Students win Scholastic Art Awards

With 5 Gold Keys, 6 Silver Keys, and 7 Honorable Mentions, USN students racked up awards at this year's Scholastic Regional Art Awards.
By Andy King, HS Art Teacher

Students earned 5 Gold Keys, 6 Silver Keys, and 7 Honorable Mentions at this year's Scholastic Regional Art Awards.

The Scholastic Art Competition is the most competitive and renowned student art competition in the U.S. Middle School and High School students ages 13 and up submitted over 1800 artworks from the Middle Tennessee region this year. Of those submissions, 128 Gold Keys, 141 Silver Keys, and 301 Honorable Mentions were recognized. The Gold Key winners will be on display at Cheekwood from Saturday, February 7, to Sunday, March 8.

GOLD KEY
Wyatt Block ’26, Sculpture
Bridget Beem ’27, Painting
Katie Jane Bruehl ’30, Painting
Mac Perry ’30, Ceramics
Theo Burgess ’27, Printmaking

SILVER KEY
Elliott Carlson ’29, Sculpture
Eunice Ponce ’27, Ceramics/Glass
Imaan Salad ’29, Photography
Kavya Shah ’30, Photography
Porter Ratliff ’26, Comic Art
Theo Burgess ’27, Printmaking

HONORABLE MENTION
Chase Small ’31, Photography
Claire Dehner ’29, Photography
Jayger McDowell-Levin ’30, Ceramics
Jones Crumpton ’26, Painting
Katie Jane Breuhl ’30, Painting
Mac Perry ’30, Sculpture
Mars Bredesen ’29, Sculpture
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