Announcing the 2021 Scholastic Art Awards!
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley is proud to announce the 2021 Scholastic Arts Awards for Southwest Virginia. Check out the art from these talented art students from across the New River Valley.
American Visions nominee “Sunday Morning Cleanup” by Katherine Odham, Marion H.S.
The Scholastic Arts competition is perhaps the nation’s most prestigious art competition for secondary school students. Across the nation, students participate in competitions at the regional level. The highest award winners, the American Visions nominees and Gold Key winners are forwarded to the national level for competition. Winners at the national level qualify for thousands of dollars in scholarships.
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley is the official affiliate for the Scholastic Arts Awards representing the Southwest Virginia region. Despite the challenges educators and students have faced this past year, we were honored and impressed by the quality of entries for this year’s Scholastic Awards. The range and quality of work was impressive, for any year, especially during one in which social distancing and remote learning are what most students deal with on a daily basis.
We invite you to explore the award galleries for the 2021 Scholastic Awards for our region. You are likely to find something you enjoy, something that will make you smile, and perhaps something that will take your breath away. We thank the teachers, their students, and their supporting families for continuing to make art this year regardless of the challenges they faced.