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The Awards

TheScholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation's longest-running and about prestigious creative teen recognition program for students in grades 7-12. BOPA is proud to serve as the Maryland regional affiliate for this competition and support Maryland's next generation of creatives.

Spotter this yr's awards show here .

Then, come across all of the work awarded in 2022:

Aureate Key Recipients (Function 1)
Gold Key Recipients (Part two)
Gold & Silver Key FIilm + Animation Recipients
Silver Primal Recipients
Honorable Mention

In addition to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presenting sponsor Arcadia generously created 3 scholarship opportunities for Baltimore City students who receive a Scholastic honour.

This year, 1,300 teens from Baltimore and the surrounding region submitted 3,000 works of visual and literary art. All works are blindly judged by local visual artists, novelists, poets, playwrights, educators, and editors. Each piece is judged based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. Award recipients receive Golden Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention. Golden Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.

289 Gilded Keys were awarded to the nigh accomplished works
250 Silver Keys were awarded to distinguished works
500 Honorable Mentions were awarded to promising works

Additionally, the top five submissions in the region for Visual Art are named American Visions nominees, and the top five for writing are named American Voices nominees. These nominees will go along to compete for a National Medal. Here are this year's nominees:

American Visions Nominees

Britney Simbana-J – "Your Landscapers" (Photography), Class eleven, G.Due west. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Brea' Williams – "Not So Little Anymore" (Mixed Media), Form 12, G.Westward. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Jacey Breden – "Fresh Perspectives on Former Conversations" (Drawing & Illustration), Class 10, Century High School, Sykesville
Michelle Lee – "Static Progression" (Picture & Blitheness), Course 12, River Hill Loftier School, Clarksville
Layla Missihou – "My Mind Matters" (Painting), Form 12, Albert Einstein High School, Kensington

American Voices Nominees

Amanda Amadi-Emina – "Y'all Are Getting Box Braids" (Humour), Grade xi, Chiliad.W. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Josephine Halushka – "teenage girls: the revolution" (Poetry), Grade 12, G.W. Carver Center for Arts-Tech, Towson
Juliana Isabelle Ongking – "manila rain" (Poetry), Grade 10, Maryland Home Region, Homeschool
Meadow Stanley – "To My Grandfather, BaBa" (Poetry), Grade 12, Thou.Due west. Carver Middle for Arts-Tech, Towson
Yakhare Gueye – "The Magical Pills" (Brusque Stories), Form 12, Perry Hall High School, Nottingham

The Clean Free energy Award- $500 sponsored by Arcadia
The $500 Clean Energy Scholarship is designated for one visual and one literary art honor recipient whose pieces reflect the importance of taking care of this planet through abstract or literal interpretation. The recipients of this award are:

Catie Grace O'Connor – "Earth Poems" (Poesy), Class vii, Dumbarton Middle School, Towson
Seungha Shin – "Crow on a Power Line" (Digital Art), Grade 10, Thomas S. Wootton High Schoolhouse, Rockville

Emerging Voices Scholarship $150 sponsored past Arcadia
The Emerging Voices Scholarship is designated for a Baltimore City pupil whose literary piece of work exemplifies character, originality, and promise. The Emerging Voices recipient is Zoe Saunders (Grade 9, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women) for her short story titled "I Used to Know Her."

Emerging Visions Scholarship $150 sponsored by Arcadia
The Emerging Visions Scholarship is designated for a Baltimore Metropolis student whose visual art piece of work exemplifies character, originality, and hope. The Emerging Visions recipient is Charlotte Roberts (Grade 12, Friends Schoolhouse of Baltimore) for her drawing & analogy titled "three:45 PM Leap."

A full list of the award winners tin can be found hither.

All regional laurels recipients — Gilt Fundamental, Silverish Primal, and Honorable Mentions — are invited, forth with their guests, teachers, and our esteemed jurors, to a nationwide online Awards Ceremony for the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recipients on Sun, March 13, 2022, from 3:00–4:00 p.m.The event will stream from BOPA'southward YouTube folio.

The Mission

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented past the Brotherhood for Young Artists & Writers. The Brotherhood is a 501(c)(iii) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and nowadays their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Through the Awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted well-nigh 340,000 original works this yr in 29 dissimilar categories of art and writing.

Most the Regional Sponsor

Renters and homeowners can bring together Arcadia's community solar plan at arcadia.com/bopa. New members will receive $100 toward their power neb and Arcadia will donate an additional $100 to BOPA for every new sign-upwardly as a fashion to further support the arts.

Catie Grace O'Connor – "Earth Poems" (Poetry), Grade vii, Dumbarton Middle School, Towson. Winner of the $500 Clean Free energy Scholarship for Literary Arts by Arcadia.
Seungha Shin – "Crow on a Power line" (Digital Art), Class 10, Thomas S. Wootton High Schoolhouse, Rockville. Winner of the $500 Make clean Free energy Scholarship for Visual Arts by Arcadia.
The Emerging Voices recipient is Zoe Saunders (Class 9, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women) for her brusk story titled "I Used to Know Her."
The Emerging Visions recipient is Charlotte Roberts (Course 12, Friends School of Baltimore) for her cartoon & illustration titled "3:45 PM Spring."