This year, several LCA students in the Upper School Visual Art Program had the key to success at the Scholastic Art Competition. The competition is open to students in grades 7-12. Previous winners include notable figures such as Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, and Stephen King.
There are three different awards given at this annual competition.
- Gold Key – highest honors in a category. All golden key winners automatically advanced to the national competition.
- Silver Key – second highest honors in a category.
- Honorable Mention – third-highest honors in a category.
The awards earned follow and correspond with the students in the photo above from left to right:
Carlisle Noble, Honors Studio Art, Grade 11: Silver Key for her work Jellybeans
Cortlyn Plunk, Honors Studio Art, Grade 11: Silver Key for her work Geisha, and Honorable Mention for her work Teen Idle
Trinity Funk, AP Studio Art, Grade 12: Honorable Mention for her work Overwhelmed
Kate Alexander, Studio Art 2, Grade 10: Silver Key for her work Stalemate
Nancy Nemeh, AP Studio Art, Grade 12: Silver Key for her work Fading Away, and Silver Key for her work Sign My Arm!
Brynn Warren, AP Studio Art, Grade 12: Gold Key, for her portfolio of 6 works entitled collectively Too Much of a Good Thing
Brynn Warren's portfolio
Too Much of a Good Thing
Drowning by Brynn Warren, Gold Key portfolio Too Much of a Good Thing
Brynn’s portfolio will advance to the national competition where she has the potential to win additional honors and a scholarship. If she earns a Gold Key, her portfolio will be considered for a $10,000 scholarship (16 Gold Key portfolios are chosen) and if she earns a Silver Key with Distinction, her portfolio could earn her a $1000 scholarship (100 Silver Key with Distinction portfolios are chosen). These awards will be announced by Alliance for the Arts/Scholastic Arts and Writing on or around March 23rd.
Silver Key and Honorable Mentions
Jellybeans by Carlisle Noble, Silver Key
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