This post originally appeared on Scholastic’s On Our Minds blog. By Lia Zneimer.
It’s been ten days since the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Award winners were honored at Carnegie Hall, but we’re still celebrating their accomplishments. The two weeks following the Awards ceremony (which, by the way, you can watch [or re-watch] online) are some of my favorite: that’s when a selection of Award-winning art and writing is on display here in New York. Of course, living in this City means we’re fortunate enough to be surrounded by countless museums and galleries, but I can honestly say that the pieces featured in the Art.Write.Now.2013 National Exhibition are some of the most extraordinary I’ve seen.
This year, more than 550 Award-winning pieces of art and writing by students in grades 7 – 12 are on display at 2 locations. In addition to film, animation, 2D and 3D artworks, and video games, exhibit-goers can watch video greetings from the students and read stunning literary works on e-readers. If you’re in New York, be sure to check out the exhibitions this week; they close on Saturday! If you’re not in New York, don’t worry– you can get a sneak peek of the work on display by checking out our Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Pinterest board, which features works by this year’s Portfolio Gold Medalists. Plus, this fall, these incredible works will travel to 4 cities across the country as part of the Art.Write.Now Tour. (Cities to be announced soon!) Details about the Art.Write.Now.2013 National Exhibition are as follows:
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design
66 Fifth Avenue @ 13th Street 2 West 13th Street @ Fifth Avenue
Click here for map and directions
Hours: Daily 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; open late Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: Open to public June 1 – June 15
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Featuring American Visions & Voices Medalists – a collection of art and writing selected as Best in Region in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2013
144 West 14th Street, 2nd floor
Click here for map and directions
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; open late Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: Open to public June 1 – June 15
Art.Write.Now.2013 National Exhibition and accompanying programs are co-sponsored by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design and through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Special thanks to Pratt Institute for hosting the American Visions & Voices exhibition in the Pratt Manhattan Gallery.