Scholastic Art award-winning pieces “Annihilation” by Lucy White (Gold Key, above left) and “Breaking Point” by Mitchell Straus (Silver Key, above right)
Nine Lincoln Academy visual artists have been recognized for their work by the annual Scholastic Art Awards, several for multiple awards.
Since 1923, the Scholastic Arts’ mission has been to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Through the Awards, students (teens in grades seven through 12 from public, private, or home schools ) receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.
Currently in its 101th year, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens.
Maine students are invited to submit creative and original work to any of the Awards’ eighteen creative categories, including architecture, photography, sculpture, comic art, painting, video game design, fashion, and more. At each level of judging, all works are selected to move on to the next stage based on the same three criteria that have represented the program since its founding in 1923: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.
This year in Maine, panels of jurors reviewed and judged over 1,100 works of art and portfolios. Of the total submissions, 15% receive Honorable Mentions, 10% receive Silver Key Awards, and 5% receive Gold Key Awards.
At Lincoln Academy, 2024 Honorable Mention awards went to: Emily Boone (sculpture), Kayla Cruz (painting/drawing & illustration), Ella Pendleton (painting), and Drew Thieriault (printmaking). 2024 Silver Key Awards went to: Kendra Gladu (painting), London Hunder (painting), Lily Swanberg (mixed media). Kayla Cruz (mixed media/ drawing & illustration), Mitchell Straus (sculpture/architecture & industrial design), and Lucy White each received two Silver Key Awards for separate submissions.
Finally, senior Lucy White received a Gold Key Award for her sculpture submission entitled Annihilation.
Scholastic Arts Awards winners get a scholarship to attend either one of MECA&D summer programs, or first year of a degree program at the college. An exhibition of Silver and Gold Key winning artwork at the Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is currently on display for two weeks: March 1 – 16. There will be an awards ceremony on Saturday March 16th at MECA&D.
