Start.Write.Now: The Fine Art of Printmaking
Megan Schmunk. Discomfort. Grade 12, Age 17. 2012 Gold Medal, Printmaking.Guest post by Alliance staffer Courtney Buckland, Project CoordinatorWhile he was in high school, my brother made so many...
View ArticleStart.Write.Now: Build on Your Knowledge of Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, created in 1935Guest post by Katie Babick, Senior Editor of Scholastic Art MagazineAlthough I am not an architect, I love to look at the buildings around me – and...
View ArticleTalking Fantasy, Dinosaurs, and Metal Dragons with Alum Hannah Jones
Three of Hannah Jones’ books, which she co-wrote with Danielle BennettHannah Jones (aka Jaida Jones) earned a Scholastic Portfolio Gold Award in 2004. She has published four fantasy books, Havemercy,...
View ArticleStart.Write.Now: On Stage and Out Loud!
Khanh Tran. Untitled. Grade 12, Age 17. 2013 Silver Medal, Painting.Consider the word “playwright.” It suggests a wordsmith who uses both innovation and craft, and often fuses poetry and prose for an...
View ArticleThe Allure of Architecture
Drawing by Xavier DonnellyCities—from ancient Athens to Oz to Dubai—capture the imaginations of artists through the ages because of their complexity and creative use of color, form, space, and scale....
View ArticleStart.Write.Now: A Video Game Team that Clicks!
Glitchbusters and their teacher at the 2013 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall! From left: Ashwin Datta, Justin Mellott, Chitra Datta, Kyle Hiebel, and Andrei...
View ArticleStart.Write.Now: Fantastic Journeys
Daniel in the Lion’s Den by Briton Riviere (1840-1920), painted in 1892.Just the Facts: The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards’ Science Fiction/Fantasy Category includes writing that uses...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Future New 3D Design Awards!
For the second year in a row, we asked creative teens around the country to submit boundary-breaking creations incorporating cutting-edge technologies and techniques to the Scholastic Art &...
View ArticleIntroducing the Winners of the 2014 Gedenk Award for Tolerance!
This year we partnered with Grammy Award-winning artist Miri Ben-Ari and her organization The Gedenk Movement to present a brand new award opportunity for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Duck Tape® Brand Award!
Ford Town, USA 1960 by Laurel Taylor. Age 16, Grade 11, Cincinnati, OH.Duck Tape® has always been known as a fix-all for DIY repairs, but with the addition of colors and prints this once utilitarian...
View ArticleQ&A With The Gedenk Movement Co-founder Miri Ben-Ari
You’re all familiar with the Gedenk Award for Tolerance and the inspiring work of The Gedenk Movement, but we wanted to give you a closer look at the inspirations of co-founder Miri Ben-Ari! Miri took...
View ArticleAnnouncing two new opportunities for teen editorial cartoonists!
You Can’t Escape the Truth, Painting by Sydney Fleisher, Grade 10, Age 15.Do you have a strong point of view about political or social matters? Are you really interested in what’s happening in the news...
View ArticleCalling all Floridians! Join us for a free editorial cartoon workshop!
The Disposable Society, Editorial Cartoon by four-time Pulitzer Prize–winning political cartoonist Herb Block.On Saturday, September 26, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and The Herb Block...
View ArticleNew Awards, Scholarships, and Partners, Oh My!
Path, Fashion by Xiaofan Qu, Grade 12, Age 18, St. John’s International School, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards partners with many organizations to bring more...
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