Southwest Virginia Teen Artists Win National Awards
The Fine Arts Center is proud to announce that five students from the Southwest Virginia Region were honored this past week with awards at the national level for the Scholastic Art Awards.
The Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is the longest-running, most-prestigious award for teen artists in the country—beginning in 1923. Approximately 500 entries were received from the Southwest Virginia region in 16 categories, and a culmination of thousands of entries from across every state in the nation are forwarded to the national competition. Winning an award at this level is truly a significant accomplishment for a teen artist.
This year five students from Southwest Virginia were recognized with awards at the national level. Those students are:
Aliyah (Yammy) Williams, Burton Center For Arts & Tech, Salem Gold Medal & American Visions Medal for Missing What Once Was (Painting)
Mary Clarke, Patrick Henry High School, Roanoke, Gold Medal for Essence de Mary (Painting)
Rachael Turnbull, Patrick Henry High School, Roanoke, Gold Medal for Six (Ceramics & Glass)
Lily Ebrahimi, Community High School of Arts and Academics, Roanoke, Silver Medal for The Last of The Cherry Tomatoes (Painting)
Sky Standley, Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, Silver Medal for Sleepys (Expanded Projects)
The winning teen artists will be showcased at an awards ceremony and reception in their honor and an exhibit of the award-winning art in New York City. Some of the art will also be showcased in national traveling exhibits.
To view all of the winners from the Southwest Virginia region, visit FACNRV.org/scholastic. To learn more about the national awards, visit the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.