Oct 3, 2024 The Scholastic Art Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens Download high-resolution images. BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, an Affiliate Partner of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, is seeking submissions from student artists for the 2025 Scholastic Art Awards. Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country. For the first-time ever in Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding region, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will partner to support the Scholastic Art Awards. The partnership aims to further the mission of Crystal Bridges to provide access to art for all and to support arts education in the Heartland. Winners of the Scholastic Art Awards Heartland Region will be announced on January 24, 2025. The winners’ artworks will be on display in a special showcase in the Lower Lobby gallery at Crystal Bridges from March 22, 2025, through May 5, 2025. The Heartland Art Region Awards Ceremony will be hosted at Crystal Bridges on April 6, 2025. Students in grades 7-12 (ages 13 and up) can submit exemplary visual artwork to the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Students can submit work in 16 categories, including ceramics & glass, fashion, comic art, digital art, drawing & illustration, painting, film & animation, and photography. The entries are selected for awards without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity, or hometown. All entries are judged by a panel made up of regional artists, art educators, and industry leaders. Judges look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Art works must be entered as digital images. Entry fees are $10 per individual entry and $30 per portfolio. Fee waiver options are available. The deadline for submissions is on or before 10:59 p.m. CST on Friday, December 6, 2024. All submissions must be completed online at artandwriting.org. “Hosting the Scholastic Arts Awards at Crystal Bridges allows us to nurture young, local talent while strengthening connections with schools and arts organizations in our community,” said Marissa Reyes, Chief Learning and Engagement Officer. “It’s especially meaningful to us that several past award recipients, including artists like Andy Warhol, Kay WalkingStick, Robert Indiana, and Richard Hunt, are featured in our museum’s collection. We are honored to support the next generation of creative voices and be part of their artistic journey.” Other notable alumni of the Scholastic Art Awards include Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, Lena Dunham, Amanda Gorman, Ken Burns, and more. For more information about the Scholastic Art Awards and the related programming, please visit the museum’s website. ### About the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance 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 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2024, more than 110,000 teens across the United States and Canada entered more than 340,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing. About Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Since opening in 2011, the museum has welcomed more than 12.2 million visitors across its spaces, with no cost for admission. Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 as a non-profit charitable organization by arts patron and philanthropist, Alice Walton. The collection spans five centuries of American masterworks from early American to current day and is enhanced by temporary exhibitions. The museum is nestled on 120 acres of Ozark landscape and was designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. A rare Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house was preserved and relocated to the museum grounds in 2015. Crystal Bridges offers public programs including lectures, performances, classes, and teacher development opportunities. Some 418,375 school children have participated in the Willard and Pat Walker School Visit program, which provides educational experiences for school groups at no cost to the schools. Additional museum amenities include a restaurant, gift store, library, and five miles of art and walking trails. In February 2020, the museum opened the Momentary in Downtown Bentonville (507 SE E Street), conceived as a platform for the art, food, and music of our time. In 2026, Crystal Bridges will complete a nearly 100,000 square foot expansion that will allow the museum to expand access for all. For more information, visit CrystalBridges.org. The museum is located at 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712. Media Contact: media@crystalbridges.org.
