Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards

2022 Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition

Mark Arts is proud to be the Affiliated Partner for the Eastern Kansas Region for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 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 talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted nearly 320,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art and writing.

The Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition will be featured in Mark Arts School of Creativity and Youth Gallery from February 18 – March 26, 2022.
The Mark Arts galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.

For more information, please visit: artandwriting.org/regions/KS001A

Regional Notification

 To view the 2022 Regional Awards List click here. 

American Vision, Gold Key, Silver Key recipients: Congratulations! Our team can’t wait to exhibit your artwork. Please deliver your accepted work to Mark Arts at 1307 N. Rock Road in Wichita, KS before 4 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2022. Please attached a sheet of paper to the back of your artwork that states your name, the title of the work, dimensions, and school. Please note if you have been awarded an American Vision, Gold Key, or Silver Key. Artwork must be ready to hang. This is REQUIRED.

Regional Dates

Friday, January 14 Regional Award Announcement

Friday, February 4 at 4 p.m. American Vision, Gold Key, Silver Key artwork due to Mark Arts

Friday, February 18 from 5-7 p.m. Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Opening Reception Celebration

Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. – noon Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Closing Celebration and Artwork Collection

National Competition

Wednesday, March 23 National Awards Announcement
Thursday, June 9 National Ceremony

Questions? Contact scholastics@markartsks.com

The Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition showcases select artwork created by middle school and high school students from 70 Kansas counties. The Scholastic Art Awards are the largest and longest-running recognition program for young artists in the United States, identifying and rewarding students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement. Nationally, alumni include David Salle, Tom Otterness, Andy Warhol, Kay WalkingStick, Lena Dunham and Zac Posen.

Participants, supported by their visual arts teachers and other community mentors, create and submit their best works of art. Each work is reviewed by a panel of art professionals for originality, technical skill and the emergence of personal vision. In 2018, Kansas educational institutions awarded $2.3 million in scholarships and cash prizes to exhibiting students.

This exhibition is generously underwritten by Elizabeth B. Koch, the Stone Family Foundation and Dee Rolph.