How do I enter work in the Scholastic Art Awards?
Sign Up!
You can participate in the 2018 Scholastic Awards by creating an account and uploading your work. Be sure that you have your school zip code handy so that we can get you the guidelines and deadline for your local program. The deadline is December 18, 2017.
Create!
The Scholastic Awards look for work that demonstrates originality, technical skill, and emergence of a personal voice or vision. After you have created your work, uploaded it to your Scholastic Awards Account. Visit the online galleries to see examples of works from past national medalists. Be sure to visit our copyright and plagiarism FAQ to learn more about submitting original works.
Stamp It and Send It!
After uploading your work, print your submission forms, have a parent/guardian and an educator sign them, and then mail them to the affiliate partner in your local region. Mark Arts is the Affiliate partner for the 70 counties in the Eastern Kansas Region.
What else do I need to know?
Eligibility
Public, private, or home-school students in the U.S., Canada, or American schools abroad enrolled in grades 7–12 are eligible to participate in the Scholastic Awards.
Category Descriptions
For a full list of category descriptions, click HERE.
Blind Judging
The Scholastic Awards are adjudicated without knowledge of the artists/writers identity. Please make sure that your submission does not contain any personal information.
Freedom of Expression
Young artists and writers are free to explore any and all topics. There are no pre-defined prompts and no work is ever disqualified from the Scholastic Awards because of the nature of its content.
Judging Criteria
Originality
Work that breaks from convention, blurs the boundaries between genres, and challenges notions of how a particular concept or emotion can be expressed.
Technical Skill
Work that uses technique to advance an original perspective or a personal vision or voice, and show skills being utilized to create something unique, powerful, and innovative.
Emergence of a Personal Vision or Voice
Work with an authentic and unique point of view and style.