Photography, Painting and Sculpture by Arlington Students
Each winter, the Library hosts the Regional Scholastic Art Award, a competition which encompasses all Middle School and High School students in Arlington County.
Almost 2000 works of art were submitted and judged by three jurors. Out of these, the judges awarded either a Gold or a Silver Certificate to approximately 300 pieces.. These works are on display on the first and second floors of the Arlington Central Library.
In addition, our Youth Services staff chose one piece each year to add to our own permanent collection:
Samantha Lewis, “Bringing Colors to Life”
In 1923, M.R. Robinson founded this prestigious art exhibition for students with artistic talent. Each year, Regional Art Competitions across the nation select over 12,000 Gold Keys out of 100,000 submissions. These 12,000 Gold Key individual and portfolio works of art are then juried on a National Level in New York City. On a National Level, over 1,000 works of art are awarded as Gold and Silver Keys. In the past seven years, Arlington County alone has received between 7-11 National awards for both individual and portfolios works of art.
Learn more about Art at the Library.
Mary says
March 7, 2016 at 3:30 pmWill you be adding pictures of the actual artwork on display, as you did last year?
http://library.arlingtonva.us/2015/03/09/2015-scholastic-art-show/
Web Editor says
March 9, 2016 at 8:16 amThey’re up! Thanks for letting us know that you wanted to see them.
Carole says
June 11, 2016 at 6:01 amHello,
When does the library take submissions for the Scholastic Art Show for middle school students?
Thanks.
Web Editor says
June 11, 2016 at 1:12 pmHi Carole,
The Library doesn’t take submissions, we only host the exhibition – the Scholastic Art Show is run entirely through the schools. You should speak to your local middle school for more information.