Nine BGA Art Students Earn Awards in 2024 Scholastic Art Competition
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Thirteen works, created by nine BGA art students, earned awards in the 2024 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Competition.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens and the largest source of scholarships for young artists. Scholastic Art Awards alumni include artists Andy Warhol, Philip Pearlstein, Cy Twombly, Robert Indiana, Kay WalkingStick, Mozelle Thompson, Hughie Lee-Smith, and John Baldessari.
Congratulations to the following artists!
12th grader Emmy Peterson
Honorable Mention for "Pomegranate"
12th grader Isabel Cifuentes
Silver Key Award for "Weaving Through Life"
12th grader Olivia Whitley
Honorable Mention for "Childhood," "Matryoshka," and "Alterus Oculus"
Silver Key Award for "Persona"
11th grader Albu Barnes
Silver Key Award for "Old Sole"
11th grader Jacquelyn Barnhill
Honorable Mention for "Vintage Vignette"
11th grader Bella Covington
Silver Key Award for "What Did I Do?"
11th grader Addison Irvin
Gold Key Award for "Spoonful of Luck"
9th grader Jimin Lee
Silver Key Award for "Perpetual"
Gold Key Award for "Angel"
8th grader Hailey Burns
Silver Key Award for "The Depressed Line"