Exciting Art and Writing Opportunities for Educators

by The Alliance //
SARAH ZHU, Back to the Books, Painting. Grade 10, Tall Oaks Classical School, Bear, DE
SARAH ZHU, Back to the Books, Painting. Grade 10, Tall Oaks Classical School, Bear, DE

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, presenter of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, is pleased to announce two residencies for our 2020 Scholastic Awards educators: the Writer’s Retreat for Educators in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the GOLDEN Educators Residency in New Berlin, New York.

Two educators whose students received recognition in the 2020 Scholastic Awards will be invited to participate in the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project’s annual New Orleans Writing Marathon. The selected educator-writers will have the opportunity to write while interacting with other educators and writers.

The retreat will be held July 13–17, 2020. The online application will open on February 3 and close on March 5, 2020.

Learn how to apply for the Writer’s Retreat for Educators!

2019 GOLDEN Educators participate in a technical session with a GOLDEN expert during their residency. (Photo courtesy Golden Artist Colors)
2019 GOLDEN Educators participate in a technical session with a GOLDEN expert during their residency. (Photo courtesy Golden Artist Colors)

The Alliance has once again partnered with Golden Artist Colors to offer an unprecedented opportunity for educators with a student who received recognition in the 2020 Scholastic Awards. Three educators will be invited to participate in a two-week artists’ residency in a sylvan setting in upstate New York through the Sam & Adele Golden Foundation.

The 2020 residency will be held from July 21 to August 3, 2020. The online application will open on March 2 and close on April 15, 2020.

Learn how to apply for the GOLDEN Educators Residency!

Both residencies are meant to provide support and encourage educators to keep creating and working on their own art and writing outside of the classroom. Be sure to learn more about each opportunity and apply when the applications open!