schools (59)
West High School (7)
West Valley Middle School (11)
[posted 01/25/05]
Arts & Culture Alliance of Knoxville to host regional Scholastic Art Awards for 2005
The general public is invited to visit the 2005 Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, January 23, from 2-4pm and continuing through February 12 at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium gallery is open Mon-Thurs 9-5, Fri 9-8, and Sat 10-3.
For more than ten years, the Arts & Culture Alliance has sponsored the regional Scholastic Arts Awards and invested over $30,000 in the program. Over 3,000 local students submitted work for the competition this year. The Alliance presents 75 Gold Key Awards that will go on to the national competition in New York and 75 Silver Key Awards for distinction. "We're very proud of the talent of Greater Knoxville's art students and feel indebted to the wonderful corps of art teachers who foster and direct that talent," says Liza Zenni, Executive Director. "Without our local art teachers, there would be no Scholastic Art and Writing Awards."
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have celebrated 80 years as a unique presence in our nation's classrooms by identifying and documenting outstanding achievement of young artists and writers in the visual and literary arts. Since 1923, 12 million students have participated, 2 million young artists and writers have been recognized, and $20 million in awards and scholarships have been made available.
Since 1994, the program has been administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing inspiration and validation for the next generation of artists and writers. The Alliance casts the widest net of opportunity to the broadest cross section of teenagers across the country, culminating in the highest level of excellence through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The mission of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is to identify and recognize emerging young artists and writers through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Alliance serves teenagers who create, revise, edit, evolve, and achieve; they serve teachers who mentor, guide, encourage, and inspire. The Alliance is composed of jurors, regional programs, higher education institutions, alumni, national program donors, a board of directors and Alliance staff, and arts education colleagues.
Each year, 250,000 students in grades 7 through 12 participate through regional programs and 50,000 students receive regional awards and exhibition opportunities. More than 30,000 entries qualify for national adjudication, and 1,100 young artists and writers across the country receive national awards. The Gold Portfolio Award recipients receive $10,000 scholarships, representing the highest level of achievement in The Awards. All works, on the regional and national level, are evaluated for technical proficiency, originality, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
Regional Awards for Students (Preliminary to the National Level of Adjudication and Awards)
The following awards are presented to recognize the achievement of excellence on the regional level. These awards are conferred upon both individual works of art and portfolios of art submitted by seniors in high school.
- Gold Key Awards are the highest level of achievement on the regional level. Gold Key works are forwarded to New York for national level adjudication.
- Silver Key Awards are presented for distinguished achievement on the regional level.
- Honorable Mention Award are presented for work worthy of recognition on the regional level.
Through the Regional Sponsor network, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are able to provide encouragement and support to tens of thousands of young artists and writers. The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is grateful to The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville for demonstrating their commitment to youth and the arts within their communities.
National Awards for Students
The Gold Key Award works from the regional level are forwarded to New York for the national judging, where professional panelists chosen from the art, literary, and education fields evaluate them. 1,204 works of art and writing were awarded national level honors for 2004. Nine of those recipients were from Knoxville schools!
[taken from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2004 booklet]
The Arts & Culture Alliance sponsors The Scholastic Art Awards for 2005 and gives many thanks to our Regional Director, Christine Harness!
All activities take place at the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 100 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville (click here for directions)
Schedule
- Thursday-Friday, January 13-14 (2-5pm): Schools deliver entries.
- Saturday, January 15 (8:30am until finish): Judging
- Monday-Wednesday, January 17-19: Entries selected for the show will be set-up in the Rodman Townsend, Sr., Memorial Gallery. Art teachers are notified of winners; all entries not selected for the show must be picked up between 10am-3pm on January 17-18.
- Sunday, January 23 (2-5pm): The Reception and Awards Ceremony. Awards begin at 3pm.
The Exhibition runs from January 23 – February 11.
Gallery hours are Mon-Thurs 9-5, Fri 9-8, and Sat 10-3.
All Silver & Honorable Mention entries must be picked up from the Emporium Center. All Gold Awards will be sent to New York for national adjudication.
- Saturday, February 12: Show taken down and entries picked up.
- Monday-Tuesday, February 14-15 (2-5:30pm): Silver and Honorable Mention entries picked up.
We are not responsible for entries not picked up!
For more information, and if you are interested in bringing your class on a field trip to the exhibit, please call the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 to make arrangements.
[updated 01/18/05]
Rodman Townsend, Sr., Memorial Gallery
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Publicity Guide 2005 Now Available!
The Arts & Culture Alliance announces its third edition of the Publicity Guide 2005, a comprehensive source outlining print and media resources in the Greater Knoxville and East Tennessee areas. For the first time ever, this up-to-date and easy-to-use guide is available on CD and organizes print, radio, television, and online resources.
Print resources include:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Other publications
Each listing (print, radio, and television resources) provides:
- A mailing address
- Important phone numbers
- E-mail addresses
- Contact information
- Publication schedule
- Submission deadlines
- Areas covered.
The Publicity Guide is available on CD and includes a separate listing of e-mail addresses and ready-to-print labels for user convenience. Each CD costs $5 and is available now! Please contact Suzanne at (865) 523-7543 and sc@knoxalliance.com, or visit the Alliance offices at the Emporium building, 100 S. Gay Street.
Click on the CD to order your Guide now!
[posted 01/10/05]
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