2023 Scholastic Art Awards
The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art in affiliation with the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards for the Northeastern PA Region. For the full list of winners, click here.
The awards in order of prestige are Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. All Regional Gold Key Award recipients move on to the national competition to compete for a National Gold Key Award. Four of the Northeastern PA Region Gold Key Award recipients are recognized as American Vision Nominees, which automatically advances them to the national competition to compete for American Vision Award for their region, the highest honor of the competition.
The Northeastern PA Region includes Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Susquehanna, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties.
The Everhart is hosting the Gold Key Awards Exhibition, which displays the work of all Gold Key and American Vision Award recipients February 2–26.
About Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, established in 1923, is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious art and writing recognition program for students Grades 7 through 12, and the Museum has hosted the competition for the Northeastern PA Region since 2018. This year, the Museum received over 400 submissions of artwork from junior and senior high school students from 24 schools within a 15 county area.
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world. Through the Awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships.
Jousting the System,
Delaware Valley High School
The Slug Baby,
Blue Ridge High School
Gaze,
Abington Heights High School
Eve’s Ale,
North Pocono High School
Enclosed Space,
Delaware Valley High School
Frida Kahlo Parody,
Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Dragon eye
Blue Ridge High School
Pretty HURTS,
North Pocono High School
Factory,
Lewisburg High School
Charcoal Still Life
Susquehanna County Jr Sr High School
In Distress,
Delaware Valley High School
Sinking,
Delaware Valley High School
In the Face of Change,
Abington Heights High School
The Sun and the Sky,
Delaware Valley High School
“Links” to Tradition
Delaware Valley High School
Working Mom,
Delaware Valley High School
generational change,
Homeschool
Healing,
Mid Valley Secondary Center
A Gaze of Blue,
Abington Heights High School
Black Masquerade,
Blue Ridge High School
Slinky,
Honesdale High School
Suffocation,
Delaware Valley High School
Legends of Goddess Chang’e,
Abington Heights High School
Mom and Dad,
Delaware Valley High School
Newspaper Self-Portrait,
Early Morning Light,
Obsession,
Pocono Mountain East High School
Alcatune,
Wallenpaupack Area High School
Ruminating,
Delaware Valley High School
Through The Looking Floating Lock,
Muncy Jr Sr High School
Early Morning Light,
Scranton High School
Downtown Fire Escape,
Scranton High School
leaves,
Dunmore High School
Cave dwellers,
Delaware Valley High School
BIFURCATE,
Delaware Valley High School
Emptiness-Self Portrait,
Delaware Valley High School
LightMan,
Mid Valley Secondary Center
Overwhelmed,
Delaware Valley High School